Westmoreland will be given an additional six social housing solutions to benefit the less fortunate in the parish. This was noted by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at a recent meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation. These will be in addition to a house being constructed for a family in the Sheffield division in the...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is calling on families to take responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in their households from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the National Day of Prayer event held at the Power of Faith Ministries in St. Catherine on January 5, Mr. Holness noted that previously, the Government kept children at home as a...

Selected contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT) are to benefit from the allocation of 178 housing solutions at the Estuary, Phase 2, Housing Development, in St. James. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the promulgation of an NHT Special Benefit Order, effective July 30, 2021, to facilitate the allocation. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, continues to encourage parents and students to get vaccinated, in light of the resumption of face-to-face classes. During a recent visit to the Rock Hall Primary School, in St. Andrew, Minister Williams pointed out that the vaccination rate for high schools across the island is only at 32 per cent. “So,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is bolstering its capacity to control the country’s territorial waters in order to curtail the entry of illegal firearms. The Prime Minister was addressing the National Day of Prayer event held at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St. Catherine on January 5, where he decried the recent spate...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the new school term, which began on Monday (January 3), got off to a good start with lessons being delivered via online and face-to-face learning modalities. She informed that the Easter term commenced with 608 schools opening for face-to-face classes. Of this number, 568 are primary, 10 infant and 30...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, says the Government’s move towards protecting the Jamaican population from exposure to lead in paint, is a step in the right direction. She was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 5), where she gave an update on the Draft Jamaican Standard for Specification for the Limit...