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KSAMC Launches December Employment-Generation Programme With $2.5M Allocation Per Division
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has activated its December employment-generation programme with a $2.5-million allocation to each division, targeting community-improvement works across the municipality during the holiday period. The initiative is projected to generate short-term employment while...
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SDC Stages Activities to Reignite Local Economies
In a vibrant push to reignite local economies and strengthen community bonds following the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the Social Development Commission (SDC) will host a full slate of Economic Villages and Business Opportunity Events (BOEs) throughout December 2025. The month-long activation underscores the Commission’s steadfast commitment to rebuilding grassroots economic resilience and providing vital platforms for micro and small...
Over 1,000 Body-Worn Cameras to Be Acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force
Cabinet has approved the procurement of more than 1,000 body‑worn cameras for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 9). Dr. Holness noted that this procurement is the first in a series, with additional body‑worn cameras to follow. “Just to be clear to...
$225 Million Spent to Purchase Food for Hurricane Victims
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is reporting that $225.1 million has been spent on procuring food for the Hurricane Melissa emergency response up to December 9. The category-five hurricane dealt a devastating blow to western Jamaica on October 28. “It includes $52 million spent pre-hurricane in terms of purchases of food that were pre-positioned across...
Parnassus Agro-Park Irrigation System Withstands Hurricane Melissa’s Impact
Minimal damage to the core irrigation infrastructure at the Parnassus Agro‑Park in Clarendon enabled farmers to regain quick access to water as they rebuild their livelihoods following Hurricane Melissa. The agro‑park forms part of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPADP) and was commissioned in April 2025. It utilises former sugar-cane lands for cultivating cash crops for small, medium, and...
Disaster Relief Honorarium to Employees to Be Tax Exempt
Cabinet has approved amendments to the Income Tax Act to facilitate a regime that allows for a non-taxable treatment of disaster relief honorarium made by employers to employees during periods in which a declaration of disaster has been issued. Cabinet also approved the issuing of drafting instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to give effect to the proposed regime. Minister...
No Christmas Parties for Government Entities
Following the devastation caused by Category Five Hurricane Melissa, Cabinet has issued a directive cancelling Christmas parties across government entities this year. This was stated by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, at Wednesday’s (December 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “We have agreed to allow small in-ministry or in-department recognition...
