Approximately 50 female domestic workers are to benefit from small entrepreneurship grants under a partnership between the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the International Labour Organization (ILO). A function for the presentation of cheques to the first five beneficiaries was held on Wednesday (May 4) at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston. Four persons were on hand...

Jamaicans have eight days left to submit their applications in the local aspect of the ClimateLaunchpad competition, the world’s largest innovative green business idea contest. Deadline for submission is Friday, May 13. Interested persons with ideas around adaptation and resilience, circular economies, urban solutions, clean energy, sustainable mobility, and food systems can apply by visiting www.climatelaunchpad.org. The showdown will be...

In commemoration of International Firefighters Day on Wednesday (May 4), members of the Sangster International Airport’s Emergency Response Service (ERS) in St. James hosted a fire safety awareness session for students at the facility. From the Flanker Primary School and Whitehouse Early Childhood Centre in the parish, students participated in activities which included the proper usage of a fire extinguisher,...

Discussions will continue this year regarding front of package labelling, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The objective of front-of-package labelling is to provide the consuming public with information on the content of sodium/salt, fats, saturated fats, trans-fats, and sugar in pre-packaged foods, to assist persons in making healthy decisions and reduce the cases of...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is in conversation with (from left) Deputy Postmaster General, Business and Regional Operations, Post and Telecommunications Department, Sophia Hamilton Brown; Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, and Chief Executive Officer, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Lincoln Allen; and Chairman, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo, when they visited the Governor-General's...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to turn their creative ideas into innovations that can generate economic activity and contribute to development. “We are a group of smart creative people [but] if you are not translating your creations into a product or service that someone is paying for, then it doesn’t count as innovation,” said Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council...

There continues to be a steady reduction in the backlog of cases before the parish courts, with most cases now being completed within 12 months. Currently, fewer than five per cent of active criminal cases in the parish court jurisdiction are in a state of backlog, meaning that they have been in the court system for more than two years...