Measures to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica have been boosted through an allocation of more than $2 billion. The allocation is provided in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds earmarked will go towards initiatives under the ‘Prevention and Care Management of NCDs’, which includes commencing construction works at the Spanish Town Hospital...

Jamaica’s economy continues to show strong growth, with the 5.9 per cent out-turn for the July to September 2022 quarter being higher than the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) projection. This, according to BOJ Governor, Richard Byles, who noted that the economy continued to expand in the October to December 2022 quarter and the January to March 2023 period, to date....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), exchanges documents with Deputy Mayor of the City of Málaga, Spain, Jacobo Florido Gomez, following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City of Málaga and the Ministry of Tourism at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. The MOU aims to facilitate...

Caption: Acting Special Projects Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Charnele Henry (centre) shares in a selfie-frame photo with Grade 4 students of the Belmont Park Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 21). Occasion was the school’s Career Day under the theme: ‘Conquer your Future through Career Development’. The Grade 4 students focused on ‘Media, Communication and Entertainment’...

Citizens in communities where water shops have been established are being reminded that the facilities are to be utilised for domestic purposes only. The water shop concept is intended to provide potable water for residents in regions across the island that are usually affected by drought. Speaking at the recent opening of a facility in Mile Gully in Manchester, Local...

The Government of Jamaica has allocated $405.64 million for the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project. The objective of the project is to rehabilitate the Montego Bay groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to coastal erosion and protect valuable coastal resources along the Montego waterfront and the marine ecosystem in the area. Details are contained in the 2023/24 Estimates...

The digital transformation of the Transport Authority (TA) is expected to increase operational efficiency and improve service quality to its clients. This was emphasised by the TA Managing Director, Ralston Smith, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17. He explained that the regulatory body for commercial carriers and public passenger vehicles (PPVs) has embarked on a Digital Transformation Project,...