Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), plays drums with percussionist Bongo Herman (centre), while Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), plays the shaker. Occasion was the recent Rita Marley: Mystic of a Queen Exhibition, held at the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew.

Just over $353 million has been earmarked to continue the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project’s implementation across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) during the upcoming fiscal year. The provision is contained in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 10, by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Nigel Clarke. The project,...

The Government will spend $2.28 billion to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project in 2022/23. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service spearheads the implementation of the project, which commenced in January 2018. It aims to improve public service delivery...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is placing emphasis on obesity as a major risk factor for heart disease throughout Heart Month – February 2022. The month is being observed under the theme ‘The weigh to a healthy heart’. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on February 11, Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr....

Work will commence during the first quarter of the year on the US$34-million runway extension works at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James. This follows the signing of a contract by Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, with United Kingdom-based Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure Limited and H&J Martin Holdings Limited JV, to undertake the project, which is...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that while representational politics was never a first career choice, she now finds it both rewarding and very inspirational. Minister Williams, who was speaking at a virtual forum, “Youth Career Talk”, on Friday (February 11), said that while some persons close to her tried to dissuade her from entering the political...

Nine of 12 healthcare facilities that were upgraded under the Strengthening Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean or ‘Smart’ Project have been officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The handover took place during a recent ceremony at the newly upgraded St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre in St. Ann. The retrofitted facilities, which were completed last year,...