Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Government has committed $30 million for the implementation of five water harvesting projects in St. Ann. This is being done to combat drought and other problems resulting from climate change, the Minister said as he addressed the Hinds Town/Orange Park Farmers Group Meeting...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans to better prepare for their future by putting in place a retirement plan, and investing in a pension scheme. “As the population ages and the dependency ratios change, you will not be able depend on children to take care of you. You have to invest a part of your income...

Regional consumer protection officers and standard officers are benefitting from advanced training in the upgraded Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Rapid Alert Exchange System (CARREX) for hazardous, unsafe and defective goods. The three-day workshop got underway on Wednesday (Feb. 8) at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston. CARICOM launched CARREX in 2012 in response to concerns expressed by consumer representatives...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a zero tolerance approach to domestic violence, sexual abuse and the sexual grooming of minors. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday (Feb. 8) at Jamaica House, Mr. Holness said the police force has been charged to intensify its response to these crimes through the use of measures such...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, will travel to the People’s Republic of China next week to sign an agreement with that country’s EXIM Bank for the construction of the southeast coastal highway project at a cost of approximately US$384 million. Mr. Shaw said the new highway will run from Harbour View in Kingston through Morant Bay in...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says Jamaica’s transport sector provides significant opportunities for investment. “We are open and ready to do business with those who are looking for investments that can become game changing. The Vernamfield aerotropolis (airport) concept is one such opportunity waiting to be grasped,” he said. Minister Henry, who was addressing a meeting with...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children by telling what they know about incidents of child abuse. “As a society, are we doing enough?...I think we all have a greater role to play. Unless we all recognise that every child is our individual...