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South Coast Highway Improvement Project to begin September; Economy grows by 1 percent; and Jamaicans urged to boost IT skills.

Education Ministry to conduct water shortage assessment for schools; irrigation system proposed for Flagaman, St. Elizabeth; and traffic restrictions coming for Junction roadway in St. Mary.

The cockpit country is responsible for approximately 40 per cent of the island’s exploitable water resources and in November, 2017, The Government of Jamaica announced in Parliament the proposed boundaries, dubbing the region the Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA). In the months following, the Save the Cockpit Country petition and campaign was launched and since then, the CCPA has been the...

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) will continue in its monitoring role beyond the end of Jamaica’s Precautionary Standby arrangement (PSBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). EPOC was established in 2013 to monitor the implementation of the country’s economic reform measures under its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However Jamaica is set to successfully complete the Precautionary Stand-By...

The people of Mavis Bank and adjoining communities and persons passing through the area are now able to access the Georges River Bridge. The bridge, located in Violet Bank, was renovated by the National Works Agency (NWA) at a cost of 21 million dollars. It’s been expanded to 36 feet and can now accommodate two large vehicles simultaneously. Prime Minister Andrew Holness...

Kimani Martin, who hails from Fletcher’s Land in St. Andrew is a youth leader, who is passionate about youth and community development. He describes himself as a humble and selfless person and he has been involved in volunteerism for over 9 years.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke says the Joint Select Committee of Parliament’s review of the legislation to modernise the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is far advanced.

Minister with responsibility for housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr says housing developers are now mandated to incorporate green building technologies into their development plans under the new Housing Policy.

Scores of children from Montego Bay and wider St. James benefited from free medical checks during the second annual ‘Food Safety and Back-to-School Fair’, held at Pier One recently. Organised by the St. James Public Health Services, the event is in keeping with the agency’s mandate to provide preventative and curative healthcare to the public.

If you’re looking to get into agro processing and want support to get started, then today’s edition of Calling Farmers is for you. Stay tuned to find out how the Scientific Research Council SRC can help you not only formulate new products but package and preparing them for export.

Review of Bank of Jamaica legislation far advanced; traffic restrictions to be implemented on Constant Spring Road and Government building infrastructure to last.

New housing policy to bolster water security effort; Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities to become body corporate; and public urged to assist efforts to help the hearing impaired children.