The Government is continuing work to expand the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector through investment of US$4,721,988.88 on further infrastructure buildout. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said this includes a Cabinet-approved contract in the sum of US$3,792,630.13, which has been awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to undertake foundation work for three BPO...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has indicated that attaining universal numeracy at the primary level of the education system is a priority. “That will take some time. The last time I checked, we were in the region of about 60 per cent of students attaining mastery in the national numeracy exams at grade four,” he noted. He was...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the government will embark on a programme aimed at transforming the collection and management of garbage before the end of this year. Mr Holness was speaking at the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony today (June 7) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The prime minister announced that the government is...

Cabinet has approved an additional $1.3 billion to continue work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) recovery project during the 2017/18 fiscal year. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. He said that preliminary projections are for another $189-million allocation to the project in...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has pointed to the need for increased international funding for tourism projects. He said that despite the positive impact of the tourism on economies worldwide, the industry remains under-represented in funding by bilateral and multilateral donors. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at a press conference on June 6 at the Consulate General of Jamaica...

The Ministry of Justice has acquired and renovated 119A Maxfield Avenue to house the Coroner’s and Special Coroner’s Court. The facility will be formally handed over to the Judiciary on Wednesday June 7, 2017. The relocation of the Courts to the new location is part of the Ministry’s thrust to modernize the physical infrastructure of Justice institutions and is a...

The National Identification and Registration Bill was re-tabled in the House of Representatives on June 6. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, withdrew the original Bill on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “The main considerations were that there were several changes to be made and it was most appropriate that the Bill should be withdrawn and...