Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he will in short order submit a recommendation to the Cabinet for former Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, to be appointed Chairman of the Transport Authority. He made the announcement while delivering the main address at the Authority’s Transportation Conference 2023, held on Thursday (June 15) at the University...

In a bid to boost the supply of blood, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is strengthening its collection sites and expanding the programme to educational institutions. Delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of a mobile collection unit at the NBTS head office on Slipe Road in Kingston on June 14, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, said...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be assisting farmers in South Manchester who suffered major losses during recent heavy rains. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the commitment during a tour of farmlands in areas such as Duff House and Spring Ground on Wednesday (June 14), where he saw destruction of crops and damage to infrastructure such as...

The new series of polymer Jamaican banknotes was officially released to the public today and can be obtained from the Bank of Jamaica and commercial banks. The series comprises upgraded $50, $100, $500, $1,000 and $5,000 notes, and the newly introduced $2,000 bill. In a series of posts on Twitter, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon....

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is urging farmers to access their irrigation services for their crops. The call comes in light of the recent drought conditions caused by below-normal rainfall, which has left many farmers across the island vulnerable. Many farmers are still dependent on rainfall to sustain their operations, but irrigated water can provide a consistent supply. Public Relations...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed the call for a wider set of metrics to be used by multilateral financial institutions in determining the support that is provided to countries. “There is a regional and, indeed, a global debate about the nature of support that comes from multilateral financial institutions. There is a sense that it relies...

The upcoming Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) Productivity Forum promises to be informative and transformative, says Chief Technical Director of the entity, Tamar Nelson. “This forum will be used to share any insight, research, advancement and data on productivity,” she told JIS News. Under the theme ‘Paving Productivity Pathways to a Prosperous Nation’, the event will take place on World Productivity...