The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is imploring persons to desist from making false bomb threats. In late 2023, the JFB was bombarded by a series of bomb threats that were...

The Government has set aside $1 billion to complete activities under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) II during the 2024/25 fiscal year. The project, being implemented by the Jamaica...

A sum of $85 million has been earmarked for the Rural Water Supply Improvement Project during fiscal year 2024/25. The engagement is intended to provide potable water in non-utility service...

An estimated $1.2 billion is to be expended in fiscal year 2024/25 to continue the Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) project. The project, which is being implemented by...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has disclosed that 151 positions will be added to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). “The training of firefighters has been...

A project to support the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) has been given a budgetary allocation of $822 million to continue in the...

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, has advised that the final counting of ballots from Monday’s (February 26) Local Government Elections is under way. He told JIS News that counting is...