The National Works Agency (NWA) is assuring the public that drainage structures along the corridor of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have been significantly improved. Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, said the roads are in a “much better state” than they were last year and should be more resilient to varying weather conditions. He was speaking during...

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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed the private sector as a critical partner in the expansion of the local dairy industry. He noted that entities such as Serge Island and Trade Winds Citrus Limited (Tru Juice), are “playing their part in driving the industry to regain the pride of place that it once held in Jamaica's...

Cultural and creative entrepreneurs are being urged to explore and capitalise on the growing opportunities provided by new technologies to drive business. The encouragement came from presenters at the recent Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘In Concert’ series, where discussion was focused on the emerging opportunities presented by the metaverse, metadata, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology, for the growth...

Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (standing left), observes as Literacy Teacher at Tivoli Gardens High School, Keisha Ebanks (seated left), guides a student in a reading session. Looking on (standing from left) are Principal of the school, Marvin Johnson and Regional Director for Kingston and St. Andrew, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dasmine Kennedy....

An implementation plan to execute the recommendations made by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) in its report is under way as the Government seeks to improve the education sector. The plan will be executed in collaboration with the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), which is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the progress made. Details of the plan were...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is expanding the number of neighbourhood watches and police youth clubs across the island. The objective is to increase positive engagement between citizens and the police, which is critical in reducing crime and violence in society. “We have a 110 active Police Youth Clubs across the island, and we are expanding that,” said Minister of...