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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering his Budget presentation in Gordon House on Thursday (March 19).

SEZ Investments To Exceed US$3.1 Billion Over Next Five Years

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says investments in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) operations are projected to exceed US$3.1 billion over the next five years. New and expanded SEZ space is projected to increase by 3.1 million square feet...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

DBJ Provides Additional $10 Billion For Onlending

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.

SDC Provides Support To Tackle COVID-19

Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on March 12.

UWI Principal Announces Plans To Build New Western Campus

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s 'Breakfast with the CEO' at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston earlier this month.

JBDC Mapping Cultural And Creative Industries

Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses a Business Continuity Seminar on Disaster Management, hosted by the Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 6.

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Businesses In St. James To Submit Continuity Plan.

The St. James Municipal Corporation says as of April 1, 2020, businesses within the parish will be required to submit a business continuity plan, which seeks to mitigate risks associated with a disruption of operations in the event of a natural disaster. Parish Disaster Coordinator at the Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, says the plan ensures that a company’s assets and...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

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Bailey Bridge At Riverton City Landfill To Be Completed By January 2021

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Bailey bridge to be erected at the Riverton City landfill in Kingston, at a cost of $75 million, is slated for completion by January 2021. Mr. McKenzie said the temporary bridge, for which funding has been earmarked in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, will replace the existing structure...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during the ceremony to break ground for a US$1-billion multi-resort development – Sugar Cane Bay Jamaica – in Llandovery, St. Ann, on February 28.

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Significant Opportunities For Farmers Expected From Sugar Cane Bay Resort Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the proposed US$1-billion dollar Sugar Cane Bay Jamaica multi-resort development in Llandovery, St. Ann, presents significant investment opportunities for farmers in the parish and the wider country. Speaking at the ceremony to break ground on February 28, Mr. Green indicated that the Ministry, through...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Caribbean Director, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.

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PM Breaks Ground For Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (March 3), broke ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, which will be undertaken at a cost of approximately $950 million. The project aims to create protective infrastructure that will safeguard the Port Royal Street corridor, downtown Kingston, against the adverse effects of natural disasters and climate...

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Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project A Major Milestone in Sustainable Development – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has hit another milestone on its path to sustainable development with the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project. Prime Minister Holness was speaking yesterday (Tuesday, March 3) at the Groundbreaking ceremony for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, Downtown Kingston. He said the Government has been working assiduously toward positioning Kingston as...

Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addressing journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Peisha Bryan.

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PIOJ Reports Gains Under Vision 2030

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting gains under the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure while reporting on the 2018 targets during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly briefing at the Institute’s head office in New Kingston. Vision 2030 Jamaica aims to reposition the island to achieve developed country...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann, on Friday, February 28. Also taking part (from left) are: Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Armando Chomat; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Mayor of St. Ann

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Ground Broken For US$1 Billion Multi-resort Development In St. Ann

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Friday (February 28), broke ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann. The project is being executed by Karisma Hotels and Resorts on a 226-acre property that will add approximately 4,700 new rooms in the tourism sector. The...