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Brace for a sustained dry period! That’s the advice from the Met service and the Government is moving to implement several measures to ensure it has the capacity to meet current and future water needs. Press play to hear us talk about drought management on this feature.

The National Housing Trust has completed renovation of the Shady Grove and Orange Bay police stations.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it is closely monitoring a Jamaican traveler who was quarantined then moved to isolation, after arriving from China. Samples have been taken and sent overseas for testing.

Residents of Western Jamaica are now benefiting from a new joint Island Traffic Authority and Transport Authority satellite office in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The new full-service facility is located on Barracks Road in Savanna-la-Mar and cost an estimated $16 million to complete. Press play to learn more about this new development on Round About Ja.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging young Jamaicans to take advantage of the business opportunities available in the sector. Press play to learn more about the opportunities available on this edition of calling farmers.

Transport Ministry to introduce electric public passenger vehicles; Tourism Ministry set to launch marketing campaign for Falmouth; and Government to strengthen regulatory system for education sector.

Novel coronavirus gets official name, Legislation to be tabled to improve security operations, and local testing for coronavirus to be made possible by end of this month.

In response to the growing number of tourists complaining about harassment from craft vendors the ministry of tourism has developed a tourism ethics manual. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett recently sat down with Enthrose Campbell to talk about the manual as well as some new hotels set to break ground this year. Here’s an excerpt of the discussion. Press play to...

Students of Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon will soon be able to travel in comfort to and from school. This as the Japanese Government has provided the school with grant funding towards the purchase of a 29-seater Coaster bus. The financial assistance is being provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Project. Press play...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says several public health facilities are to be upgraded, with funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank and European Union.