Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presents a gift to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang during a courtesy call paid on her at the offices of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica on September 14.

Residents of Western Park in Clarendon now have free internet access, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The wi-fi service was launched in the community on Friday (September 16) by USF’s Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes. He urged the residents to make the best use of the facility, noting that its establishment forms part of Government’s efforts to provide...

Jamaicans are being invited to showcase their tilapia cooking skills, for a chance to win cash and prizes. The ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), which was launched today (September 19), at the Farmers’ Training Centre, in St. Catherine, is seeking to find the best tilapia-based recipes that portray the popular fish’s versatility. “Tilapia...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (back row right); Councillor for the Denbigh Division of Clarendon, Joel Williams (back row centre) and Councillor, May Pen North Division, Tanya Lee Williams (back row left) along with community members and other stakeholders unveil the Western Park community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in Clarendon on September 16.

A youth forum is among activities scheduled for this year’s Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), being observed under the theme: ‘Rethinking Tourism’. The event, which will be held on September 28 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, will include participation from students from various Tourism Action Clubs along with industry stakeholders. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service...

The revised National Policy for Senior Citizens will be presented to the country on Wednesday, September 21. “This is a very important occasion, because the National Policy has been in the revision process for some time, so we are happy to present a final document, which is a framework or roadmap for ageing in Jamaica,” Executive Director of the National...

Funds have been allocated to carry out repairs on the Toll Gate to Grange Hill, and Grange Hill to Glasgow roads in Western Westmoreland. Member of Parliament for the area, Morland Wilson, made the disclosure as he opened the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 13. He said that the thoroughfare from Toll...