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On this week’s get the facts, Voter ID cards valid until December 31, 2020, stay tuned to hear why.

The Government, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has spent 18 million dollars to acquire 200 new hospital reclining chairs, which are to be distributed to hospitals across the island.

Ground has been broken for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital on the compound of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has spent 18 million dollars to acquire 200 new hospital reclining chairs, to be distributed among hospitals across the island. Procuring the chairs is part of the ministry’s efforts to reduce overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments, and to offer more comfort to patients while they wait. Stay tuned to Round About Ja to learn...

1000 business names registered through Electronic business registration form; Legislation coming to regulate business process outsourcing sector; and new artisan village slated for completion in November.

Ground broken for Western Children and Adolescents Hospital; Essex Valley Water supply system commissioned into service; and Government’s Wide Area Telecommunication Network project getting started.

Nearly a decade ago, the Government, through the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) entered into a joint venture agreement for the construction of homes in Bernard Lodge St Catherine. Now in 2019 the HAJ is revisiting the project which will now become one of the largest housing development in St. Catherine since the construction of Greater Portmore in 1992. Listen...

On Sunday October 20, 2019 the legacy of one of Jamaica’s most outstanding sprinters Veronica Campbell Brown was literally cemented, as an official statue in her honour was unveiled at Statue Park at the National Stadium. Moulded by renowned sculptor Basil Watson, the life-sized statue sees Campbell Brown mid-stride, holding her hands upward in thanksgiving, moments after bursting through the tape...

On House Matters this week, Government to place 2 billion dollars in contingency fund to help the country recover from natural disasters, Jamaica to access grants for climate change projects and Lower House in full support of public procurement order.

The National Works Agency says the Hagley Park Road Rehabilitation Project in St. Andrew is now 95 per cent complete. Work is now focused on doing paving activities on the side roads.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling on private sector stakeholders to invest in climate friendly projects to help the country reduce its carbon footprint.