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The Lathbury Barracks at the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Up Park Camp headquarters, is to be rebuilt at a cost of $1.6 billion allocated by the Government. Making the announcement in her contribution to the 2012/13 Budget Debate, today June 5, in the House of Representatives, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, informed that construction will be undertaken...

Government's efforts at safeguarding the welfare of the nation's children have been strengthened, with the signing of a $1.2 billion Action Plan with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller announced on June 5. Making her contribution in the 2012/13 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, Mrs. Simpson Miller said the Plan,...

Effective September 1, 2012, contributors  of the NHT who qualify for loans at 3 per cent interest will now only repay at 1 per cent, while contributors who qualify for loans at 5 per cent will now pay only 3 per cent. These special reduced rates will apply for three years. This was announced Tuesday June 5, by Prime Minister,...

The Government has granted the National Housing Trust (NHT) tax free status in respect of General Consumption Tax (GCT), stamp duty, property tax and transfer tax for the next two years, as means of providing affordable housing for low income workers, particularly persons who earn less than $10,000 per week. This was announced Tuesday June 5, by Prime Minister, the...

Scores of persons gathered at the St. William Grant Park downtown Kingston last night (June 4), for the beacon lighting ceremony in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, headed the list of dignitaries at the ceremony, which included performances from the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force; the Boys'...

Many persons from communities in  Western Jamaica turned out at the Diamond Jubilee celebration for The Queen, held on June 4, at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, in Sam Sharpe Square, St. James. There were tributes in popular and gospel songs, with the Custos of  St. James, Hon. Ewen  Corrodus,  describing the  occasion as fitting for an icon who has...

The Government has removed the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity bills for all residential customers, making good on an election promise.  This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on June 5, while making her contribution to the 2012/13 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives. “We made a promise before the elections to relieve...

The Ministry of Education will be reaching out even more to primary schools as of September this year, as it will be providing the books that are required for each grade of every school. Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement as he addressed a Students’ Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at the Cambridge Primary School,...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says work has commenced on the establishment of a single anti-corruption agency, which will primarily comprise civilians stakeholders, such as attorneys and investigators. Speaking at the launch of the multi-agency Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA), at the Police Officers’ Club, Hope Road, St. Andrew, on June 4, Senator Golding informed...

Residents of the adjoining districts of Comfort Hall and Scarlett Hall near Falmouth in Trelawny, have joined together to establish a neighbourhood watch group, sending a clear message of zero tolerance against crime and all criminal activities in the area. The Comfort Hall/Scarlett Hall Community Development Association and Neighbourhood Watch was officially launched on June 3 during a ceremony at...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is appealing to Jamaicans to celebrate the nation’s children in this the 50th year of the country’s independence. “One thing I know, without a shadow of a doubt, is that our Jamaican children are packed with potential and all they need is for somebody to pull it out of...

The Technical Campus of the Brown’s Town Community College is providing  training and certification to fill the demand for skilled persons such as welders, mechanics and drivers, given the many mega projects taking place in Jamaica and the wider region. According to the Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Carolyn Hayle, some 5,000 drivers and operators of heavy equipment...