A recommendation has been made for the creation of a monument to honour the 200 slaves massacred in Lima, St. James, consequent to the Sam Sharpe Revolt of 1831, by Historiographer and former Mayor of Montego Bay, Shalman Scott. Delivering the inaugural Flames of Freedom Lecture at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, December 22, Mr. Scott said that...

States of Public Emergency (SOEs) are now in effect in eight parishes islandwide. These have been declared in St. Ann, Clarendon, St. Catherine, Kingston, St. Andrew, St. James, Westmoreland, and Hanover and are intended to curtail increased criminal activities and bolster public safety. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press conference at the Office...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, serves breakfast to several persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area, who were catered to during the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Day Feeding of the Homeless treat on Sunday (December 25), at the Marie Atkins Night Shelter on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston. The activity, which is one aspect of the Kingston and...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is assuring that the manufacturing of animal feed continues in sufficient quantities, utilising available inventories of raw material. This assurance comes against the background of recent reports of a shortage of the product. “We reassure all stakeholders that we will continue to closely monitor the situation, and will provide timely updates as the need...

Consequent on increased festivities marking the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging persons to practice safety measures as they go out to shop. Director of Communications at CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that citizens should be conscious of their surroundings and what is happening around them. “I'm not saying you’re to be acting...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has dispatched additional personnel to the streets islandwide, to safeguard Jamaicans and ease traffic congestion during the Christmas holiday period. This was disclosed by Head of the JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay. “We have deployed a number of additional police officers in the various public spaces [where] we...

Jamaica is looking to forge closer ties with Cuba for the further development of the local agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said there is potential for the countries to join efforts in research and development for pest and weed management and alternatives for animal feed and fertilisers. “These are areas of focus because they...