Road, water and sewerage improvement works will be undertaken in sections of the Corporate Area at a cost of $1.24 billion. Cabinet has approved the award of a contract for the Munroe/Wellington Road Water and Sewerage project, which will entail sections of Old Hope Road, Retreat and Seymour Avenues. Bacchus Engineering Works Limited will be engaged to carry out the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is highlighting the need for a review of the role of the Cabinet in the public procurement process. Opening the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 12, Dr. Clarke said data suggest that often, the Cabinet process can take up to 25 per...

Cabinet has approved a map of the proposed parish of Portmore, prepared by the National Land Agency (NLA). This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, during Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said the map’s approval is a “technical step” that forms...

Cabinet has approved implementation of the US$20-million (approximately $3-billion) Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunities (SPIRO) Project. This follows submissions from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, with comprehensive justification by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided details...

Retired public servant Dr. Carlton Davis on Thursday (March 7), launched his autobiography entitled ‘My Life’, which chronicles his over 40 years of distinguished service in the public sector. Dr. Davis, served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Jamaica civil service between 1993 and 2008. In his remarks at the book launch held King’s House, Governor- General, His Excellency...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on Jamaicans to use the Lenten period, which begins on Ash Wednesday (February 14), to pray for the nation. “There are so many challenges facing our nation and, indeed, there may be challenges facing you personally. Pray; give thanks, pray in supplication. Prayer recognises the limit of man and at the...

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell (second left), engages with General Secretary, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Tifonie Powell Williams (second right), and Immediate Past President, JCSA, O'Neil Grant during the JCSA President’s luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston in St. Andrew on December 7.  At left is President of the Association, Techa Clarke-Griffiths. The President's luncheon serves as...

A strong public service is critical in enabling Jamaica to achieve the level of development for which it strives. Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, in making the declaration at the recent awards ceremony for the top civil servants of the year, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, said that a key characteristic of a developed country is the...

Cabinet has approved a $330-million special housing-related response programme to assist persons to undertake minor house repairs. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21), said that each constituency will be allocated $5 million. “The idea behind this is to target those households that are vulnerable to weather,...