A Working Group is being established to review the Additional Stamp Duty (ASD) regime, including the application for raw foods, with a view to making necessary adjustments in consultation with stakeholders. This is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to undertake the exercise expeditiously. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure as...

Increased focus will be placed on the Washington Boulevard Improvement Project in fiscal year 2024/25, as the Government works to transform the major roadway that serves as the entry into Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, said that the project will stretch from...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has outlined plans for a Lucea-Hopewell Bypass to assist in easing congestion in the Hanover towns. Mr. Holness, during his recent contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate, told the House of Representatives that the bypass will be a four-lane highway that starts at a grade-separated intersection along the new Long Hill Bypass that...

The Government is looking to launch the tender process for expansion of the North Coast Highway during the fourth quarter of 2024. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness said that the requisite documentation is being compiled. Mr. Holness, who was making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that plans...

The Cabinet has given approval for 3,813 new posts at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and its four regional companies. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement while closing the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 26. “That is across the National Solid Waste Management Authority...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reported that the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St. James is “progressing steadily” and is approximately 30 per cent complete. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), Mr. Holness reminded that the project includes the Montego Bay Bypass Road (15km), the...

The Government is investing billions of dollars in the development of irrigation schemes to improve farmers’ access to water. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in providing details in his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that among the projects is the Southern Plains Irrigation Scheme at a cost of $1.5 billion....