The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $268.48 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to provide budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for the 2022/23 financial year. In his remarks on July 5 in the House, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the JBI was established by the...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to be proactive in their waste management this hurricane season, by Regional Operations Manager of SPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir. Addressing Clarendon residents at the first in a series of Disaster Preparedness Town Halls organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, on July 7, at Rocky Point, in the parish, Mr. Muir...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is continually modernising its operations to provide more efficient services to customers while also fostering a productive environment for its employees. During a recent interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Get the Facts’ television programme, the RGD’s Chief Executive Officer, Charlton McFarlane, shared that the entity is making use of technology to enhance service...

The Government is taking steps to mitigate the effects of the brown seaweed known as sargassum, a source of discomfort for fishers and swimmers who use some of the affected beaches. Speaking at a recent International Fisherman’s Day conference in Clarendon, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer, said: We have a project that we...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with Ambassador of the Argentine Republic and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Luis del Solar Dorrego, during a courtesy call at the King’s House on Monday (July 11).

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) now has increased firefighting capacity in the Clarendon Division, says Assistant Commissioner, Andrew Russell. Mr. Russell, who was speaking at the July 7 Disaster Preparedness Town Hall in Rocky Point, Clarendon, shared some of the added capabilities of the fire stations in the division. “For general firefighting operations, we have strategically placed at the May...

Persons looking to purchase authentic Jamaican-made gifts and souvenir items for the upcoming Yuletide season will, for the first time, have two days to explore the products on display at the annual ‘Christmas in July’ trade show. The event will be held from July 12-13 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day....