Patient moved into isolation over suspected coronavirus symptoms; Four new Family Courts to be established; and Increased training opportunities coming under HEART Trust NTA.
Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to grow, with record earnings in 2019. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett credits the growth of the industry, and the fact that more tourism dollars are staying in the country, to the establishment of linkages networks. Minister Bartlett recently sat down with Enthrose Campbell to discuss plans for 2020. Here’s an excerpt of the discussion. Listen to...
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) continues to sit among the greats, coming in as the 4th best performing stock exchange in the world in 2019, this after the leading the world twice over the last 5 years. The entity is spearheading some fairly new initiatives and we’re getting an update on two of them today. Listen to this edition of Going...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has won the inaugural ‘Best Communication Initiative Award’ in the British-based Central Banking Publications’ seventh annual central banking awards in recognition of their use of reggae music to simplify inflation targeting.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, says the Water IQ initiative, which will see students trained as water monitors, will be ramped up in the coming months.
Creating educational opportunities for the nation’s youth continues to be a major objective of the Government. The National Irrigation Commission (NIC), under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is working to realize that mission by awarding over $1 million in scholarships and grants to secondary and tertiary level students across the island. Listen to Round About Ja to get...
Beekeeping is big business, and if you’re interested in learning how to start your own hive, today’s edition of Calling Farmers is for you. Listen to this edition of Calling Farmers as beekeeper Oronde McNeish shares the equipment you’ll need to get started.
Public encouraged to use drive safe app, Health ministry says western children hospital to be largest in Caribbean and Government to fund athletes for 2020 Olympics.
Every day a new baby is born. For that baby to survive its important the both baby and mother receive quality care at our nation’s hospitals. The problem, however, is that some hospitals have issues meeting the growing demand for quality care due to resource challenges. Listen to Sharing the Love to find out how The Victoria Jubilee Hospital is benefiting...
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