The Government is moving to streamline communication, which will see ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) working more closely to ensure effective dissemination of official information and promote meaningful engagement with the public. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the strategy has two components. The first is the designation...

Residents of Pusey Hill and Harmons Valley in Manchester now have free and unlimited access to digital connectivity following the installation of shared Wi-Fi facilities by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The amenities were provided under the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Initiative, which aims to bridge Jamaica’s digital divide. The service facilities in both communities were commissioned during recent launch ceremonies....

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that sections of the Withorn to Darliston corridor, in Westmoreland, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday, October 1, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The roadway will be closed in the vicinity of the container shops at Caledonia and the Ina Murdock Basic School. Community Relations...

As a member on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, Jamaica remains steadfast in ensuring that the interests of CARICOM States as well as those of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are represented. This was stated by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Office...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, has emphasised the importance of investing in Jamaicans and the country’s natural environment, to ensure the sustainability and continued growth of the tourism industry. “Without our people and the environment, tourism would not exist and so investments in our people and the environment are critical to the industry’s sustainability, and, indeed, its survival,” Mr. White...

Government is looking to establish the new National Cybersecurity Authority within the next two to four years. “The Authority will be created as a creature of statute and will seek to provide overarching guidance to how cyber (computers and computer networks) is treated in Jamaica,” said Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey...

More than 100,000 persons will be trained in good parenting by the National Parenting Support Commission this academic year. This is more than twice the number trained last year, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was speaking during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “During the last post-Cabinet press briefing, I informed...