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Ground has been broken for the rehabilitation of the Marchmont to Retrieve Road in Westmoreland at a cost of 75 million dollars.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is exploring a full resumption of face to face classes after the midterm break in March.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, has commended Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) for its rainwater-harvesting project, recently implemented at the Springfield Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth.

Fifteen young Jamaicans have been presented with the 2021 Prime Minister's National Youth Awards for Excellence, held on February 6, for their contribution to the country.

The old Olympic Gardens Police Station building in St. Andrew, is to be retrofitted to provide homes for residents.

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams says National Career Week 2022 will be placing significant focus on new and emerging jobs, to prepare students for the dynamics of the modern labour market.

Entrepreneurs now have access to a weekly blog that provides information on business development strategies. The blog titled ‘Entrepreneur Weekly’ was recently launched by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC).

Jamaica’s sixth COVID-19 Field Hospital, located at the Savanna-La-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, is now operational.

The Harry Watch Primary School in rural Manchester is to be outfitted with a Smart Computer Lab in order to provide students with access to information and communications technology (ICT) in a structured learning environment, to better prepare them for a digital future.

Salt Spring Primary School in St. James is the most recent school to be included in The Safe Passage Project. The project is an intervention to support the safe commute of children to and from school, using specific roadways and throughfares.

Activities for the 15th iteration of Reggae Month have officially been launched. Reggae Month is observed annually in February to celebrate the impact of the musical genre on Jamaica’s social, cultural and economic development.

Forty-seven wards of the State, who excelled in their recent external exams have been recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), for academic achievement.