A sum of $798.7 million has been allocated to carry out infrastructural works to several office buildings of agencies of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The money has been set aside in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the sum, $478 million has been allotted to commence and complete construction of the build-out...

The Haile Selassie High School, in St. Andrew, is to receive a donation of $600,000 from His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, grandson of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Haile Selassie. Announcement of the donation was made on Friday (April 22), at the annual Founder’s Day event, which was held on the lawns of the institution. The...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-Gov Jamaica Limited, Herman Athias, says his Agency continues to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the nation’s Government agencies, 30 years later. “This organisation continues to make contributions with applications that deliver a much better and timely quality of service to our citizens. In that regard, it enhances the productivity of the country. We...

The Ministry of Finance and Planning will carry on with the implementation of the Caribbean Criminal Asset Recovery Programme (CCARP), for which a sum of $10.2 million has been allocated in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme, which commenced in January 2013, is designed to support the strengthening of the Financial Investigations Division...

The St. James police are warning that there will be no safe haven for criminals in the parish and is calling on residents to ostracise them from the communities. “One of the best forms of ostracism is a thing called social sanction,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of the parish, Steve McGregor. “When the criminals get the...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and has planned a slew of activities to mark the milestone. The yearlong celebrations commenced on Sunday (April 24), with a church service at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew. Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, said the entity will be relaunching its website in May,...

The Palisadoes Shoreline and Road Project is slated to be completed in December. The Government has allocated $8 million for the final stage of works. The funds are contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Initiated in July 2010, the Palisadoes project aims is to address the flooding of the road corridor, while also...

The Rural Road Rehabilitation Project II has been allocated $830 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. The project, which got underway in 2008, seeks to rehabilitate approximately 47 kilometres of roads in the parishes of Trelawny, Clarendon, and Manchester in order to facilitate socio-economic development and integration of the three parishes. The roads include the 16-kilometre stretch from Stettin...

His Excellency The Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, has on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, appointed the under-mentioned Attorneys-at-Law as Queen's Counsel, with effect from April 7, 2016: Senator Thomas Tavares-Finson Mrs. Valerie Neita-Robertson