The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) that payments will be made in late August. In a statement from the Ministry, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the Ministry is aware of the concerns of families to take care of their children’s educational expenses for the...

The Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club’s King and Queen, Naqual Allen (second left) and Jamella Halstead (second right), are flanked by Prince, Raheem Smith (left), and Princess, Nyoka Dockery. The royals were at the Club’s 26th anniversary awards ceremony held on Saturday (August 12) at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

Persons seeking treatment at the Cornwall Regional Hospital now have a more comfortable environment to wait as they access care. The Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting area, which was repurposed to accommodate COVID-19 patients, has transitioned back to its original role, creating a more pleasant setting for patients and staff. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,...

Jazmin Corner, an inviting space for young patients at the May Pen Hospital to read and relax, was officially opened on Friday, August 11. The area, located on the Paediatric Ward, was outfitted by 10-year-old Canadian-Jamaican actress/singer, Jazmin Headley, at a cost of CAN$6,000. It is equipped with a computer, reading books and toys. Each child on the ward was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday, August 11, broke ground for the $907 million Sheffield Palms housing development in Retreat, Westmoreland. Being executed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP), the project will provide 60, two-bedroom housing solutions to Jamaicans in the first phase. The first 30 units are expected to be completed by...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says the region may experience more storms this hurricane season that initially anticipated. He said that the likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is now twice as much as was predicted at the beginning of June. “Instead of a 30 per cent chance it is now a 60 per cent...

The 2023 National Champion Farmer, Owen Bartley, is encouraging more persons to get into goat farming, noting that the sector is profitable. “Goat farming is so big. Right now, management and security are key; you have to have that as number one. If you are not managing the animals, you are not going to survive. You have to take care...