Students and staff at the Boundbrook Primary School in Portland, have received a boost to the teaching and learning experience, following the handover of a state-of-the-art Smart Lab to the institution by the Digicel Foundation. The facility, which boasts 12 laptops, 12 tablets, a smart board and a printer, was presented to the school on Thursday (November 21). Chief Executive...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that 216,207 applicants will receive disbursements totalling over $4.3B in the month of November under the Government of Jamaica’s, Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC) initiative. This means that eligible individuals earning less than $3M, will receive a one-time $20,000 payment, bringing the total number of individuals benefitting so far from the tax giveback to...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has entered the final phases of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Acting Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, said STATIN is working simultaneously on completing the 2022 census, while preparing for the upcoming census in 2031. “Despite all of the challenges that we have faced in the 2022 Population and Housing Census, we are making...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a $25-million fund for information leading to the arrest and charge of individuals involved in the brutal gun attack in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon. Details were provided during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on August 14. During the press conference, a State of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), emphasises a point during a courtesy call by President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (July 31).

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is working on a one-stop solution for diabetic patients where they will be able to visit their clinic on a specific day to have all related health issues addressed. The move is part of measures to improve health outcomes for patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) under the Chronic Care Model (CCM), which is being...

There has been a 32 per cent decrease in major crimes across St. Elizabeth, says Head of the parish’s Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto. Providing a breakdown of the crime statistics on Friday, July 19 at the handover of a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), at Donegal, Mr. Minto noted that shootings have decreased by 12...