Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post), Lincoln Allen, says the entity remains steadfast in its drive to revolutionise the country’s postal service landscape. “It is our intention to automate, and make more efficient and accessible, our traditional services such as Registered mail, parcel service, pension and PATH service,” Mr. Allen said,...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on Jamaicans to consider the ways in which they can help to safeguard the country’s natural environment and ecosystems. The call comes as NEPA gears up to observe National Environment Awareness Week 2024 from June 1 to 7, under the locally adopted theme ‘Accelerating Ecosystem Restoration – A Call to Action’....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue to make strategic investments in the country’s national security. Addressing the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) 105th annual general meeting at JACISERA Park in St. Andrew, on May 30, he said these investments have resulted in a reduction in murder and major crimes. Mr. Holness informed that investments...

The St. James Municipal Corporation has launched the Youth Climate Action Fund Programme, a $7.5-million initiative aimed at promoting climate solutions in Montego Bay through youth engagement. This innovative programme is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies in collaboration with United Cities Local Governments (UCLG) and the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation (BCPI) at Johns Hopkins University, USA. It will provide grants...

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to apply for Jamaican citizenship by descent for their children who are born overseas. The service, which is offered by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), is crucial for children born in another country but reside permanently in Jamaica. PICA’s Business Development and Communications Director, Kauna McKenzie, explained that the children may be...

 

The Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is looking to strengthen the funding status of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) funding status to ensure guaranteed provisions for future beneficiaries. This according to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who says “we have to do the work now and prepare so that those that are coming will be...