Today (May 10) is World Lupus Day and the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) is marking the occasion with a free health fair at Emancipation Park in New Kingston from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Various medical checks and health services will be offered to members of the public, and there will be information and displays about the disorder. The...

The Government has allocated an additional $20 million to provide support to communities without water in Portland. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 9). The funds are in addition to the $110 million in support to farmers, made through the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is reminding citizens that no construction work should be conducted on Sundays or public holidays without the approval of the Corporation. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, in his address at the monthly meeting of the KSAMC, downtown Kingston, on May 9, said several complaints have been received from residents across...

The Transport Authority (TA) has surpassed the production target of 86,000 road licences, to record a landmark 88,000. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, said these include Hackney, Rural Stage, Contract Carriage, Route Taxi, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Subfranchise, Private and Public Carriers Licences. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in...

Deputy Governor-General, and Custos for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre), welcomes contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 9. From left are contestants Tia Dryden, Tannevia Pottinger, Kimone Carty, National Pageant Coordinator, Brithney Clarke and contestants Natasia Reid, Sashara Eccleston, Kimberley Staple, and Rene Curtis.

Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, reads a book to Elletson Road Basic School students during a Read Across Jamaica Day engagement at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on May 9. Read Across Jamaica Day is used annually to promote the significance of reading and literacy among Jamaicans.

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.