As the Ministry of Health and Wellness heightens measures to contain the outbreak of dengue on the island, there is a call for householders to accommodate vector control workers.  Public Health Officer at the St. Catherine Health Department, Judith Brown, said that the work of the vector control teams is crucial in ridding communities of breeding sites for the Aedes...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is hailing the Moravian Church for its contribution to the development of primary education in Jamaica.  Moravian missionaries established the first elementary school for the education of the children of slaves in Jamaica in St. Elizabeth 200 years ago.   Acting Director of Regional Education Services in the Ministry’s Region 5, Nevadeene Gallimore Miller, said...

Tourism Action Clubs (TACs) in schools across the island’s six resort areas will be engaged in the planting of trees during Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), which is being observed from September 24-30.  The exercises, to be carried out in Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, the South Coast [St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon], Kingston and Port Antonio, are being spearheaded by...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and OAS Permanent Council Chair, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) OAS Secretary-General, Luis Almagro; President of the Republic of the Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali; and OAS Assistant Secretary-General, Ambassador Nestor Mendez, ahead of the Permanent Council’s protocolary...

The vibrant colors and pulsating rhythms of Jamaica came alive in Washington, DC, on September 17, as the Jamaican Embassy staged ‘Jamaica Fest.’  Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland was transformed into a brilliant display of Jamaican art, music, and culture in celebration of the island's 61st anniversary of Independence.   Reggae beats filled the air and the national flags...

The Government will be moving to fully implement the Public Officials Protection System (POPS) Policy in the 2024/25 financial year.   The implementation will result in an overhaul of the age-old practice of assigning members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to provide close protection support for public officials.   Addressing the Private Security Regulation Authority’s (PSRA) annual conference on Saturday (September...

 Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has lauded the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) for providing in excess of US$250,000 in scholarship to needy Jamaican students at Howard University over a five-year period.  She congratulated this year's awardees, totaling 20 students, who have received a total of US$80,000.  “Having been involved in the conception of this fantastic...