The Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation has received computers valued at $3.5 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF), which will be used to expand their empowerment and training programmes. Director at the St. Catherine organisation, Cleon Porter said the donation is timely, as the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a scaling down of the training opportunities offered at the institution....

A major programme for the expansion of 19 secondary and primary level institutions across the island, has been allocated $899 million for the continuation of construction activities during the new fiscal year. Details of the works, being facilitated under the Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme, are contained in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has thanked the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their hospitality and support to the Jamaican delegation at World Expo 2020 Dubai. From curation to creation and daily operations, the UAE has been with us walking side by side and hand in hand,...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the Pfizer vaccine. Adults...

Bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, has been lauded for retaining its full workforce, despite a halt in production due to a fire that destroyed its powerhouse last September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, who commended the company, noted that “insight and foresight” are being demonstrated in keeping its 1,000 employees, despite “the fact that you are not...

Business interests and residents of Montego Bay, St. James, are eagerly awaiting the start of construction of the perimeter road to bypass the city, pointing out that the resort “needs it now more than ever.” They add that traffic congestion has been worsening daily, affecting productivity and ease of movement. “The city has been growing and will continue to grow…and...

Ginger farmers are to benefit from the newly renovated hardening facility at the Bodles Research Station, in St. Catherine, which is expected to help increase production. Weaning and hardening is important for plant propagation, where plantlets are taken from the controlled laboratory environment in tissue culture, for gradual introduction to the outdoors. This requires a protected agricultural structure that prevents...