Research conducted at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) from 2012 to 2016, found that the most common skin conditions among children treated were ringworm in the head, eczema, and allergic reactions to insect bites. This was disclosed by Paediatrician and Senior Registrar at the hospital, Dr. Andrew Burton, at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (February 17). Dr. Burton...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be receiving an additional 50 compactor trucks to improve garbage collection across the island. A sum of $1.8 billion has been budgeted in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to procure the vehicles under the Acquisition of Compactor Trucks Project. The trucks will increase the NSWMA’s fleet...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (February 22) announced a further relaxation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. The revised measures, which include changes of the nightly curfew hours, are based on declines in the COVID-19 indicators, particularly infections and hospitalisations. The new measures are effective from Friday, February 25 for a three-week period, ending March 17....

Stakeholders in Hanover are planning a memorable commemoration of the 138th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. The wreath-laying ceremony will be staged at Sir Alexander’s birthplace, Blenheim, on Thursday, February 24 starting 11:00 a.m. The customary elaborate celebration for the parish’s most famous son has been scaled down due to coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Discussions are under way to make electric vehicles more affordable to Jamaicans by 2030 to 2035. This was noted by Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21 about the Emissions Policy Framework and the updated Climate Change...

Local designers in the fashion, gift and craft industry are to benefit from the ‘Festival of the Cloth Workshop Series’, being hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The series is a three-part programme, which will focus on Design Motif and Block Cutting on March 2 to 4; Waxing and Dyeing Part 1 on March 16 to 18, and...

Cabinet has approved a 28.5 per cent increase in the national minimum wage, effective April 1, 2022. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says this will see the rate moving from $7,000 to $9,000 per 40-hour work. Mr. Samuda further advised that Cabinet approved increases in the minimum wage for industrial security guards, which will move from...