The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is expected to begin the cleaning of drains in communities across the municipality before the end of the month. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the undertaking is expected to cost approximately $100 million. The programme, which seeks to reduce flooding, forms part of the KSAMC’s annual preparedness activities for...

The importance of donating blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has been highlighted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. Speaking at the official opening of a blood collection centre at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, today (June 14), the State Minister said blood is a critical life-saving element...

Jamaica will welcome the first millionth stopover visitor for the year on Wednesday (June 15), bringing earnings of US$1.5 billion. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that the strong arrival figure is a sign that the industry is on the “cusp of restoring its 2019 levels of arrivals and earnings”, following the disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

Jamaica is being strategically positioned as a globally competitive logistics hub, and an efficient investment destination, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. According to the Prime Minister, there is a new wave of US multibillion-dollar investments projected for the Caribbean region, which will create myriad opportunities for economic growth and development. Addressing the Eighth Annual International Conference and...

Special economic zones (SEZs) locally and globally are continuously being challenged to innovate and adapt in these “new times”, to better serve home nations, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Prime Minister indicated that with tensions across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the war in Europe (Ukraine and Russia), Governments and companies are...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, has given Jamaica’s commitment to ensuring that productive employment and decent work are at the centre of the country’s economic and social policies. The Minister, who was addressing the recent virtual 110th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), noted that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a devastating impact on...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has decided to go ahead with this year’s staging of the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition. Entries will now reopen for one week, from June 14 to 21, to select seven new songs. These will add to the three already identified by the selection panel from the previous 123 entries. The 10...