Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 15 major construction projects are slated for Kingston and St. Andrew as part of the continued development of the Corporate Area. “The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has several projects for downtown Kingston, including apartment buildings, office buildings, parking facilities and cultural and entertainment facilities,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking at...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development invested $260 million in the 2018/19 fiscal year to rehabilitate and repair flood-damaged and other parochial roads right across the island. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his address in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 28). “One of the projects that we...

Eleven of 28 modern concrete homes for indigent persons living outside the infirmary system, on which work commenced during the last fiscal year, have either been completed or are at various stages of completion. These, according to Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, include two built in Lime Hall and Beecher Town, St. Ann, at a combined...

The Bog Walk Development Area Committee, in partnership with the Social Development Commission (SDC) will host their inaugural Orange Festival in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 31. The event, which is being staged to highlight the cultural heritage and prominence of the orange fruit in the area, will bring together over 200 participants from the communities within the development...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on leaders in the public and private sectors to focus more on productivity and human development for growth in the economy. Speaking at the opening of an Organisation Development Transformation Conference today (May 21), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Shaw said low productivity and...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is constructing an infant department at the Barrett Town Primary School in St. James at a cost of $34 million. Funding is being provided by the European Union (EU) under its Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP IV). Project Manager at JSIF, Celia Dillon, said that the four-classroom infant school, which will accommodate more than 110...

The Social Development Commission’s (SDC) Walderston Cluster of Primary Schools Spelling Bee Competition is serving to encourage competitive academic participation among other educational institutions across Manchester. The competition, which is in its second year, was held from April 10 to May 14. It involved 42 grade-four and five students from seven primary schools, participating in three rounds of matches. Students...