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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a ground-breaking ceremony for a major housing project consisting of 1,400 units in Barrett Hall, St. James, on April 10.

PM Says Housing Developers Must Prioritise Health and Lifestyle in Designs

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says housing projects must be transformative to the point where developers should be prioritising health and lifestyle in their designs. Speaking at a ceremony to break ground for the development of 1,400...

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

Titchfield High Being Honoured by Portland Municipal Corporation for SCQ 2025 Triumph

Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, poses for a photo with Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Jacqueline Green-Scaffe (left), and Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, following Thursday’s (April 10) handover ceremony for five maritime patrol vessels donated by the Government of Japan to the island’s security forces. The event was held at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Base in Port Royal, Kingston.

Japan Praised for Aiding Jamaica in Reducing Major Crimes and Murders

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday (April 10).

Police in St. Elizabeth Commended for Reducing Crime in the Parish

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the opening of Outsource2Jamaica on Thursday (April 10), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

US$50 Million to Further Upgrade Port of Kingston This Year

1 year ago Works / Construction

Temporary Closure of Roadway from Highgate to Richmond in St. Mary

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the roadway from Highgate to Richmond in St. Mary will be closed this weekend. The closure will take place on Sunday, April 13, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The NWA says that the roadway is being closed to facilitate the replacement of a pipe culvert...

1 year ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Priory to Bamboo Roadway in St. Ann to be Closed for Repairs

Commencing at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, a section of the Priory to Bamboo roadway in St. Ann will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure, which will be in the Sleepy Hallow area, is to facilitate the replacement of a burnt-out culvert along that roadway. The road is scheduled to be reopened at 6:00 p.m. Manager of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a moment with Vice-President at the Port Authority of Jamaica in charge of business process outsourcing (BPO) and logistics, Gloria Henry, before delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony of Outsource2Jamaica on Thursday (April 10), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

1 year ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Ground Breaking for Caymanas Special Economic Zone in June

Ground is expected to be broken for the Caymanas Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in St. Catherine in another two months. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while delivering the keynote address during the opening ceremony of Outsource2Jamaica on Thursday (April 10) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. “We have now completed the...

Culinary Arts Development Specialist, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Jane Jerry.

1 year ago Culture

Hundreds to Participate in Culinary Arts Competition

More than 900 culinary talents from the western, central, northern and eastern regions will be taking part in the 2025 cycle of the Culinary Arts Competition. The competition, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), kicked off on Wednesday, April 9, at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall, Westmoreland. It will continue on Wednesday, April 16 at Kendal Camp Site...

Director General, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (second right), presents the Aerodrome Operator Certificate to Chief Executive Officer, PAC Kingston Airports Limited (PACKAL), Sitara English-Byfield (second left), during the certification ceremony at the JCAA corporate office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). Also participating in the event are (from left) President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; Director of Operations, PACKAL, Theresa Benjamin, and JCAA Chairman, Major General (ret’d) Stewart Saunders. PACKAL are the operators of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).

1 year ago Transport

PACKAL Achieves Regulated Aerodrome Certification for Norman Manley Int’l Airport

Operators of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), PAC Kingston Airport Ltd. (PACKAL), have received certification for the facility’s operation as a regulated aerodrome. This was disclosed by Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during the certification ceremony at the JCAA’s corporate office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). Mr. Williams-Singh informed that the certification is granted...

Legal Counsel with the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Scheree Miller, speaks at a JIS Think Tank, today (April 10), at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

1 year ago AgricultureFisheries

JACRA Urges Stakeholders to Get Licensed

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) is urging unregulated stakeholders operating in specific agricultural sectors to get licensed. JACRA is the regulatory body responsible for coconut, cocoa, coffee, ginger, nutmeg, pimento, and turmeric, and is empowered by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act, 2017. The Act requires that persons must have a JACRA licence respective to their sector,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the Ministry’s projects during Wednesday’s (April 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

1 year ago Agriculture

Essex Valley Cold Storage Facility to Open Doors in June

Farmers and agro-processors could have cold storage access as early as June 2025 when the Essex Valley cold storage unit in St. Elizabeth is slated for completion. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, informed that he recently toured the site, which is expected to be the largest government-owned cold storage facility, occupying more than 3,000 square feet....