The Government is to implement a $40-billion road improvement project to modernise 2,000 roads across the island, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 7, Minister Clarke said repairs of the road networks will commence during the upcoming financial year, and phased...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares in the symbolic cheque handover of $15.1 million by the Seprod Group to Netball Jamaica. Holding the cheque are: Head of Supply Chain, Seprod, Marilyn Golding-Anderson (third left); Board President, Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson (centre); and Chief Financial Officer, Seprod Group, Damion Dodd. Also sharing in the moment...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), shakes hands with Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (left). Looking on (from second left) are: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Minister of Education and...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is providing $60 million to improve access to potable water for residents in several communities across the island that are being severely impacted by the current dry conditions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the disclosure, said that the sum is in addition to the $100 million recently announced by Prime...

More than 1.3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Latin American and Caribbean member countries in less than two years. PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said the doses have enabled the region to achieve approximately 71 per cent coverage against the virus. “This is not a small feat. The...

Increased access to tests used in monitoring diabetes control has placed St. Thomas Health Services in a better position to manage patients, says Medical Officer of Health (MoH) for the parish, Dr. D’Oyen Smith. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Smith explained that as the health facilities in the parish work towards achieving health and wellness among the population,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, high-fives students of the Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, during a concert at the institution in observance of Peace Day on Tuesday (March 7).