During recent stakeholder consultation sessions, there were mounting complaints that PATH's process of selecting and approving beneficiaries was very rigid.Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr said the process is undergoing a review, but while that is in train, the Ministry has already taken steps to provide aid to families in need.

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Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says the National Water Commission (NWC) has formally indicated that it will no longer be providing water quality test results to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

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A man has been arrested in relation to the disappearance of University of Technology (UTECH) student Anisa Dilworth.

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Reggae songbird Nadine Sutherland has made her acting debut.

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Head of Police Area 5, Assistant Commissioner, Christopher Phillips, says the recent launch of four neighbourhood watch programmes in St. Catherine is a crucial step in the Constabulary's crime deterrent strategy.The watch programmes were launched in the Hellshire Glades 1, Sandhills Vista, Upperfort A and Sandhills Bay communities at the weekend.

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Dancehall artiste, Kiprich has penned a song lamenting the brutal murder of 9-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon.  

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He made the revelation during the launch of Nurses Week in Kingston yesterday. Noting that one negative story can undermine confidence in the entire profession, Dr. Tufton urged nurses to be steadfast in offering compassionate care.

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The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is urging the government to publicly release all water quality data from Dunn’s River in St. Ann and surrounding areas.

This, after the Public Health Department revealed at the recent meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, that Dunn’s River has failed to meet recreational water quality standards due to elevated total and fecal coli form levels

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This includes heightened surveillance and stricter screening of high-risk agricultural imports.Speaking at the Caribbean Poultry Association’s 8th International Technical Symposium in Kingston today, Portfolio Minister Floyd Green said the move is part of wider efforts to protect Jamaica's poultry industry from the virus.

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The 17 students who were injured in a crash along the Holland Bamboo Main Road in St. Elizabeth yesterday, have been released from hospital and are said to be recovering well.

14 females from Hampton High and three males from Munro College sustained injuries when a Toyota Noah collided with the coaster bus in which they were travelling.

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