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Steady Decline in Parish Court Case Backlogs

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says data over the past six years shows outstanding improvements in addressing case backlogs in the parish courts. “There has been a steady decline in the net backlog of cases from 17.98 per cent in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Tameka Martin Troupe, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, at Thursday’s (September 8) presentation ceremony at Jamaica House.

Outstanding Educators Receive PM’s Medal of Appreciation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking on the benefits of revising the National Housing Trust (NHT) subsidy policy, during the Sandown Palms Housing Development’s ground-breaking ceremony in Portmore on Friday (August 26).

NHT Income-Targeted Subsidies to Benefit Poorest

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

State Minister Commends 2022 Chevening Scholars

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plants a tree on the site of the recently completed Majesty Gardens phase 1A housing development in St. Andrew. Among those looking on is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, where the development is located, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke (right).

Prime Minister Holness handed over the keys to the proud new homeowners during a ceremony on August 24. The development, comprising 32 duplex units, was spearheaded by the National Housing Trust (NHT). — Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plants a tree on the site of the recently completed Majesty Gardens phase 1A housing development in St. Andrew. Among those looking on is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, where the development is located, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke (right). Prime Minister Holness handed over the keys to the proud new homeowners during a ceremony on August 24. The development, comprising 32 duplex units, was spearheaded by the National Housing Trust (NHT).

1,505 New Housing Solutions to Be Developed in The Corporate Area

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Moves Reloaded

The Ministry of Health and Wellness, on Thursday (August 25), sought to reignite the nation’s passion for health and exercise, through its ‘Jamaica Moves Reloaded’ fair at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Hundreds of persons turned out for the event that signalled the resumption of face-to face interactions under the ‘Jamaica Moves’ initiative, which were disrupted by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with beneficiaries of the $14.7 billion Catherine Estates housing development in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 26).

4 years ago Housing

Improvement In Housing Agency of Jamaica’s Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has recorded an improvement in its operations, and is no longer deemed a fiscal risk to the Government. Speaking at the handover of 51 units at the $14.7 billion Catherine Estates housing development in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 26), Mr. Holness said the HAJ,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator, the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fourth from left), turns on a pipe during the commissioning of the $475 million Nonpareil/Retirement/Orange Hill water System in Westmoreland on Thursday (August 25). Sharing the moment (from left) are Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Vice President of Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr; Councillor/Caretaker, Negril Division, Owen James; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson; and NWC Regional Manager for Westmoreland and Hanover, Jeffrey Smith.

4 years ago Water

9,000 Residents in Westmoreland Get Improved Water Supply

Approximately 9,000 residents in 12 communities across Westmoreland now have access to improved water supply, following the commissioning of the $475 million Nonpareil/Retirement/Orange Hill Water System on Thursday (August 25). Among the beneficiary areas are White Hall, Mount Airy, Hog Haven, Orange Hill, Sections of West End, Good Hope, Retirement, Little Bay, Revival, Brighton, Negril, and Cherry Hill. The project...

4 years ago EducationYouth

Petrojam Continues Support of PEP Students

Oil refinery company, Petrojam, has awarded four scholarships to this year’s top performers in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at the Greenwich Primary and St. Andrew Primary schools. The two males and two females who have each received a $60,000 annual scholarship and a brand-new laptop from the company are St. Andrew Primary’s Adrianna Whittingham and Robert Reynolds and...

Onion farmer, Lawrence Lynch, on his farm in Yallahs, St Thomas, where he has contributed to the parish considerably exceeding the national onion yield.

4 years ago Agriculture

St. Thomas Farmers Making Strides in Onion Production

Farmers in St. Thomas are being lauded for their significant strides in onion production, which has considerably surpassed the national yield. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., noted that during the fall season, more than 100 hectares of onion have been produced in the parish, with the support of the Ministry’s production incentive programme. “The parish also exceeded...

Managing Director of the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA Trust), Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, speaks at JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, August 26.

4 years ago Education

HEART/NSTA Trust Offers Globally Competitive Training to Develop Labour Force

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA Trust) remains committed to developing Jamaica’s labour force, by offering globally competitive training and employment opportunities. This is being done through the organisation’s Triple Access Strategy, which outlines three priority areas of focus for the strategic period (2022-2026) and is in alignment with the Vision 2030 National Development Goal 1,...

Theatre and Drama Development Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Shaun Drysdale.

4 years ago Culture

JCDC Selects 22 Aspiring Filmmakers to Create Short Films

Some 22 first-time filmmakers have been selected to create short films under the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) FI WI Short Film Competition. The Competition, the brainchild of the JCDC’s Drama and Theatre Arts Unit, was open to young Jamaicans 12 to 18 years old and adults 19 years and over who have never made a film or had a...