Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the thrust to provide innovative and affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans continues to be a priority for the government. “The government has a role to stimulate the emergence of a community of thought around building and design in Jamaica,” he said. Emphasising the importance of the collaboration of stakeholders in the construction...

Businesswoman and community volunteer Hon. Icylin M. Golding is the new Custos of St. Catherine. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen conducted the installation in a ceremony held Tuesday (November 23), at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park. Speaking at the ceremony, the Governor-General said the new Custos has been very involved in the...

One of Holland America’s newest vessels, the Nieuw Statendam, will be making two stops in Jamaica this week – Ocho Rios on Wednesday (November 24) and Port Royal on Thursday (November 25). The ship, which departed Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday (November 21), is on a seven-night Caribbean cruise, which will also include stops in Nassau and Half...

The Government, through the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), is actively developing a policy framework to build better awareness about productivity at the individual, enterprise and national levels. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, during the recent staging of the Centre’s virtual productivity workshop. “This approach will allow schools...

 

Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God, Reverend Winston George Lewis, has emphasised that men and boys must be retrained to respect and protect  women and girls. “If we are going to have safer spaces for our women and girls, there must be a retraining of our men and boys in a general way. Retrain them how to...

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has approved six companies for certification. The six are the Scientific Research Council – Food Pilot Plant; Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited; IGL Limited; Caribbean Depot; the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited – System Protection and Control Department and Ket’s Organic Gourmet Farm. The NCBJ is the body responsible for ISO 9001:2015 Certification, Hazard Analysis...