The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is a vital resource for small community projects within constituencies and is not intended to be used for major capital projects. This was stated by Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, and Chair of the CDF Parliamentary Sub Committee, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, during a recent Nationwide News Network (NNN) radio segment,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the development of new highways across Jamaica will reduce travel time for tourists and increase opportunities within the sector. “What we’re going to have is a ring road around Jamaica that will be able to connect us, especially from the two airports. So, anyone who comes to Jamaica can now, in one hour or...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that service excellence is the backbone of the country’s tourism industry. “It is not a mere buzz word,” he said, noting that 60 per cent of the value of the experience of a visitor is service. “It encompasses every interaction along the tourism value chain, from the moment a visitor disembarks the plane...

More than 200 Jamaicans have benefited from scholarships and courses offered by the Government of China this year. “I am very happy to note that since the beginning of the year, more than 200 persons have benefited from these opportunities for training,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said. She was speaking at...

A sum of $331 million has been allocated to support mitigation works across the island as the Government ramps up efforts to contain the dengue outbreak. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 3). He said that $96 million will go to the municipal...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has initiated its Dengue Outbreak Mitigation Plan, which involves search-and-destroy operations, clinical management, workforce management, surveillance, and public education. “The aim of the plan is to reduce the impact of the dengue outbreak on the population,” said Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “Already, approximately 500 temporary vector-control workers have been engaged and...

All efforts should be made to sustain the culture of women operating in leadership roles in the Maritime Industry across the world, which is on the rise. This was the message from Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Darryl Vaz, at the sixth Annual General Meeting of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Regional Conference. His message...