The National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) will, this year, continue work in relation to several infrastructure projects in fulfilment of its mission. NROCC will continue to monitor the operation of Phase 1C of the May Pen to Williamsfield segment of Highway 2000. The segment, which forms part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), was completed...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is targeting 193 primary and 55 high schools, which have been identified as underperforming by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI), for special intervention. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, in making the disclosure, said that the institutions will receive focused support through the National Summer Academy, which aims to improve literacy and...

Regional Director of Operations at RIU, Frank Sondern, says that with Jamaica’s economic climate stable and investor-friendly, the company could soon be looking to add another property to its growing tally. Mr. Sondern said that RIU, the largest hotel in the island with over 4,000 rooms, enjoys a fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship with Jamaica and could soon be looking...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Limited is forecasting an increase in ridership to approximately 31.7 million during fiscal year 2024/25, up from 14.8 million in 2023/24, based on the entity’s operational plan for the period. This, from an increase in the number of buses in operation daily to 289, as against 163 in fiscal year 2023/24. The entity will...

As the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference draws closer, organisers have reiterated their readiness, and enthusiasm regarding the number of registered delegates. The conference, slated for June 16 to 19, is scheduled to take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, under the theme ‘United for Jamaica's Transformation: Fostering Peace, Productivity and Youth Empowerment’. The event will bring together members...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be undertaking a mangrove habitat rehabilitation project in Salt Marsh, Trelawny, on Friday (June 7) in observance of World Ocean Day 2024. Manager of NEPA’s Ecosystems Management Branch, Monique Curtis, told JIS News that the project will be executed through collaboration with the Discovery Bay Marine Lab of the University of the...

Jamaica’s approach towards managing disaster risks has changed since Hurricane Ivan in 2004, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. “The approach is no longer an ex-post approach where you wait on the disaster and then you cobble together the resources that you need. The approach today, decidedly, is one where we have layers...