The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is scheduled to officially hand over the disaster emergency communication equipment and related infrastructure to the Government next month. More than $2 billion has been invested in the project, aimed at developing a national emergency communication system to coordinate incident response among key government agencies and volunteers. Providing an update in the House of...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of a multipurpose court at the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 29). Joining him are (from left) Sports Development Foundation General Manager, Alan Beckford;...

The Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) plans to intensify efforts to provide support for the divestment of government-owned assets during fiscal year 2024/25, primarily by facilitating private investment through the transparent execution of Public-Private Partnerships (P4) and privatisations. Details of the programmed engagements are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Fiscal Year...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), accepts a book on Cuban art from Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Tuesday (May 28). Sharing the moment is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe. The visit focused on deepening inter-parliamentary relations and matters...

More than 80 persons from Kitson Town in St. Catherine, who do livestock rearing and farming, are benefiting from the 'Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems’ Project. Being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the project aims to introduce innovative agricultural solutions to boost sustainable agriculture and rural development in the community. So...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Legal Aid Council will continue to provide quality legal support and effective legal representation for the most vulnerable in the society. To this end, he informed that the number of Duty Counsels has been increased to provide representation to persons in need. The Minister provided the update recently while making his contribution...

Trelawny natives will meet in Brookyln, New York, on Saturday (May 25) for the Friends of Falmouth (FOF) Symposium & Brunch.  The event, which gets under way at 12:00 pm will be opened by New York State Assembly Member, Brian Cunningham (43rd District), whose mother was born and raised in Falmouth.  “His deep connections to the Jamaican community in Brooklyn...