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Plans are in progress for the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme initiative, JamaicaEye, to be rolled out in the parish of St. Elizabeth. The national CCTV surveillance programme incorporates cameras owned by the Ministry of National Security as well as feeds from privately owned CCTV cameras. Listen to this edition of Round About Ja out how this initiative will...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) which provides training for Justices of the Peace and other persons employed within and outside of the Justice sector, is encouraging students to continue their training programmes online. Face to face teaching and learning was put on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, however, Director and Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, says so...

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) is ensuring that the celebration of the nation’s children continues despite the COVID-19 pandemic. National Child Month 2020 was launched virtually on April 15 under the theme ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’, and Chair of the Committee, Pauline Mullings says that will be the format for most of the planned celebrations. Find out more about this...

In order to support the Government’s latest COVID-19 containment efforts, local manufacturing company, Cal’s is donating food items to assist residents of Corn Piece in Clarendon. The donations were recently handed over at a ceremony at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s warehouse in Kingston. Find out more about this initiative on Round About Ja. 

The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is providing financial assistance to employees who have been laid off since March 10 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-billion dollar relief programme, opened on April 9 has received 333 thousand applications for the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources to Employees (CARE) Programme up to Monday afternoon....

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting a reduction in the backlog of garbage collected over the last few weeks. The national COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented by the Government has led to a reduction of traffic on the roadways, which has improved service delivery for the Authority. Press play to find out more about these new developments on...

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, has stepped up the trucking of water to residents across the parish as efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 continue. This after the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development recently allocated $6 million to municipal corporations to intensify water trucking efforts in drought-stricken communities. Press play to find out more on this edition of...

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation has received a donation of items from the Jamaica Guangdong Association community to help in the fight against COVID-19 in the parish. The items are valued at approximately 1.5 million dollars and were handed over on Thursday April 2. Find out more about how the Chinese community is helping Jamaica to fight the spread of COVID19...

The protection of Jamaica’s senior population and those in the country’s infirmaries from the coronavirus COVID-19, remain critical to the government during the pandemic. With this in mind, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, recently outlined that the first phase of the programme to clean and sanitize infirmaries and golden age homes across Jamaica has been completed....

As part of efforts to cater for Jamaica’s homeless population, especially with the looming COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has opened an additional 100-bed shelter on Church Street in downtown Kingston. Press play to find out how this will transform lives on this edition of Round About Ja.

As part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the parish of St. James, The St. James Municipal Corporation has started the cleaning and sanitising of public areas in Montego Bay. The cleaning operations began on Monday March 30, where a number of streets and sidewalks in downtown Montego Bay were scoured and disinfected. Press play to hear...