The funeral for the late Rt. Rev. Dr. and Hon. Neville Wordsworth deSouza, the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, will be held next Tuesday, December 29 at the St. Andrew Parish Church, Half-Way-Tree at 11.00 a.m. The Service at which the Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies, The Most Rev. Dr. and...

Insurance Companies, Guardian Life and Allied Insurance Brokers, have been selected as the providers of group health, life and personal accident insurance for over 1,000 of the nation’s athletes who represent the country in various sporting disciplines. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the Jamaica Athlete Insurance Plan (JAIP) and the selection of the companies as the providers. Speaking at a...

Government entities are to be relocated from privately-owned buildings to State- owned facilities over the medium to long-term. The move, which comes under the Public Sector Space Rationalisation Programme approved by Cabinet, is expected to save the Government billions in annual rental costs. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the relocation “will be based on...

The people of several communities in South West St. Ann are now benefitting from the Armadale Skills Training Centre which was officially opened on Friday December 11, 2015 by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the skills training centre, the Prime Minister said that the centre “is an inspiration and a fine example of cooperation...

Archbishop of Kingston, the Most Rev. Hon. Charles Dufour, is encouraging the nation to act mercifully towards the indigent, especially as the Catholic Church celebrates the Year of Mercy. This, he said, could be achieved through the showing of love to an HIV positive child, the elderly and other individuals of society. In doing so, he indicates that “we are...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has taken steps to ensure that the tragedy at the Armadale Correctional Institution for Girls in 2009, when five wards of the State perished in a fire, is never repeated, and the welfare of juveniles in State institutions are significantly improved. “From the ashes of Armadale (in St. Ann),...

Several housing projects are to come on stream during 2016, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. The Prime Minister points out that the developments will be undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) and private developers. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was speaking at a ceremony in Balaclava, St. Elizabeth, on December 9, where certificates of possession for...