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There are multiple projects happening across the island under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme MIDP, and it’s time for a progress report on the Camp Road and Barbican Projects. Starting with works on Camp Road in Kingston, so far works on the busy corridor, which sees over 22 thousand vehicles daily, are currently at over 51 per cent completion. Works on that...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the new Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) has the potential to improve Jamaica’s business ranking in the international community.

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Lester Mike Henry says the ‘Aerotropolis Vernamfield’ project, will position Jamaica to control a significant share of the global logistics industry

Fifty-five students have been awarded bursaries and scholarships valued at 2.5 million dollars by the Jamaica Public Service JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union PCCU Limited. Students were selected based on academic merit, work ethic, discipline and financial need. The scholarships and bursaries were presented at a recent handover ceremony on Thursday. Forty Seven children of members, who were top performers in the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, has announced that the price of cocoa payable to farmers is to be increased. The Minister made the announcement while addressing the 67th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 5. He says the price per box will move from 2,600 dollars to 3,000 dollars per box,...

Jamaica welcomes Kenyan delegation for three-day state visit, Prime Minister launches electronic business registration form and leads celebration of Jamaica’s 57th anniversary of Independence.

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received 33 computers from the Meteorological Service to support the establishment of a Bush Fire Warning Index to track, manage and record bush fires. The computers were procured at a cost of approximately 4.1 million dollars with funding from the African Caribbean-Pacific-European Union-Caribbean Development Bank natural Disaster Risk Management (ACP-EU-CDB NDRM) programme.

The Ebola Virus Disease, formerly known as Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, is a rare but severe and oftentimes fatal illness in humans. Since 1976, there have been 10 outbreaks of the disease. However the 2018 outbreak has protracted and extended to the main commercial centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the disease is...

The Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies, is introducing a Bachelor of Arts in History and Journalism. The first cohort will start studies in September. The course of study is designed to expose students to the best of both disciplines to help them develop the research and analytical skills of historians along with the communication skills...

The Government of Jamaica is looking to strengthen trade and investment ties with Kenya across several sectors. That’s the word from Prime Minister Andrew Holness following a bilateral meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday. Mr. Holness says the partnership will redound to greater cooperation and shared prosperity between both nations.

Over 600 housing solutions to be built in Portmore, St. Catherine; Jamaica and Kenya to partner on tourism development; and new police recruits urged to maintain professionalism as the execute their duties.

Electronic Business Registration Form launched; Police facilities to receive facelift; and Water Resources Authority lauds volume-based fee for water abstraction.