The Government will continue to strengthen the country’s legislative framework under Plan Secure Jamaica. Plan Secure Jamaica provides a comprehensive and holistic approach to tackling crime and ensuring a safe and secure society. Making his contribution in the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 16, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Enhanced Security...

Five hundred fifth and sixth-form graduates who have not matriculated to tertiary studies will benefit from a one-year special internship in government entities and companies of private-sector partners. They will also get a monthly stipend of $70,000, said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as he made his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Thursday...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a 30 per cent cut in renewal fees for public passenger vehicles (PPVs). He said that the support, which will last for one year, will benefit route taxi, hackney carriage, rural stage carriage and contract carriers. The Prime Minister, who was making his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the...

The National Commission for Violence Prevention is now developing a 10-year evidence-based National Action Plan, with recommendations for legislative changes and institutional building. The Plan will also include governance and best practices around a full national mobilisation to control and reduce violence as a feature of the society. Making his budget presentation in the House of Representatives on March 16,...

Effective June 1, 2023 the national minimum wage will increase from $9,000 to $13,000 per 40 hour work week. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16). He said that the new rate represents a 44 per cent increase on the...

Effective April 1, Jamaicans will no longer be required to pay tuition or administrative fees for HEART-NSTA Trust programmes up to level four (associate degree), says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.   “This will allow for access to vocational training for all Jamaicans, regardless of economic status. This will be a game changer for poor, underserved youth, who see...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) have been tasked with establishing special security operations around key infrastructure projects. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the aim is to ensure that major projects which will be undertaken are not hijacked by criminals seeking to illicitly benefit from public resources through extortion or...