Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shows off his inked right index finger after casting his ballot in the 2024 Local Government elections at the Mona High School in Eastern St. Andrew on February 26.

A budgetary allocation of just over $1.5 billion has been made to complete the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, which began in 2019, is slated to end in December 2024. It aims to provide access to irrigation...

The Government has allocated approximately $225 million to increase Jamaica’s resilience to climate change and reduce poverty through the implementation of an Integrated and Sustainable Landscape Management Methodology. Details of the provision are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke....

The Blenheim, Hanover birthplace of National Hero and Jamaica’s first Prime Minister, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, where a floral tribute ceremony commemorating the 140th anniversary of his birth was held on Saturday (February 24).

More than $359 million has been earmarked to continue Global Services Skills (GSS) Project implementation during fiscal year 2024/25. The Project aims to promote the Global Services Sector’s (GSS) growth in Jamaica, particularly in higher value-added segments. It specifically intends to provide the sector with better skilled workers and increase Jamaica’s institutional capacity to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and...

The Government will be proceeding with plans to introduce legislation to impose stiffer penalties for improper waste disposal. Legislation is to be passed to increase the fines for illegal and improper disposal of municipal waste, and a bill will be tabled requiring citizens to separate their garbage. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who made the...

Thirty-nine public health officers have received professional certification in Healthcare Administration and Leadership from the University of Technology (UTech). The officers, drawn from the four Regional Health Authorities, participated in the six-month virtual training course, which was administered by UTech’s College of Health Science in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The course is designed to meet the...