The St. Thomas Health Services is urging residents of the parish to be vigilant in preventing the breeding of mosquitoes, to decrease the likelihood of persons contracting dengue fever as they store water for household use. In an interview with JIS News, Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. D’Oyen Smith, explained that many residents try to have a...

The late former Custos of St James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, was fondly remembered as a great leader who was a friend and mentor to all, at his funeral service held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre at Rose Hall on Sunday (March 19). The late Custos, who served the parish in the position for nine years, died on February 20,...

Steady progress is being made by Jamaica and the wider Caribbean in promoting women's economic empowerment, through efforts to increase access to credit, training, and education, says Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. She noted that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has implemented programmes to support women entrepreneurs, including providing loans and training. Mrs....

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), engages with a group of students at Kingston High School, during a Restorative Justice Session hosted by the Ministry on the school compound on Friday (March 17).

Custos of Kingston, the Hon. Steadman Fuller (right) interacts with students from Allman Town Primary School at the Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair held at Justice Square, King Street, Downtown Kingston on March 17.

Tourism buyers and local manufacturers and suppliers in the sector, came together to explore business opportunities at the Tourism Linkages Network’s Speed Networking event on Thursday (March 16). The Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall was the venue for the annual business activity, which aims to connect buyers directly with providers of tourism goods and services. Speed Networking, which...

Some 2000 community roads will be rehabilitated over the next three years, through a $40 billion allocation under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme. “We have made excellent progress in dealing with our highways and main thoroughfares and it is now time to address our secondary roads and our local roads,” said Prime Minister,...