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,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Cabinet will on Monday (Nov. 20) discuss additional allocations that are to be made to continue recovery efforts in the aftermath of the recent heavy rains. “We have made some allocations already in the budget. We made some reserves in the budget to be able to address these kinds of events....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is saddened and concerned about the innocent loss of lives, particularly children, stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Holness made the comments while responding to questions posed during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “On the situation in the Middle East between Israel and...

Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Audit Committees have been commended by Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, for their commitment and achievements. Speaking during Thursday’s (November 9) GOJ Audit Committees’ Conference 2023 at The Summit in New Kingston, Mrs. Sewell disclosed that committees have achieved consistent year-on-year improvement of approximately 20 per cent in responsiveness to audit queries and the implementation of audit...

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, has charged public servants to be resolute in their commitment to effective and efficient systems and services and to be fair, impartial, and professional in the performance of their duties. “Despite the various challenges, the standard of excellence for us as public servants cannot be compromised. Our citizens demand excellence and we must deliver,” she said....

A total of 126 primary and 56 secondary schools are being targeted for intensive intervention as the Ministry of Education and Youth puts measures in place to get back to pre-COVID literacy levels. Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the targeted institutions are those that got an unsatisfactory rating in certain key performance indicators (KPI). These are teaching...

This year’s Parent Month (November) will place greater emphasis on parenting education, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. In her address at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on October 25, at Jamaica House, the Minister said several programmes will be hosted throughout the month. “We have significant programmes in November. We will use it to scale up...