The GIVE (Giving back to the community will Inspire Victory in Everyone) Foundation is committed to improving the lives of people who have fallen upon hard times and can no longer fend for themselves, or have anyone to help them. In December,...
Paternity leave has already been approved for one employee of Massy Distribution who will go off on 25 days leave in June, which equates to five weeks of paid leave, one more week than what fathers in the public sector are entitled. June is the...
A trade union’s recent call for an increase in the national minimum wage from $9,000 per week to $15,000 is justified but could result in job losses, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Metry Seaga has warned. However, he has...
Jamaica will have a major role to play in addressing the region’s air transport connectivity issue which has resulted in passengers spending more money on air fare, and too much time in airports and in the air, to get from one island to another....
The ongoing road infra-structure improvements taking place across the island are already having a positive multiplier effect on tourism bookings for the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), with the capital city Kingston now gaining in...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Jamaica Denise Antonio has called attention to the ongoing devastating impact of illegal fishing on the ocean which is a storehouse of riches that, if harvested in a...
Jamaican exporters are being urged to take note that consumers in the European Union (EU), a market with roughly 450 million people, are becoming more conscious about environmental issues and more selective in their purchases. Ambassador Marianne...
Many Jamaicans face stressful situations in their every day interactions with co-workers, family members, employees, and employers without realising what is causing them to react or deal with certain situations in violent or abusive ways. In making...
Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Mark Golding has call out a developer operating in New Kingston for dumping debris on a vacant lot in the community and issued a warning to other developers of similar ilk to stop disrespecting inner-city...
The Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA), a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, has been challenged to maintain the rigorous standards in the quality of goods and service delivery achieved by its parish offices...
The social protection networks of regional governments and institutions are being eroded by the war between Russia and Ukraine, coupled with pre-existing climate factors which continue to adversely affect the Caribbean’s food production costs which...
Jamaica’s court system is so congested that cases are now being set for mention in 2026 and 2027, a reflection of the unending gridlock affecting the judicial system, Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck has admitted. This is despite ongoing efforts to...
Even though Jamaicans enjoy an impressive track record in conflict resolution using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategies, they are yet to be convinced of its effectiveness as an alternative to the well-established courtroom proceedings,...
Although Jamaica has made tremendous progress in reducing its unemployment rate, which in July stood at an impressive 6.6 per cent, the youth unemployment figure which now stands at 16.6 per cent is troubling, president of the Jamaica Chamber of...
Next year, the government of Japan will donate a 40-cubic-metre combined walk-in cold and freezer room with storage capacities of 6,757 and 4,286 litres, to be installed at the headquarters of the National Health Fund (NHF), that will significantly...
Jamaicans have been charged to nurture good behaviour in their children, and seek to create a wholesome environment in their homes and communities as a counter to the growing indiscipline in the society. Anthony Simpson, a senior member of the...
Sprint legend Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce has challenged Jamaicans from all walks of life to support the Sagicor Sigma 25th Legacy Run on Sunday, February 12, 2023, and in so doing, contribute to Jamaica’s development. She made the call during...
When the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) executives brought the conception of an incubator for the development of an essential oils industry to technocrats at the Ministry of Finance the Public Service, they were immediately sold on...
Much more needs to be done to embolden persons working in the public sector to call out corruption whenever they come up on it during the course of their employment, according to Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson. In addressing the...
Thursday’s overwhelming victory at the fifth staging of the Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards was especially sweet for the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) team, with Chairman Lyttleton ‘Tanny’ Shirley and Managing Director Dr Donald...
Jamaica’s investment in infrastructure to tackle organised crime needs to rack up huge successes to convince citizens that the Government is serious about addressing corruption, according to Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President...
Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Keith Duncan has said that corruption and other crimes continue to be an Achilles heel for the country, preventing it from realising its true potential despite achieving macroeconomic...
The Government has been criticised for not doing more to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic and address the hostile environment in which many infected Jamaicans are forced to survive. Jumoke Patrick, chairman of the Jamaica Civil Society Forum on HIV and...
“Collaborate or die.” That’s the message from Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr Taneisha Ingleton, to educational institutions and people operating in any other business pursuit. “The only way we are going to survive, whether we are...
Yarek Hastings was the toast of his friends on Saturday night after being the first among them to be gifted with a blazer and a tie by Minister of State in the Ministry of Cultur e, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alando Terrelonge, at the...
