Residents of Flagstaff and surrounding areas in St. James are gearing up for the return of their premier community event, the Flagstaff Emancipation Family Fun Day on Monday (August 1). The event, which resumes after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions, will be held at the Flagstaff Community Centre starting at 10:00 a.m. and entry will be free of...

Medical students, who are preparing to enter the health sector are being urged to show compassion in the delivery of care to Jamaicans. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who gave the charge, said that while health professionals must be properly skilled with the competencies required to do their jobs “giving attention to the...

A Jamaica 60 flag raising ceremony will be held in Old Harbour Square in Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Sunday (July 31), starting at 3:30 p.m.The event is organised by the Old Harbour Zone Cultural Committee in partnership with the South St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce (SSCC). It will include a march past by uniformed groups led by the Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the environmental laws will be amended to impose more stringent fines on persons found guilty of breaches. The objective is to deter illegal activity that pose a threat to the country’s natural resources. Speaking with journalists during a tour of the sand dunes at Great Bay in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on...

The Government is targeting the southern section of the island for the development of a new city in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the 8th staging of Black River Day in St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 29). “We are looking at the southern end and it appears to be that we are...

A total of 459,764 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) postpaid customers received a 20 per cent contribution towards their energy bills in July amounting to approximately $525 million. The contribution, which was for energy used in the month of June, was provided under the Government’s Co-Pay Subsidy programme. A total of 9,998 prepaid customers also received $29,994,000. The four-month Co-Pay Subsidy...

Sacaj with her original entry, ‘Nuh Wey Nice Like Yard’, was crowned the winner of the 2022 Festival Song Competition. The St. Mary native walked away with a trophy and $3 million in prize money at the grand finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised competition held on July 28 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Minister...