The Guava Walk Road in the rural community of Somerset, Manchester, has been renamed in honour of Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The road, which was repaired at a cost of $5 million some two years ago, is now called the Desmond McKenzie Close. Speaking during a brief unveiling ceremony on Friday (February 10), Councillor...

More Jamaicans are being encouraged to open their homes and hearts to children in State care by becoming foster parents. Placement Coordinator at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Taneka Cassanova-Durrant, made the appeal as the agency prepares to mark National Foster Care Week from February 12 to 18 under the theme ‘Building Resilience through Empowerment’. Currently, there...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), speaking during a recent meeting with members of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) at the entity’s Hope Road offices in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are PSOJ Executive Director, Imega Breese McNab, and President, Metry Seaga.

The Senate, on Friday (February 10), approved a Motion that will empower it to continue work on several pieces of legislation during the 2023/24 Parliamentary Year. These include the Trademark Amendment Rules and the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2023, as well as several Private Members Motions. The Motion will also enable several committees appointed, to continue their deliberations on key...

Persons accessing virtual healthcare in Jamaica can now have greater confidence that the services being delivered are of a high standard. This, as the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched the JS 359:2022 Jamaican Standard Specification for Telemedicine, which provides the framework through which telemedicine may be safely practised while upholding the integrity of the medical profession. The standard...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says the parish of Trelawny is not only the largest producer of yams in Jamaica but is also second in domestic crops overall, generating nearly 138,000 tons in 2022. He noted that the crop yield was a record for the parish, second only to St. Elizabeth, and 21,000 tons more than...

Legislation is to be brought to Parliament shortly for the implementation of electronic signatures for warrants issued to motorists with outstanding tickets. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (February 9). He said Minister of Justice, Hon....