The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and Hardware and Lumber (H&L) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the provision of garbage receptacles to communities across the island under the ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, said that under the agreement, 200 drums will be distributed per month for 12 months...

The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will be retrofitted with the infrastructure required to better support oxygen delivery to patients who use the facilities, through a US$2-million project. The project, which will provide lifesaving oxygen to the bedsides of patients in need of respiratory support, is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented...

Consumers are urged to “be smart” in their approach as they go shopping this Christmas season. The advice was given by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (Thursday), where several tips for shopping during the Yuletide season were shared. “We encourage our consumers that while we shop, we have a...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speaks with Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) in Washington DC, United States and Spirit of Science Mission to Jamaica, Dr. Claire Spence, during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on December 6.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor...

Jamaica has received of donation of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies valued at US$1.2 million from the Government of Japan, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The items include a refrigerator, two refrigerated Land Cruiser vehicles, and igloos. They were provided under Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid to support UNICEF’s efforts to build the capacity of health workers to...

Six American volunteers are set to work in the agriculture and education sectors for two years, under the Peace Corps Jamaica (PCJ) Programme. They are Julia DaMour and Denise Hampson, who will serve in the education sector, and Joseph Lee, Celia Limon, Hoan Mai and Rosemary Rehm, who have been assigned to the agriculture industry. All six completed 10 weeks...