The more than 2,000 residents of Grierfield in St. Ann can now travel to and from their community in greater comfort and safety thanks to the rehabilitation of 3.9 kilometres of roadway in the area. The road was repaired at a cost of approximately $69 million through funding under the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment...

Farmers in Bull Savannah and Southfield, St. Elizabeth, are reaping the benefits of a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) investment in irrigation and farm training methodologies. The project, valued at $69 million, was executed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and provided irrigation systems to two groups of approximately 300 farmers. The training component, jointly coordinated by JSIF and the...

The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) is supporting the growth of the region’s maritime industry through donation of funds for infrastructure development and the education and training of students at the Palisados Park-based Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). “We have committed over $30 million (US$220,000) in scholarships and building funds and have 13 scholarship recipients to date from Jamaica, The Bahamas,...

The Government has received an undertaking from the Inter-American Development (IDB) to provide resources to counter the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica, should this intervention be required. “The IDB is here as your partner to help in these difficult times,” said IDB Caribbean Country Department Manager, Therese Turner Jones. The Government has earmarked some $7 billion in the 2020/21 Budget...

The term ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ speaks volumes, not only about the speed at which this service ought to be delivered, but also the priceless value of people being able to access it. This is why Justice of the Peace (JP), George Young, describes the work of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), in empowering Jamaicans to access critical justice...

As a student of Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland, international gospel artiste Kevin Downswell would look forward to a daily snack provided by the school under the National School-Feeding Programme. For the young man, who grew up in very humble circumstances, the modest snack was his only sustenance while at school. “I was living... in Smithfield – Cabbage Tree to...

Several business leaders are welcoming the $18 billion in tax cuts announced by Government, saying that it will provide economic stimulus, particularly at a time when the country is dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, announced the tax breaks as he outlined how the Government will be funding...

When the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) Principal Director of Technical Services, Marina Young, commenced her tertiary education at Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (now Russian State Agrarian University), little did she know she was destined to spend nearly all of her professional career on a small island, thousands of miles away, named Jamaica. However, after meeting her Jamaican husband while...

Several educational institutions are reporting that the Jamaica Moves in Schools Programme is having a positive impact on the health and general well-being of students. The programme, which was introduced in 2017 by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is geared at heightening awareness and creating increased opportunities for physical activities and healthy eating at the...