The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to receive new garbage trucks before the end of the year, which will improve waste collection in communities across the island. Executive Director of the agency, Audley Gordon, said that the procurement process “has just been completed” and “we are now in the phase of ordering the trucks”. He noted that the...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is urging owners of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to register their businesses. Public Relations Officer, COJ, Kawain Fearon, said that the process has been made easier through online registration, using the Electronic Business Registration form (eBRF). He was speaking at a business development information session for SMTEs, hosted by the Tourism Enhancement...

A Mental Health Toolkit for use by athletes, coaches and other support personnel is expected to be launched later this year. Making her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, informed that the toolkit will be launched at a conference on Safeguarding Children...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to explore the country’s rich history by visiting the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD). “We are open to the general public – anyone can come in,” Senior Archivist, Racquel Innerarity told JIS News. “It is our records as Jamaicans, and we invite historians, genealogists and students from basic school to university to come in. It...

The Government has improved benefits for eligible national athletes under the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that a new contract for the provision of Group Health, Group Life and Personal Accident insurance coverage was awarded to Allied Insurance Brokers for the period February 1, 2022, to January 31, 2025, in...

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says he is pleased with how the initial phase of the rollout of the Station Records Management System within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been progressing. The system will facilitate electronic recording of reports, complaints, and administrative entries by the police. It was introduced at the Harbour...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is encouraging Jamaicans to play an active role in safeguarding the environment by protecting the country’s water systems. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (June 9) against the background of World Oceans Day 2022, which was observed on June 8, Mayor Williams said pollution of the...