The Government, in partnership with the Carib Cement Company and the Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica, will create a mural on the silo located at the Rockfort complex in East Kingston. This will add to the ‘Jamaica Creative: Paint Up Yuh Creative Space’ mural project now happening in Jamaica. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made...

The Fitz Harrack’s piece, ‘Sprit of Togetherness’, will be relocated from outside the Sangster International Airport to the entrance of the recently opened Harmony Beach Park, in Montego Bay, St. James. This will be carried out by the Government, in partnership with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). The piece was commissioned by the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 59 49,090 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 30 27,452 Males 29 21,635 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 months to 97 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 2,669 Hanover 0 1,312 Kingston & St. Andrew 25 13,644 Manchester 10...

Persons 60 years and over who are fully vaccinated, as evidenced by the records at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, can apply for the Conditional Cash Transfer for the Vaccinated Grant, starting July 15, 2021. The Conditional Cash Transfer for the Vaccinated programme will pay an incentive of $10,000 to all persons 60 and over who have been fully...

The Government is implementing a range of policy, legislative and institutional measures that will support the management of coastal and marine environments, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell. “Our efforts are directed at working with partner countries to properly manage our global common, create decent work, promote economic...

The National Association of Deans of Discipline (NADD) will host the final of four virtual Behaviour Expositions on Friday, June 11. The exposition seeks to engage more than 5,000 high-school students from across Jamaica in an empowerment session, under the theme ‘Transforming Behaviour through Environment, Empowerment of our Youth in Spite of COVID-19’. President of NADD, Samuel Smalling, said the...

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, has expressed confidence in the country to achieve the goal of becoming a global logistics hub. Delivering an address at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Virtual Summit held recently, he cited his experience witnessing the successful implementation and growth of special economic zones in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines....