The Government will continue to transform the public transportation sector by using more renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the launch of the Government Electric Vehicle Trial Programme, held at the Jaguar/Land Rover showroom on Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston, on July 8, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, noted that EVs demonstrate [a positive] change...

More than 1,200 residents now have more reliable access to potable water following the commissioning into service of the $113-million Luana to Middle Quarters Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth. The beneficiary communities are Luana, Baptist, Point, Middle Quarters, Cragie, Clinic Road and sections of New Holland. The project, undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), includes construction, testing and commissioning...

The completed eastern entrance for the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew was officially reopened on Thursday, July 7. Construction of the entrance began in February 2022 and was financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, to make the Gardens more attractive for visitors. Additional works are slated to be done, to include lighting throughout...

Several measures are being undertaken at the Criminal Records Office of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to enhance service delivery and customer experience. Speaking at a virtual press conference on July 5, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, said with the changes there should be a qualitative difference in the customer experience by the end of July. He pointed...

The National Works Agency (NWA) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) are undertaking a flood alert improvement project for Clarendon. This project, which will focus on Aenon Town and the Alley Bridge in Clarendon, was announced by Director, Major Projects at the NWA, Richard McHargh, at the July 7 Disaster Preparedness Town Hall, held in Rocky...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Developer, Willard Banton (left), during a tour of a unit in the Forest Gate housing development in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 7). Looking on is General Manager for the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.

Healthcare workers were honoured by the Northeast Regional Health Authority (NERHA) on Friday (July 8), for their outstanding service in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers were honoured during the Health Care Workers’ Appreciation Month regional launch, which doubled as an award ceremony, and was held at Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. Workers based in the parishes...