The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will, this year, continue work on critical infrastructure development projects in the downtown Kingston district. Areas being targeted include repair or replacement of sewerage infrastructure, water infrastructure, road infrastructure, work on the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment project, waste management, and affordable housing. Work is also to continue on the second phase...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially opened the rehabilitated Gravel Lane in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (January 8). The roadway, which is described as the first brick road in the Second City, was repaired under the St. James Municipal Corporation’s signature project, at a cost of $2 million. The popular stretch of road underwent a well-needed...

The Government will be placing “direct focus” on repairing local and community roads this year, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He gave this assurance in his 2024 New Year’s Message as he announced a $20-billion budget allocation. Noting that there has not been a comprehensive and sustained programme of road repairs for some time, Mr. Holness said...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (second left), hands a cooked meal to a woman during the  Mayor’s annual New Year’s Day feeding of the homeless across the Corporate Area on Monday (January 1). The activity was held at the St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston. Assisting at left is Brand Coordinator at Pepsi, Yanique Dawkins.

The Portland police is encouraging livestock farmers to make timely reports of thefts of their animals. Superintendent in charge of the parish, Lloyd Darby, said that too many farmers are making late reports, which hampers the ability of the police to nab those responsible for the theft. “Sometimes it is long after the fact that they get the police involved,”...

The Westmoreland Infirmary has received a donation of toiletries and other items from University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica student, Geri-Ann Miller. Among the items donated were sheets, sanitisers, detergent, soaps, adult diapers and bed pads. The 21-year-old student handed over the items at the infirmary on Thursday (December 28). They were acquired through donations of cash and kind from mostly...

As families ready themselves to feast this Christmas, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging them to exercise fire safety in the kitchen as they prepare meals. “We know a lot of cooking is done during the season and we invite over everybody to come taste what we prepare, but one thing you need to also remember is that during...