Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Master Plan for the Government Oval project does not see the demolition of all buildings in the area. The Prime Minister indicated that the plan proposes the redevelopment of sections of Heroes Circle and the neighbouring communities which border the area including sections of Central and West Kingston and Southern St. Andrew. “The mandate...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for the lifting of embargoes against the Republic of Cuba. As the Prime Minister delivered his statement to world leaders, he noted that societies function best within an inclusive global environment, where no one feels left behind. “Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must be people-centred. Embargoes and other financial and economic barriers...

The standard of living of residents of Maxfield Park in St. Andrew is expected to be greatly improved with the development of an $860-million housing project in the community. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (October 3), broke ground for the Maxfield Park Development Project, which will see the construction of another 210 housing solutions for National Housing...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has provided $2 million to Netball Jamaica for the staging of the 2018 ‘Sunshine Series’. The funds were granted through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). The Ministry has also underwritten the cost of the entertainment package for the half-time shows for the international five-match netball test. Scheduled for the National Indoor Sports...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 2) approved the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 fiscal year. This means that the Government will be spending an additional $17.42 billion for this financial year. The Estimates show that the budget has been increased from $773.68 billion to $791.11 billion. Recurrent (housekeeping) expenses have moved from $560.04 billion to $572.46 billion,...

Several local businesses have adopted environmentally friendly measures in their operations, in line with the Government’s policy to reduce the volume of plastic waste in the country. Starting January 1, 2019, the Government will be imposing a ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories of plastic packaging materials. Among the businesses that have already taken action...

Minister of Education, Youth and Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid has reiterated that in about five years, students sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects will do some aspects of their examinations online. “They’re already doing marking online, and all CXC exams are likely, within the next five years, to be online,” Senator Reid said, as he addressed a Teacher...

The Performance Task aspect of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), previously scheduled for December, has been pushed back to March 2019. The Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Test components will be conducted in February 2019 and April 2019, respectively, as previously scheduled. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during a press briefing at...