Mangroves, watersheds prioritised as Government shifts to ecosystem-based hurricane recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Henry Mangrove forests, watersheds and wetlands are to be placed at the centre of Jamaica’s post–Hurricane Melissa recovery strategy, as the Government moves to expand the use of ecosystem-based…

Official reopening of business kiosks and shops at Border, St Elizabeth, on January 16

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) will host the official reopening of the Business Kiosks and Shops at Border, St Elizabeth, on Friday, January 16, at 11:00 am….

NSWMA receives additional $1 billion from government to clear Hurricane Melissa debris

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received $1 billion from the government to begin clearing the approximately 500,000 truckloads of debris that resulted from the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, noted that the sum is in addition to an initial $500 million that the authority received shortly after the category-five hurricane devastated much of the island.

Legislation tabled to increase stipend for jurors

Reading Time: 2 minutesLegislation has been tabled in the House of Representatives to facilitate the much-anticipated increase in stipends for members of the public empanelled to serve as jurors. The amendments to the…

‘Traffic laws are designed to protect, not to punish’

Reading Time: 2 minutesLaws governing safety on the nation’s roads are not designed to punish but rather to protect, says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron-Anglin. “Traffic…

Education ministry mourns victims of St Elizabeth–Westmoreland crash

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of three children and an adult in a tragic two-vehicle collision…