The Plants (Quarantine) Act is to be repealed and replaced with a new, modern Plants Health Act. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the abolishment of the 1993 legislation. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure, said this will make way for the enactment of comprehensive legislation that would be consistent with modern phytosanitary best...

Fifty Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from three tertiary institutions have been awarded scholarships valued at just over $26.6 million, by liquefied natural gas company New Fortress Energy. The students hail from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, the University of Technology (UTech) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMU). The scholarships were presented at a ceremony...

The upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St. James was officially reopened on December 1 by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The facility was rehabilitated at a cost of  $47.3 million under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), with funding by the European Union (EU). Included in the scope of work are...

Renovation works are slated to begin shortly at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the award of a $115.08-million contract to Geecho Consultants and Construction Limited to undertake the works. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 32 91,304 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 15 51,942 Males 17 39,359 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 92 years 1 day to 108 years     PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES   Clarendon 1 4,919 Hanover 2 2,961 Kingston & St. Andrew 7 22,557 Manchester 0 5,962 Portland 0 2,516 St....

The award of several contracts, amounting to more than US$4 million, has been approved by Cabinet. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who noted that among them is a US$1.69-million contract for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for a period of 12 months, to Mylan Labs Limited. “Cabinet [also] gave approval for...

A new Board has been appointed at Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a mandate to chart a course for the resumption of production at the Jamalco refinery, which was halted following a fire at the facility in September. The members are also required to continue work towards incorporating a new limited liability version of Jamalco, which the Government has...