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Work is underway to address social cases at public hospitals across the island.

Saturday and Night Court sittings have resumed to better address the backlog of cases associated with close to 400,000 outstanding traffic tickets. The sittings are being carried out at the Traffic Court at the branches at Melbourne and Camp Road in Kingston.

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is looking to identify a new date for the completion of the ongoing 2022 Population and Housing Census. The undertaking, which commenced last September, was slated to end on March 31 but according to STATIN Director General, Carol Coy, several administrative issues slowed the pace at which the data collection exercise was progressing. Those...

New Coffee innovation competition added to the upcoming Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

There is a call for greater collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Jamaicans locally and in the diaspora, to tackle the culture of violent confrontations among students in schools.

MPM Waste Management Limited is moving to clear all illegal dumps in St. Catherine as part of an intensive enforcement drive against littering in the parish.

Some 400 Jamaicans will benefit from a 30 million dollar grant to offset the land survey costs associated with registering a parcel of land with the National Land Agency (NLA)

Some 4500 residents in Eastern St Thomas are to benefit from a 20-million-dollar water storage facility commissioned in the area on Wednesday, February 8. Minister with responsibility for Water, Senator Matthew Samuda says the 5000-gallon Frazer Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project marks the first of many that will be undertaken by the National Water Commission this year.

Coffee lovers, both locally and internationally, can mark Saturday, March 25, 2023 on their calendars as the date when the highly anticipated Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival will make its grand return. The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is inviting interested coffee related businesses to register for booths at the Festival.

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) project to transform downtown into a cultural district will be expanded during Reggae Month in February. The initiative, which involves infrastructure and beautification works, aims to highlight the country’s iconic musical heritage while also creating a space for recreation.

Senior citizens in St. Elizabeth and the wider Jamaica are being encouraged to take advantage of the various support services that are available through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

The Jamaica 4H Clubs in partnership with the United Agriculturists and Farmers Association is hosting a webinar on February 2 under the theme the Blue-Green Economy - Responding to Climate Change.

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie says the police are ready for the rollout of the new digitized traffic system on February 1.

Repairs being programmed for two roads in the constituency of Manchester Southern will cost an estimated $415 million dollars. These are the Porus to Red Berry road, which will cost $104 million dollars, and the Newport to Pusey Hill road, to be done at a cost $311 million dollars.

Residents in Southern Manchester to benefit from rehabilitated roadways in the coming months.

Approximately 12,000 Jamaicans awaiting medical procedures under the Cuba-Jamaica Eye Programme, will start receiving treatment when the initiative resumes, during the first quarter of this year.

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams says planning is now underway for the highly anticipated commemoration of Reggae Month in February. Mayor Williams says the annual celebration, which is an important line item on the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC’s) calendar of events, will again seek to showcase the best of Jamaica’s culture.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is pursuing a deliberate and robust approach to addressing, what he terms as, the mental health crises facing Jamaicans. Highlighting poor mental health as a common concern, Mr. Holness says there is the need for proactive steps to be taken in partnership with the church, to prevent private issues from becoming matters of...

Scores of homeless persons and some of St. Ann’s most vulnerable residents were treated to hot meals on January 2 by Correctional Officer and Philanthropist, Donovan Small, in collaboration with members of the Bamboo United Pentecostal Church.

Persons in search of authentic Jamaican made gift items for Christmas are being invited to attend the free Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Crafting for Christmas’ fair. The event will be held on the South Lawns of Devon House on Friday, December 16, beginning at 11 am.