Students at the Webster Memorial Basic School are engaged in a reading session led by Audit Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Karen Watson. The session formed part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities across the island on May 9.

More than 20 students have been recognised for their innovative entries in the 2022/2023 Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC). They were recognised at an awards ceremony held on May 2 at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Hosted annually by the SRC, the YIIC helps students to develop an appreciation of key scientific and...

Landowners and private Attorneys-at-Law can take advantage of numerous services provided by the National Land Agency (NLA), through the Land Administration Management Division (LAMD). Among the services offered by the Division are waivers on subdivisions, duties, exemption and the registration and updating of land titles. Manager of the LAMD, Nickoy Young, detailed some of the services during an interview with...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to receive 50 additional buses, 45 diesel and five electric, by month end. Additionally, 20 compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled units will be added to the fleet under a joint arrangement with private-sector partners. These are expected by September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during his contribution to...

A career marketplace is included in the two-day Outsource2Jamaica Conference and Exhibition, which gets under way on Wednesday, May 10 at the Jewels Grande Montego Bay All-Inclusive Resort and Spa in St. James, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The conference, which will be held under the theme ‘Ahead of the Curve’, is being organised by the Global Services Association of Jamaica...

Real estate professionals in Jamaica will soon be able to complete Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses at their leisure. The self-paced learning modality is being offered as the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) prepares to take its courses fully online through a learning management software. “Essentially, students will be able to log in on a portal and access their course...

Higher fines are to be introduced as part of deterrent measures to put an end to illegal dumping. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the existing fines are now under review. “The [current] fines are not a deterrent. We are almost there in terms of the review of the fines… . We not only want...