Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the work of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, has led to better regulatory and monitoring of the space in Western Jamaica. Mr. Samuda on Thursday (May 6), toured the regional office, which was officially opened in October last year....

 

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be examining the ‘Own Your Own Device Incentive Programme’ to determine why more persons have not redeemed their electronic vouchers. Speaking in the House of Representatives on May 5, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said in terms of the “Own Your Own Device, we have actually issued 20,207...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WMP) Waste Management Limited conducted a successful community clean-up and sensitisation exercise across several communities in St. James recently. The activity was carried out in recognition of Earth Day 2021, under the theme ‘Restore Our Earth’. Communities such as Irwin, Retirement and Gutters in the parish were among the areas...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 90 46,428 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 49 25,984 Males 41 20,441 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 91 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 9 2,555 Hanover 2 1,240 Kingston & St. Andrew 19 13,139 Manchester 3...

A total of $321 million has been earmarked under the Government’s Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine Programme for Jamaica (SERVE), to purchase digital devices for students in need. The devices, to be procured by e-Learning Jamaica Limited, are being acquired for youngsters who have not benefited from similar provisions under other State-funded initiatives. The engagement, dubbed the ‘SERVE Jamaica...

The Government has instructed the National Works Agency (NWA) to develop on a concept for more efficient access into and out of Portmore, using the Mandela Highway. This will see a project being done in two phases and will include a 1.7-kilometre-long two-lane ramp from the Mandela Highway to Municipal Boulevard, inclusive of a new 120 metre-long bridge across the...