Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the roads over the Christmas season. Addressing a land title handover ceremony at a Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners facility in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Tuesday (December 21), Mr. Montague stated that since the start of 2021, some 456 persons have died on the nation’s roads, up by nine per cent over last...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has praised the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for its work in televising matters of national interest, including coverage of proceedings in the Houses of Parliament. “In fact, you have developed a news broadcast, and people do pay attention to it and do watch the coverage,” he noted. Mr. Holness pointed out...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is looking to proceed with the Public Sector Compensation Review within the targeted timeline next year. The review is intended to overhaul the structure of salaries and other emoluments in the public service to make it more equitable. “We have made a commitment to begin...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that through collective efforts with stakeholders in the education sector, the Government is working towards facilitating more face-to-face classes in 2022. “So, my own view, and I’m venturing out here on a limb, but what  has been articulated is that whatever happens, we need to move towards getting our...

The number of unions representing public sector workers that have accepted the Government’s four per cent wage increase offer for April 2021 to March 2022, has risen to 31. This follows the conclusion of talks between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and six additional bargaining units, to bring the total number of public sector employees covered to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is now preparing for a fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is expected be largely driven by the spread of the Omicron variant in the population. Speaking at the COVID Conversations press briefing on Tuesday (December 22), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is projected that up to 2,000...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 53 92,279 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 31 52,494 Males 22 39,782 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 83 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 0 4,946 Hanover 0 3,026 Kingston & St. Andrew 19 22,765 Manchester 3 6,004...