Resident of Flagstaff, St. James, Cedric Grizzle, suffered a devastating setback recently when he lost his house to arson. But with the help of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), he is now the owner of a brand-new home. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, formally handed over the one-bedroom unit to Mr. Grizzle in Flagstaff on...

RIU Resorts Jamaica, has unveiled major upgrades to its Negril property, while maintaining a strong commitment to local employment and cultural preservation. The Spanish hotel chain boasts a 98 per cent local employment rate across its seven properties in Jamaica. This commitment to local hiring extends beyond entry-level positions, with the company actively promoting internal opportunities for Jamaicans, particularly with...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as part of its support to the Government of Jamaica’s hurricane Beryl recovery programme, has donated small grants and inputs to 54 female micro business owners impacted by the hurricane. The beneficiaries, who are from the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, received chickens, feed, irrigation and other farm supplies. The initiative was...

A four-storey medical block and modern courthouse are among the buildings that will line the landscape of the highly anticipated Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas. Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley, confidently declared that “you’re going to be having the most modern courthouse to be built in Jamaica and, by extension, the Caribbean… five [courtrooms] operating...

In her first official visit to St. Thomas, British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, toured the $6-billion Morant Bay Urban Centre project on Thursday (January 30). “It’s really exciting to be here in St. Thomas. I’m very pleased to see how much progress has been made,” she told journalists, following the extensive tour. “Whilst we don’t currently...

A phased handover of the Morant Bay Urban Centre project in St. Thomas is expected to begin mid-February, says Chairman, Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley. In an interview with JIS News, he noted that the delay in the project, which was previously expected to be completed by January, is due to natural causes, such as the weather as...

Approximately 3,500 residents of communities in rural St. Catherine will benefit from the construction of the $300-million Hampshire/Riverdale Water Supply System. Speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the project on Wednesday (January 29), Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said that the new system will ensure reliable access to...