As part of flood mitigation measures, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be targeting several major gullies for work to enhance the country’s flood control response. To this end, the Agency will be undertaking works to reconstruct the gully walls and inverts on parts of the Sandy Gully in St. Andrew North, the North and South Gullies in St. James...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says 12 new Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are now under construction. Mr. Holness who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18, said the SEZs which span a variety of industries, total 1.1 million sq. ft of new space. “Business confidence in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to commence work under the Lengthman Programme in 2021/2022, with a pilot that will run from Dunrobin Avenue along Washington Boulevard to Mandela Highway leading to the Jose Marti Round-a-bout in St. Catherine. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the...

In 2020, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recorded a 53 per cent clear up rate for homicides, compared to 39 per cent in 2019. Making the disclosure in the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness said cyber forensics and DNA evidence played a critical role in the clear...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is pursuing bilateral and commercial options to acquire additional COVID-19 vaccines, to supplement supplies already delivered to Jamaica or which are slated to arrive over the forthcoming months. Jamaica has so far, received 64,400 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to facilitate the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, now underway. These include:...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the police will continue to do the meticulous investigative work necessary to dismantle all the gangs in the country. Making his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18, Mr. Holness noted that over the last three years, 167 gangsters have been arrested and 130 placed...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the use of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) has worked to reduce murders and shootings wherever they have been deployed. “I remain proud of the fact that this Administration was able to deploy and implement a framework to enable our security forces to use extraordinary powers and enhanced measures without doing violence...