Newly installed members of the National Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica are encouraged to advocate for remedial programmes that the Government could implement to train unattached youth, in order to prevent labour shortages. The charge came from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his keynote address at the Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 Council members. The event was...

Crab vendors at National Heroes Circle in Kingston are now operating in an improved environment, following the provision of new stalls. The location, which is popular for cooked crabs, roasted and boiled corn, roasted yam, roasted saltfish and soup, was renovated by J. Wray and Nephew, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the Kingston...

The leadership of the security forces is aware of the increase in contract killings on the island and will be developing various tactical approaches to remedy the worrying trend, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. “It is a relatively new phenomenon in terms of its use,” Dr. Chang said, while speaking at a press briefing after he...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has urged the 48 newly minted Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James to exemplify what is “good and right with Jamaica” as they work to influence change across the parish. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the new cohort of JPs at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall,...

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On Friday (April 22), the western regional arm of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Western Parks and Markets Limited, awarded residents of Chamber’s Pen, Hanover for their participation in a composting and plastic bottle separation competition. The contest formed part of the agency’s solid waste reduction pilot project which was launched in the community in November last year....

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland Dr. Marcia Graham, says that the parish’s health department will be promoting various vaccines during Vaccination Week, which is being observed April 23-30. Dr. Graham was speaking to journalists in an interview at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation offices recently. She also reminded that April is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month “so in Vaccination Week we...