The public will be given an opportunity to influence the recently drafted Water Sector Policy, through a series of public consultations to be staged at key locations island wide, starting April 10. The consultations will outline the policy in detail, and capture the views of the public. This was disclosed by Senior Director in the Policy and Monitoring division of...

The Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence will be celebrating its “sweet sixteen” birthday this year with a number of changes, which the organisers say will make the 2014 staging one with a difference. The Awards, which is recognised as the most prestigious national honour bestowed upon outstanding young Jamaicans between 15 and 24 years, will be held under the...

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is prepared to receive larger vessels (New Panamax) that are likely to call at Jamaica’s ports following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015. This was disclosed by Director General of the Maritime Authority, Rear Admiral Peter Brady at a JIS Think Tank on March 26. He explained the implications of larger vessels coming...

As of April 8, all buses operating on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) sub-franchise routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) are required to bear the same yellow colour as JUTC buses, and have identifying stickers on the back and front windshields. The public is therefore advised to take only buses that are colour-coded and bearing the specified identifying...

Jamaica will for the first time, host the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), and the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas. Parliamentarians and other political figures from the region and various countries in the Americas will converge at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is supporting the call for more women parliamentarians in Jamaica. Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams, who is a member of the Executive Committee of the Confederation of Parliaments of the Americas (COPA), said the focus should be on increasing the democratic base for participation of women in politics in...

The Jamaica Cancer Society is appealing to Jamaicans to get screened for Colon Cancer as this can save lives. “Cancer of the colon is a disease that can be prevented by taking steps at the appropriate age. There are risk factors that can be identified. Everyone is at risk for Colon Cancer. Once you hit age 45 to 50, your...