The Norman Manley International Airport, NMIA is reporting a significant reduction in energy consumption so far this year, compared to last year.

Environment and Quality Manager, Clayton Mitchell made the disclosure during a forum at the NMIA in Kingston, on Thursday.

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The Old Harbour Bay Primary school in St. Catherine received a face lift today, as scores of volunteers turned up to participate in the Labour Day parish project.

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There were 10 ammunition discoveries at the pre-board screening check point at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, between January and April this year.

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The country's leaders have underscored the vital role every citizen plays in safeguarding the natural resources that protect the environment.

The reminder comes as Jamaica celebrates Labour Day today under the theme: “Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future.”

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Director of Maintenance, Kathryn Prendergast, made the disclosure during an NMIA forum today.She said local contractors were used to fix one of two roofs at the airport.

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Providing an update to Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness, Commanding Officer, Superintendent Coleridge Minto noted that the parish is seeing a 62 per cent reduction in murders.According to Superintendent Minto, this is the lowest reduction recorded in the past ten years.

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Yesterday, the PIOJ released Jamaica's 2023 poverty data, noting that it was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021.PIOJ's Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said this reduction represents the lowest rate recorded since the poverty rate was first measured in 1989.

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Lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has welcomed the guilty verdict against the three police officers charged with Mario Dean’s death in 2014.Dean, who was 31 years old at the time, was allegedly beaten while in police custody on ganja-related charges.He died days later in the hospital.

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The cops were found guilty today after the jury deliberated for two hours.Speaking with reporters after the verdict was handed down, Deane's mother recounted her nervousness as she waited to see if justice would be served for her son.

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Police are searching for a man who allegedly committed several robberies, in May Pen, Clarendon, yesterday.

The man has not been identified by name, but lawmen provided a photograph of the person of interest.

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