The Universal Service Fund (USF) in on track to establish 189 additional community wi-fi hotpots island-wide by the end of the 2021/22 fiscal year on March 31, 2022, to facilitate increased public internet access. These will be in addition to 13 high-trafficked locations where the service has been established, among the latest being Hope Bay in Portland, which was launched...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), hands over a cheque valued at $144 million to Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Kevin Allen (2nd right) for the construction of a new building under the hospital’s redevelopment project. The presentation took place at the facility in St. Andrew on...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 37 92,089 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 21 52,386 Males 16 39,700 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 82 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 1 4,945 Hanover 2 3,003 KSA 8 22,724 Manchester 0 5,997 Portland 0 2,523 St. Ann 6...

Photo 1: Superintendent B, Infirmary (Acting), Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Michael Anderson (second right) accepts a gift from Justice of the Peace Cosmo Leroy Jowhill (third right) during the Justices of the Peace of Jamaica - Kingston Association - Christmas Care Packages Drive for inmates at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 16). Also...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that construction of the new male ward at the Westmoreland Infirmary is progressing well and should be completed early next year. Minister McKenzie, who was speaking to journalists after a tour of the facility recently, said there is an urgency to complete the ward to accommodate social cases at...

Western Regional Manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Omar Simpson, says Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St James will become the first public park to be outfitted with closed- circuit television (CCTV) that will be part of the country’s national surveillance programme, ‘JamaicaEye’. “From a security perspective, we intend to ensure that this becomes the first park that...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague says the ‘Travel Pal’ application (app) is in the final stages of completion for roll out shortly. The app, which is to be launched by the Transport Authority (TA), is a security mechanism. It will give commuters the tools to make their journeys safer by enabling them to use their mobile devices to...