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Prime Minister delivers Black History Month lecture in Missouri, announces By-election and welcomes home Grammy-winning Reggae Artiste, Koffee.

The country is being urged to maintain water conservation practices as a sustained period of dryness is being projected for the region up to April. Director of the Meteorological Services Branch in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson says the Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum’s projection is in line with local analyses, that also point to a near...

Plea Negotiations, or Plea Bargaining as it’s more commonly called, is an integral part of any advanced justice system. In Jamaica, the law that governs this is known as The Plea Negotiations and Agreement Act. But what are the stipulations of the Act? Listen to this edition of You and the Law as Attorney-at-law with the law firm Althea McBean and Company...

Global healthcare is changing as science continues to evolve. In a few years we might not be talking about kidney or liver transplants but instead be looking at how we can regenerate those organs. It’s all being studied under the umbrella of regenerative medicine, aspects of which have already been introduced in Jamaica, such as stem cell therapies. With the range of...

The House of Representatives has approved the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2019/20 financial year. The figures show that the Budget has been increased by 7.966 billion dollars, moving from 851.1 billion to 859 billion dollars. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke says for the period April to November 2019, there were better than budgeted performances on both...

Port Royal as a cruise destination is now in full swing, following the historic docking of the Marella Discovery 2 cruise line on January 20. But what makes Port Royal such a special port of call? Senior Destinations Services Manager at Marella Cruises Jackie Noble gives us some insight on this week’s tourism roundup. Learn more on this edition of...

In 2007, Judith Falloon Reid travelled to a place many of us have never even dreamt about visiting, a place so remote, cold and isolated few people are brave enough to set foot on its shores. Where is this place, it’s called Antarctica. Having made the once in a lifetime trip, Mrs. Faloon Reid has returned to share her adventures with...

Jamaica recently welcomed United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo for a two-day working visit. Prior to his departure the Secretary of State delivered a speech on the future of US-Caribbean relations including how we can work to secure more US investments. Learn more on this edition of Get the facts!

Education Minister, Karl Samuda, says the Government is working to improve security measures at schools to protect students and teachers, following the murder of a member of staff at the Vauxhall High School on January 25.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Nomination Day for the by-election in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency will be on February 12, with the election date set for March 2.

Twenty-seven school leaders are now certified to create Child-Friendly Schools after completing an online course in the discipline. The course is a collaboration between the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and was administered from November 1 to December 12, 2019. Listen to this edition of Round About Ja to learn more.

If you’re curious about how to make honey, then today’s edition of Calling Farmers is for you. Stick around as beekeeper Oronde McNeish gives us a behind the scenes look at what his job is all about. Listen to this edition of Calling Farmers.