The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has partnered with the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) to celebrate the parish of Portland on Sunday, November 12, at the Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The IOJ, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will honour Portland through its ‘Salute to the Parish’ cultural heritage...

With the country recording 3,147 suspected, presumed and confirmed dengue cases, as well as nine deaths, there is a call for persons to take action to minimise the spread of the virus. Making the call, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said monitoring of water-storage containers for mosquito breeding must be done regularly, keeping surroundings “free...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (November 7), commenced the debate on the National Council on Drug Abuse (Repeal) Bill 2023. The Bill will facilitate the integration of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) into the Ministry of Health and Wellness, including the transfer of assets, rights, and liabilities. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the integration...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has charged the Public Accountancy Board (PAB) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) to exercise greater vigilance in ensuring that high professional standards are maintained. “Jamaica has the most developed capital markets in the Caribbean. We perform a crucial role in financial intermediation that is...

Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, has welcomed the declaration of a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parish. “The people of St. James, we don’t have a problem with SOEs,” Mr. Davis said, in his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on November 8. Prime Minister, the...

The Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), is playing an integral role in strengthening the country’s disaster management capacity. The project, which commenced in 2016, is being financed through the World Bank at a cost of US$30 million. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the National Environment and Planning Agency’s World Town Planning Day Symposium, held at the National Housing Trust in Kingston on Wednesday (November 8).