It’s 2020 and the world of work is a far different place than it was even ten years ago. Nowadays it’s easy to earn a pay cheque from the comfort of your living room offering various services that people around the world are willing to pay for. On today’s programme we hear from Online Entrepreneur Layten Pryce, who has created a...
The Government is proposing to spend 852.7 billion dollars for the 2020/21 financial year according to the Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. A breakdown of the 852.7 billion dollar figure shows some 527.6 going towards non-debt above the line expenditure, with 453.4 billion for recurrent expenses and 74.2 billion for capital projects. 287.8 billion dollars will...
Workers in the tourism industry are one step closer to having an official pension scheme. Preliminary registrations have begun across the industry for the pension plan, set to impact over 300,000 workers. Press play to learn more on this week’s tourism round up.
Every year the Heart Foundation of Jamaica celebrates February as heart month. This year the focus is on raising awareness about the impact of hypertension on the kidneys. On this edition of Get the facts, we’ll share some of the activities planned for the month as well as how you can get screened for hypertension, better known as high blood pressure....
Three new fire stations will be constructed in the parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary and St. James in new financial year, under the Fire Safety and Protection Programme of The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development.
The Disabilities Act and the Disabilities Rights Tribunal are to come into effect in the new financial year as part of efforts to protect and promote equal rights for persons living with disabilities.
The Ministry of Justice will be establishing four additional Family Court locations under its current funding agreement with the European Union. The Agreement facilitates the establishment or renovation of judicial facilities such as Courthouses and Justice Centres with a budgetary fund of $200 million through the Ministry of Finance. Press to hear more on this edition of Round About.
The Ministry of Agriculture is doing tests at the Holland Estate Agro Economic Zone in St Elizabeth. The aim is to find the crops best suited to grow on the estate. Press play to find out more about the plans on this edition of Calling Farmers.
Government to make greater use of technology in traffic enforcement, Volunteerism to be a focus of HOPE programme and renovations planned for Education Ministry’s main offices.
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