Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard, presenting the Michael Cook Prize for Poetry to Nikki Windross. Occasion was the ‘Poetry in Bloom’ World Poetry Day Awards to celebrate 10 years of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme, hosted by the National Library of Jamaica at Devon House in Kingston, on Thursday (March 21).

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is projecting to commence construction of 15,009 housing solutions across the island during the upcoming fiscal year, which begins April 1. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that more than 96 per cent of the solutions are...

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors will be able to access a new loan product to retrofit their homes with smart energy solutions, as at July 1, 2024. Under the Smart Energy Home Improvement Loan, contributors will be able to acquire any of the following:  solar panels and batteries; solar water heaters; solar insulation; other renewable energy technology such as windmills,...

A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU), under its Agenda 2063. South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, who made the call, said the AU plans have everything that the Continent wants to achieve with their “development ambitions set out...

The new tilapia hatchery under construction in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, is slated for completion towards the end of 2024. The 12,000 sq. ft. facility, being built at a cost of approximately $574 million, is intended to address the major issue of shortages in good-quality seed stock for fish farmers islandwide. Manager for the Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the...

Effective July 1, 2024, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will revise its Home Improvement Loan policy to allow all contributors to access home improvement loans of up to $3.5 million after 10 years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the policy change during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21....

Scores of persons in the downtown Kingston business district benefited from health screening during a recent Health and Wellness Fair, organised by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), in the courtyard adjacent to the entity, on Ocean Boulevard. Services offered included cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar/glucose tests, HIV/syphilis tests, first-aid sensitisation, mental health sessions and dental consultations. In an interview...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) continues to make progress in implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). In his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), Mr. Holness said ETOC reported last week that of the 101 recommendations targeted for...

A sum of $15 billion will be earmarked over the next three years to enhance communities with limited infrastructure. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21. He said that the programme will be undertaken through the Housing Agency of Jamaica...