Construction for a micro business park, to add to the Morant Bay Urban Centre, is expected to begin in April this year. “The land is here, the drawings are being prepared [and] we are now going to be looking for financing,” said Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, in an interview with JIS News. “Those lands...

Scores of students from schools across Westmoreland gathered at the Sean Lavery Hall in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (Jan. 23), to participate in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MCLA) Road to Republic School Engagement Session.   The event, following the recent tabling of the Constitution (Amendment) (Republic) Act 2024 by portfolio Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, provided the youngsters with insights...

Approximately 2,500 residents from several communities in southern Trelawny will benefit from more reliable access to potable water under a $75 million project being undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC).  Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, on Friday (Jan. 24), broke ground for the Jackson Town Pipeline Project, which will improve water supply and distribution...

Forty-five per cent of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) students are employed prior to graduating from the institution, a recent survey of graduates has found.  In addition, 74 per cent gain employment within six months of graduating and by the nine-month mark, 80 per cent are employed.    The survey, titled: ‘Tracer Study of CMU Graduates 2019-2023 - Fostering Life-Long Connection:...

Secretary of Public Health in the Philippines, Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, addresses the opening ceremony of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ two-day Career Expo and Employment Fair at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (January 22).