Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica’s first Gastronomy Academy will be in operation at the Montego Bay Convention Centre by the end of 2024. In making the announcement yesterday (July 7), Minister Bartlett said the academy will be opened “for the winter tourist season this year.” He said with the convention centre already boasting “the largest...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging motorists to exercise extreme caution while using signalized intersections where the traffic lights are out of service. The agency is aware that several traffic signals across the island are out of commission following the passage of Hurricane Beryl last week. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says that...

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Sunday, July 7, 2024: The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is advising that the Spanish Town Hospital (STH) has now entered emergency mode due to severe flooding in the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department. According to Mr. Errol Greene, Regional Director of SERHA, the A&E Department has flooded as a result of severe runoff from Burke Road...

KINGSTON, July 7 (JIS): Preliminary assessments conducted by the Banana Board show an 80 to 100 per cent loss for bananas and plantains, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Board has, so far, conducted assessments in the larger banana producing parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, St. James, St. Catherine and Clarendon. General Manager, Janet Conie, says...