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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), along with officials with the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), views operations at the Rio Cobre Dam Head system in St. Catherine, during a tour on Tuesday (March 18).

Rio Cobre Dam Conversion Project Providing Reliable Access to Water for Farmers

St. Catherine farmers are being provided with reliable access to water to boost agricultural production under the Rio Cobre Dam Head and Bushy Park Canal Conversion Project. The National Irrigation Commission (NIC), which owns the Rio Cobre Dam, continues to...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third left, seated), newly installed Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left. seated), and members of the Office of the Custos join 51 newly appointed Justices of the Peace for the parish as they proudly display their Instruments of Appointment.

Justices of the Peace Urged to Champion Integrity in Their Communities

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11).

Natural-Disaster Risk Financing Ensured Swift Recovery from Severe Weather Events – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left), interacts with participants during Wednesday’s (March 19) launch of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Education in Schools Programme at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. From left are Micro:bit Educational Foundation Global Partnerships Director, Melanie Washington; British Council Country Director, Damion Campbell; British Council Caribbean Regional Director, Americas, Joanna Burke; Camperdown Primary and Infant School students, Daniel Walters and Ondrej McLeod; and Lister Mair Gilby High School student, Yashieka Wray.

British Council Launches GB£1.7M Three-Year STEAM Education in Schools Programme

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing a capacity-building session on e-commerce and the digital economy, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 19. The session was jointly organised by the Ministry and the International Trade Centre.

Gov’t Building Out Digital Ecosystem to Facilitate Trade

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is reminding Jamaicans that the Referendum will not happen at the same time as the General Election. The Minister was speaking at a JIS Think Tank, today (March 19), at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

1 year ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

No Referendum at Time of General Election

Jamaicans are being advised that the Referendum, which forms a critical part of the transition process from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic, will not be held at the same time as the upcoming General Election. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has said that before a Referendum can take place, a Referendum Bill will first...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, takes a photo of the Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant in St. Andrew.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

NWC Investing More Than $1.8B in Sewage Treatment and Water Infrastructure Modernisation

The National Water Commission (NWC) has programmed $1.8 billion for the rehabilitation and upgrading of wastewater treatment facilities. This is part of multibillion-dollar investments aimed at rectifying aging pipelines and integrating renewable energy solutions as part of efforts to modernise Jamaica’s water infrastructure. The goal is to expand the NWC’s capacity, strengthen the entity’s resilience and reduce inefficiencies. Details are...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a JIS Think Tank, today (March 19), at the Agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

1 year ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Road to Republic More Than 50 % Complete

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work being done to transition the country from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic is more than 50 per cent complete. The constitutional reform process remains high on the Government’s agenda as the country seeks to complete the Independence journey started in 1962, by establishing a Jamaican President as...

1 year ago Water

NWC to Invest $10 Billion in Water Infrastructure

The NWC will be investing $10.067 billion in capital expenditure for 2025/26 to facilitate infrastructure upgrades, network expansion, and service improvements. This is contained in 2025/26 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, recently. The major investments planned, include the commencement of the Western...

1 year ago Housing

HAJ to Significantly Increase Production in 2025/26

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be significantly increasing housing production and improve the affordability of housing units, in the 2025/26 fiscal year. The agency will also focus on upgrading infrastructure in marginalised communities and increase the issuance of certificates of title. This is contained in the 2025/26 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the...

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, making his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the house of Representatives on Tuesday (March 18) at Godon House.

1 year ago BudgetFinance & Public ServiceParliament

Opposition Leader Hails Reduction in Murders

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, is welcoming the decline in the murder rate, so far, this year. “This year, murders are down quite significantly, 30 per cent down versus last year (2024), a trend which every well-thinking Jamaica wishes to continue,” Mr. Golding said. He was making his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the house of Representatives...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listen to a point from Social Work Practitioner and Founder and Director of One Step Forward Consultancy (OSFC), Patricia McKenzie-Thomas (second left), during discussion at the OSFC International Social Work Conference held on Tuesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also sharing in the conversation are President of the Jamaica Association of Social Workers, Jacqueline Bryan (left); and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Kennecy Davidson (left), representing portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

1 year ago Foreign AffairsLabourSocial Security

200 Social Workers Being Recruited

The number of social workers employed within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s parish offices will be bolstered with the recruitment of an additional 200 practitioners. They will add to the close to 200 social workers who are already engaged in these spaces and at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston, said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. ....