The Myton Gully drainage improvement project, aimed at addressing flooding in the St. Catherine community and surrounding areas, will be intensified this year. Being undertaken at a cost of more than $245 million, the project is being facilitated under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). “This intervention will reduce the risk of flooding for over...

Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson, will open the Friends of Falmouth (FOF) Symposium & Brunch, to be held in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 27, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The symposium will discuss how best FOF members and friends can partner with the Mayor, councillors and agencies to address the challenges affecting Falmouth, the capital of Trelawny. The...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will this year begin the process of introducing birth certificates in Braille for members of the visually impaired community. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during Wednesday’s (May 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. “Members of our society who have...

A total of 24,245 students are enrolled in the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) for the 2022/23 academic year. The number represents a 21 per cent increase in enrolment over last year’s figure of 19,122. “We will continue to monitor and look for new ways to engage students, especially those in the tertiary space who have...

Cabinet has approved a total of 5,045 post codes for the education sector, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Making her contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 17, the Minister said this includes classroom teachers, senior teachers, master teachers, Health and Family Life Education teachers, numeracy specialists, teachers’ aides, teachers’...

The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is set to roll out additional continuing professional development (CPD) courses in July, giving local professionals more opportunities to level up with their international counterparts. Among the new options is hotel valuation, which RETI Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, said will reduce the need for hoteliers to seek the assistance of overseas experts. “[The training]...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to collaborate and develop model legislation and a regional migration policy to protect citizens from illegal migration practices. Making the call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said illegal migration practices have increased exponentially across the Americas since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in Caribbean nationals...