The Government will be tabling a Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23 in early December. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that this is to facilitate the payment of salaries to public-sector workers under the new compensation system by Christmas. He explained that the revised estimates will distribute the funds from Finance...

Jamaica has formalised a major multi-agency effort to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and transnational organised crime in the fisheries sector. The ‘Blue Justice Initiative’ was launched today (November 23) at the AC Hotel in Kingston, with several agencies of government signing an agreement to support the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, through intense collaboration. “This is...

A new water treatment plant will be constructed in Content, St. Catherine, to better meet the demand for water in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), Portmore and Spanish Town. The plant, which is expected to be the second largest in Jamaica, will be able to transfer 15 million gallons of water to benefit approximately 150,000 customers. Construction is slated to...

The Government is working to get the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority up and running by the next financial year. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, provided the update at the GOJ Technology Showcase on November 23. The event was hosted by e-Gov Jamaica Limited, at the University of the West Indies...

A total of 101 firearms and 3,000 rounds of ammunition were handed over to the authorities under the gun amnesty, which ended recently. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 22. The amnesty, which started on November 5, ended at midnight on Saturday, November 19. Mr. Holness...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, will observe Eat Jamaican Day on Friday, November 25. This year’s celebration marks 19 years of highlighting efforts aimed at repositioning the agricultural sector, through developing a programme of sustainable food security. Eat Jamaican Day will be celebrated on the grounds of Devon House, 26 Hope...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting growth of 17.4 per cent for the third quarter of the year, from July to September. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., in making the disclosure in a release recently, said that the out-turn represents six consecutive quarters of growth since the second quarter of 2021. He lauded the farmers for their...