A new classroom block is to be constructed at Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $184-million contract to C&D Construction and Engineering Limited for the undertaking. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. The...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with President/Chief Executive Officer at Andrews Memorial Hospital, Donmayne Gyles, during a courtesy call at King’s House on June 2.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speaks with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Jamaica, Olga Isaza, during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (June 7).

Students of Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, participated in a Wellness Check-In Session at the institution on Wednesday (June 7), which was designed to encourage positive practices during stressful situations. The session was led by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in collaboration with stakeholders from the Ministry of Education and Youth. These engagements...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is seeking to expand engagement with members of the diaspora in Africa and Latin America as it seeks to tap into non-traditional areas where there are communities of Jamaicans. State Minister in the Ministry, with responsibility for Diaspora Relations, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure during the Love 101 radio segment ‘Good...

A new, specialised police operational base is to be established in Montego Hills, St. James, which will provide enhanced security and improved response time for residents in the community and surrounding areas. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, made the disclosure during a stakeholder engagement at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Hanover on Tuesday, June 6. He informed...

More than 1,000 students from two primary and one secondary school in St. James are the beneficiaries of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment donated by the United States (US) Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Programme. The equipment, valued at US$15,000, consists of three heavy-duty multifunction printers and three interactive whiteboards. They were presented to Spot Valley High and Barrett Town...