Jamaica

The country a recorded 17,1% drop in the birth rate between 2011 and 2021, according to the Statistical Office of Jamaica

The Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James will have access to improved sanitation facilities thanks to a project undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund to upgrade toilets and other washrooms, repair the roof and construct water tank bases

Latest study estimates expense on security by private businesses between US$88 and US$142 million, over 1% of the country’s total output in goods and services, while 18% have reported 4% loss in sales annually due to crime

Jamaica's constitutional framework needs clarification and redefinition, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness after declaring a State of Public Emergency in St. Catherine Parish due to high incidence of organised criminal activity

Elaine Thompson-Herah broke her own meet record yesterday running 10.83 seconds (0.3m/s) to win the women’s 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco

The head of the island's main anti-animal cruelty lobby has criticised the culture of provocation at Jamaica's Lacovia Zoo in St Elizabeth, calling it 'reckless endangerment' after a lion appeared to rip a worker's finger off

The Department of Posts and Telecommunications has connected 73 post offices across the island to the Internet, as it works to automate its services in an effort to transform itself into a modern postal service provider

Operators of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agriculture and fisheries sectors received training on how to transition from informal to formal activities through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation's formalisation project

Crab vendors at the National Heroes Circle in Kingston have been provided with new stalls in a renovation done by J. Wray and Nephew, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation

Using agriculture and land-based therapy to interrupt violence and criminal behaviour among youth is the aim of the Positive Pathways Initiative's social farming programme, which was officially launched in the Flanker community

More than 450.000 low- and middle-income households, consuming up to 200 kWh of electricity/month, will receive a 20% subsidy over the next four months under the government's proposed We CARE Energy Co-Pay programme