The St. Ann Health Department will be taking strong action against residents who persistently allow mosquitoes to breed on their premises, particularly repeat offenders. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation on July 13, Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Leroy Scott, said the measure has become necessary to combat the threat of mosquito-borne diseases and...

Post offices across Jamaica will be transformed into digital service centres as Jamaica moves towards becoming a digital society. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said that this is in addition to their use as enrolment sites for the National Identification System...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, will be seeking Cabinet’s approval for the proposed members of the Sexual Harassment Tribunal. “I will be taking the recommendations that come out of our consultations to Cabinet on Monday for the approval of… persons to be appointed to the Tribunal, after which, once Cabinet approves, the members will be...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging members of the public to practise safety measures to prevent incidents of fire, particularly given the current dry conditions. “With the temperatures we are now experiencing – hot, dry humid conditions – these are times that are ripe for fires,” said Public Relations Officer for the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, in an interview with...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers to keep their livestock cool during the summer months. With rising temperatures and repeated record-breaking highs, Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown, said farmers can implement short-term measures to protect animals. “Because of the heat that we are having, what farmers need to do, immediately, is to make sure that their...

There is an “urgent need” to invest in Jamaica’s workforce, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. Speaking during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Business Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 18), Senator Morris...

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is increasing the number of Grant-In-Aid (GIA) allocations provided and sums dispensed, beginning this fiscal year. The number of grants being provided for eligible students from low-income or Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) households, and wards of the State will increase to 4,200, up from the 3,000. The sum for each grant...