Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams is calling on Jamaicans to ensure the safety and protection of the nation’s children. “To have a glorious future, we have to build our children, nurture them, and we have to protect them,” Mayor Williams said. He noted that the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is committed to doing that. “Our...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Assistant General Manager of GK General Insurance Company Limited, Jordon Tait, at a ceremony to handover a cheque to the company, for the provision of farmer insurance. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has committed to give its full support to the first 1,000 farmers (700 males and 300...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Velonique Bowen, during the launch of her national project at the Chinese Garden, Hope Gardens, in Kingston on May 6.

Permanent Secretary the Office of the Prime Minister and co-founder of the Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Sewell (second left), with (from left) General Manager, Legal Services, Development Bank of Jamaica and co- founder of the scholarship fund, Sheron Henry; Superintendent, May Pen Circuit of Methodist Churches, Reverend Nicola Barrett- Glasgow; Co-founder and committee member, Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship...

Jamaica generated export earnings of just over US$1.9 billion, between January and December 2022. This represents a 28.4 per cent increase over the US$1.48 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2021, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). A STATIN communiqué indicated that the value of last year’s exports surpassed the US$1.65 billion earned in 2019, prior to...

Principal, Guys Hill High School, Cecil Donald (left), along with (from second left), students, Guys Hill High School, Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Eastern, Kerensia Morrison, and Home Economics Teacher, Guys Hill High School, Simone Bailey, at the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in Guys Hill, St. Catherine, by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Friday (May...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie on Friday (May 5), officially opened the Falmouth Homeless Shelter in Trelawny. The facility was constructed at a cost of $25 million, and will provide temporary shelter, meals, and bathroom amenities for the homeless citizens of Falmouth and its environs. It is located on the same premises as the Trelawny...