Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Audrey Marks, is calling for greater cooperation among the Labour Ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to achieve productive employment and economic recovery throughout the region. Addressing the closing ceremony of the 21st  Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) at the OAS headquarters in Washington...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South East, Robert Miller, says residents of Myrtle Way in Portmore, will soon have access to electricity and potable water in their homes. Making his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, recently, the MP reported that access to the utilities is being made possible through partnership involving...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says steps are being taken to address the problem of flooding in several Corporate Area communities due to overflowing of the Chalky River. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, recently, the Mayor said that the KSAMC is...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has allocated $300,000 each to the 40 Councillors within the municipality to aid in the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that the funds will cover some of the costs associated with staging vaccination blitzes, including transportation, mobilisation, and refreshment. He noted that blitz events...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the vaccine ‘ambassador’ initiative has, so far, yielded promising results. Under the initiative, all Members of Parliament will recruit vaccine ‘ambassadors’ to operate in all 63 constituencies to encourage constituents to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Speaking with JIS News in a recent interview, Minister McKenzie said the programme...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to give the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann a much-needed facelift. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a visit to the station on Friday (September 17) to offer condolences to the colleagues of two young firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle crash in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the New Market to Carmel roadway in St. Elizabeth remains impassable. The roadway has been affected by flood water since the passage of Tropical Storm Ida at the end of last month. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the road became impassable immediately...