The cleaning of tributaries (rivers and streams) in the upper and lower Black River Morass and drains in other areas in St. Elizabeth is to be managed, to reduce the risk of flooding in the parish. This will be done through the acquisition of a 46,000-pound state-of-the-art $82.89-million amphibious excavator, which was commissioned by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon....

The Ministry of Justice has launched its National Restorative Justice (RJ) Hybrid Facilitators’ Training Programme for Cohort 2022. The programme will equip 183 Jamaicans with skills in restorative justice for a period of two months from August to October 2022. Restorative Justice (RJ) is an alternative method of dispute resolution, where all the parties with a stake in a particular...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the work of staff and entities under the Ministry for their contribution to nation-building. He was addressing the staging of the Ministry’s Jamaica 60 Expo on Friday (July 29) at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew, under the theme ‘The Embers of Evolution… Fuel for the Future’. The expo highlighted...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Namibia and Jamaica have commenced an exciting new chapter in their bilateral relationship to deepen collaboration. Senator Johnson Smith made the remarks during the closing ceremony for the inaugural meeting of the Jamaica/Namibia Joint Committee at the Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 3). “We have...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has completed phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in Kingston. The eight-storey development, situated on three acres of land at 1-3 Ruthven Road, comprises 86 units consisting of 72 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom apartments. Six of these have been reserved for public-sector employees. The complex will also comprise a storm-water drainage system, fire...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), shares a moment with (from left) Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Bryan Sykes; President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Hon. Justice Adrian Saunders; and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks. The justices called on the G-G at King’s House on Wednesday (August 3).

As Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of Independence in 2022, the nation is also marking 50 years of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has hailed this relationship as mutually beneficial and has lauded China as a significant economic partner. “China...