Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday launched the 10.9 million US dollar Spotlight Initiative Country Programme to eliminate violence against women and girls.
There are now an additional 126 commissioned Justices of the Peace for the parish of St. Catherine. The new JPs were commissioned by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, and Custos for St. Catherine, Rev. Jeffery McKenzie during an installation ceremony at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church, on March 4. Press play to find out more about this event.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has launched a school garden feeding programme in Trelawny to be rolled out at the Wakefield Primary and Infant and Wait-A-Bit Primary Schools.The programme aims to demonstrate good agricultural practices to students, particularly in the area of climate smart agriculture. Press play to learn more about this new initiative on this edition of Calling...
Health Ministry confirms first imported case of COVID-19 and Prime Minister calls for calm while reassuring Jamaicans that government is implementing measures to prevent local spread of covid-19.
Due to the erosion of the shoreline at the Port Royal Street, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is leading the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project to protect the coastline along the Kingston Harbour. Nearly 12 thousand vehicles traverse the corridor daily and most commuters pass by unaware of the danger lurking beneath the road surface. Press play to...
Women and young girls are the primary targets for the heinous crime of Human Trafficking. They are trafficked for sexual exploitation, domestic service and other horrendous experiences. Against this background, the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons in partnership with the British High Commission in Kingston have developed a Human Trafficking e-learning tool to bolster Jamaica’s fight...
The global economy stands to be significantly impacted as the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly across the world. What should we expect in the local context? Press play to hear more on this edition of Going for Growth.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, says the Administration is on course to achieving the 2019/20 Central Government capital expenditure target of just over 72 billion dollars.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is ready to deal with any impact that could result from the potential outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally.
More than eight thousand residents of Portland Cottage in Clarendon are to receive improved water system services by the end of April this year. This through a 135 million dollar water system upgrading project being implemented by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). Press play to hear more about the upgrading of the water infrastructure that will increase the potential for...
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