Road users using the section of the Falmouth Bypass in the vicinity of the Daniel Town junction are being advised to exercise extreme caution. This warning has come from the National Works Agency (NWA) as traffic signals that regulate the flow of traffic in the area are now out of service. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel...

The work of the Justice Ministry’s Restorative Justice (RJ) branch has been instrumental in helping to heal the nation, by providing Restorative Justice practices and services to Jamaicans islandwide. This was noted by the Branch’s Acting Director, Saccsha Ebanks, who has received praise from beneficiaries of the programme. “We had an offender explain how the team treated him professionally and...

Jamaica is on course to welcome 3.88 million visitors for 2023, comprising 2.74 million stopover arrivals and 1.13 million cruise-ship passengers, with estimated earnings of US$4.2 billion. “For 2024, those numbers [are expected to] grow to 4.59 million visitors and US$4.3 billion in earnings, and in 2025, our anticipation is that we will achieve five million visitors and earnings of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is optimistic that baby-friendly global certification accorded to several of Jamaica’s public hospitals will resonate positively across the country. The designation underlines the support extended to every baby that is designed to provide them with the best start they can have in life by positioning breastfeeding as a central component...

Students of the St. Theresa Preparatory School perform a dance at a special mass to mark the 70th anniversary of the institution held on Sunday (September 10), at the St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, 61½ Deanery Road, Kingston 4.

A Jamaican delegation will be at this year’s 78th United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA, which began on September 5. The team, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, will attend several high-level meetings from September 18 to 26, 2023. At the UNGA, Senator Johnson Smith will also...

The National Water Commission is advising that it will be carrying out scheduled network testing activities in some sections of Portmore. These works will be carried out on Wednesday September 13, 2023 and Thursday, September 14, 2023 respectively. Work Area  Date  Areas to be impacted  Disruption time   Intersection of Old Braeton and Mc Pherson Drive   Wednesday September 13,...