Seven primary-level schools across the island will benefit from activities aimed at improving the safety of children as they traverse the roads, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’. The initiative, which was launched on Wednesday (March 9) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston, will see the formation...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing, agriculture, and service sectors, are to benefit from this year’s staging of the National Quality Awards (NQA). The programme, a brainchild of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), was implemented to recognise and reward companies that have demonstrated application of standards and quality in their operations. To be eligible for the programme,...

The Jamaican Mining Cadastre (JAMINCAD) was officially launched on Friday March 11 at the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The Mining Cadastre is a computerised database that allows users to locate different types of known mineral deposits across Jamaica, the locations and boundaries of areas licensed for mining, location of housing, roads, upcoming developments...

Approximately 200 micro and small enterprises in eight marginalised communities are set to benefit from grant support totalling $50 million. This, under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase 2 (ICDP II) being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). This will be facilitated under the ICDP II Enterprise Development Grant Project Cycle 2, which will directly benefit some...

Residents of Stewarton District, Mocho, Clarendon North Central, are now able to access the Internet, free of cost, at a designated area in their community. This follows the launch of a community Wi-Fi hotspot in Stewarton Square by the Universal Service Fund (USF)on Thursday (March 10). Community Wi-Fi hotspots are central locations within communities where citizens can access free Internet...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is appealing to drivers to look out for children on the roads, particularly as schools resume full face-to-face classes. “I want to say to every person in this country who drives a vehicle – for God's sake, our children and pedestrians can't control the vehicle. I'm urging all drivers on the road...

St. Elizabeth Health Department is intensifying activities to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the dengue virus. The parish is seeing a slight uptick in the Aedes index, which was recorded at nine per cent in February, compared to 7.1 per cent for the same month in 2021. “We recognise that our weather pattern has changed since the beginning...