Front-line workers are to receive special recognition for their contribution to the country, particularly for their vital role in the local management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disclosure was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a JIS virtual ‘Think Tank’ recently. “Our front-line workers – our nurses, our doctors, our police officers and...

Additional mobile telecommunication services are to be provided for the country, following Cabinet’s approval for a third service provider, Rock Mobile, to be granted a licence to operate in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who said the Government sees competition “as the best way to achieve quality service at affordable prices...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that the Denham Town Golden Age Home in Kingston has not recorded a positive case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. He gave this update during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19). “To date, 220 persons have been infected with...

The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) will be improving its regulation of the local sector through timely collection and analysis of industry data and regular database updating to track unlicensed importation of brown sugar. As stated in the 2021/22 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the monitoring of unlicensed imports is to alleviate threats to the local industry from illicit...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will shortly roll out the national hurricane preparedness campaign, as the country readies for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters have predicted will be more active than usual. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie made the disclosure while making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that all is in place for the Grade Six Ability Test component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which will be held on Wednesday, May 26. A total of 37,179 students have been registered to sit the examination. “We would like our students to know that the Ministry has made all...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the country’s oil and gas exploration continues. He said in the first quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year, Cabinet approved the United Oil and Gas (UOG) acquisition of Tullow’s 80 per cent interest and operatorship by United Oil and Gas (UOG) to continue the exploration of the high potential prospectivity,...