The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting that work is underway to ensure optimal operations at the country's newly renovated seed storage facility, located at the Bodles Research Station. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. who made the disclosure, said activities being undertaken at the facility include in-vitro conservation, as well as in field germplasm. In-vitro techniques are used...

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) which will provide advice to the Government on matters relating to data protection and access to information, is now in the process of being operationalised. This follows the passage of the Data Protection Act, 2020, which makes provision for the establishment of the Office and the appointment of an Information Commissioner. Minister of...

Another 100 schools are to be connected to the Government's wide area network by August 2022 under the National Broadband Initiative which will see Jamaica achieving universal Internet access. The schools are located in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) and the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure...

A resounding 21-Gun Salute punctuated the air as Jamaica officially welcomed the President of the Republic of India, His Excellency the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind to the island on Sunday (May 15) for a four-day State Visit. President Kovind, who is the first President of India to visit Jamaica, was greeted at the Norman Manley International airport in Kingston by...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) along with (from left) Councillor Caretaker, Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes and Project Manager, USF, Jaime Robinson, unveil the Ellerslie Gardens Community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in the area...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government intends to pursue Vernamfield in Clarendon, as a viable option for a new international airport. Speaking to reporters and stakeholders following a tour of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James on May 13, Mr. Holness said despite the infrastructure upgrade at the island’s three international airports, there’s...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is set to benefit from the implementation of an electronic Jail Management System, under the Ministry of National Security’s Security Strengthening Project (SSP). The $117 million investment is being undertaken through a partnership involving the DCS, Synergy International Systems, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Ministry of National Security. The new system is expected...