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Though Jamaica has not experienced a tsunami in its recent history, the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management, still wants the public to be prepared in the event one does occur.

Consumer and business confidence in the economy remain positive, with both indices recording increases for the first quarter of 2019. That’s according to the latest Business & Consumer quarterly Indices survey undertaken by Market Research Services on behalf of the Jamaica Chamber of Conference (JCC).

In keeping with the mandate to provide welfare services to the citizens of Jamaica, the Municipal Corporations in each parish have been finding creative ways of catering to the needy. In this vein the St. James Municipal Corporation recently recognized five students from the parish for excellence in academics and sports.

Karema Mundell-Thomas is the winner of the 2019 Math Teacher of the Year competition which is open to mathematics teachers who have consistently applied best practices effectively in the classroom at the primary and secondary level.

Do you need to visit the land titling division of the National Land Agency, but are having difficulty finding the time to go because of your busy schedule? the NLA recently rolled out a new Queue Management System geared at helping customers spend less time handling transactions, and more time doing productive activities.

As part of efforts to make it more financially viable to shoot in Jamaica, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is moving to establish a national film fund that will help cover the cost of filming in Jamaica.

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica has chosen this year’s winner of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Renewable Energy Scholarship. The deserving recipient of this year’s award is Arlando Dunkley who hails from the parish of St. Catherine and is a past student of St. Jago High School.

The Government is making moves to ensure that every citizen finds it easier to access potable water. This is to be enabled under a new water sector policy being prepared by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.