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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism sector is on track to achieving its target of earning 5 billion US dollars by the year 2021.

A 120-member contingent of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is now in the Bahamas assisting with disaster relief following Hurricane Dorian. The team was airlifted to the island on Saturday.

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation WCJF has made changes to its Programme for Adolescent Mothers PAM, delivered at the Centre’s 18 locations across the island. The changes, came into effect at the start of the 2019/2020 academic year and involve increasing academic instruction from four to five days per week and the offering of three new subjects. WCJF Executive Director, Dr....

The ministry of agriculture is on a drive to reduce the importation of planting material into Jamaica. The goal is to make Jamaica more self-reliant, producing all the planting material needed for the entire sector. On today’s edition of calling farmers, we tell you all about the ministry’s clean seed programme.

Health Ministry to begin outsourcing diagnostic services to private facilities this month; Gordon Town Square to receive facelift and Tucker Road in St. James to be repaired.

Tourism sector on track to reach 5 billion US dollars in earnings; Gordon Town Square renamed after Miss Lou, and 47 medical students receives scholarships.

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has officially launched Miss Lou 100, a period of 100 days from September 1 to December 10, to mark the centenary of the birth of cultural icon Dr the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley. The Jamaican Language Unit at the University of the West Indies will launch a campaign during the 100 days aimed...

A new man is in charge at the Bank of Jamaica and he’s got good news after just a few days in office. We’re Going for Growth with the new Central Bank Governor, Richard Byles on today’s programme. Stay tuned.

The Government has provided 47 full-tuition scholarships to needy students who started their Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, this semester.

The Government is working to formalise the relationship between the local medical cannabis retailors and banks in the United States, to facilitate expansion of the industry.