The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to table the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill in Parliament before the end of the fiscal year. The Bill is intended to repeal the Factories Act (1943), which is limited in scope and excludes vital industries and groups such as the financial, agricultural and public sectors, shops and offices. Portfolio...

As Jamaica approaches the start of the 2024 hurricane season, Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has underscored the importance of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). “If something happens to you, who is the first person that will come to your aid? It’s your neighbour, if you’re neighbourly, which everyone should...

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Richard Vernon, says the St. James Municipal Corporation will be taking steps to address the issue of persons operating illegal garages and workshops in the community of Bogue Village, among other breaches in the parish. Councillor Vernon, who chairs the Corporation, gave this undertaking while addressing residents during a community meeting on May 9. He said...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be undertaking work at the Jamaica Society for the Blind and Missionaries of the Poor in the Corporate Area on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23. Kingston’s Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby, who made the disclosure during the KSAMC’s monthly meeting on Tuesday (May 14), said the engagements, which will represent two major...

The St. James Municipal Corporation has identified two parish projects for Labour Day 2024 on May 23. These are the demarcation of special permit parking areas for the disabled community and the cleaning and beautification of sections of the Pye River Cemetery. Addressing the Corporation’s monthly meeting in Montego Bay on Thursday (May 9), Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard...

Ground has been broken for the construction of the Portland Night Shelter and Drop-in Centre, which will be built at a cost of $51 million. The two-storey building will include a commercial sized kitchen, doctor’s office, laundry facilities, seating capacity for over 50 persons to dine, showers and bathrooms, as well as access for persons with disabilities. Sleeping accommodation will...

The new Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, will be the first market to be built in Jamaica equipped with the necessary fixtures to significantly reduce the possibility of a fire occurring at the facility. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure at a disaster preparedness town hall meeting, held at the Errol Flynn...