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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in Black River, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Dec. 31).

Cabinet to Finalise Reconstruction Payments

Cabinet will meet on Monday (Jan. 5) to finalise the distribution of reconstruction grants to householders impacted by Hurricane Melissa. “We will finalise the categories of assessment and benefit levels, whether you've got minor damage, major damage or severe damage...

“Black River Will Rise Again” – PM Holness

Jamaicans across the island are invited to ring in the New Year tonight at the annual national fireworks celebration hosted by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC).

Jamaicans Invited to Ring in New Year at Fireworks Across the Island

National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Environmental Management and Sustainability, Anthony McKenzie.

NEPA Urges Public to Report Sightings of Displaced Wildlife After Hurricane Melissa

National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Environmental Management and Sustainability, Anthony McKenzie.

NEPA Conducting Ground-Truthing to Assess Hurricane Melissa Damage

Work is under way on the rehabilitation of the Moy Hall roadway in St. James.

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Moy Hall Roadway in St. James Being Rehabilitated Under SPARK

Rehabilitation works are under way on the Moy Hall roadway in St. James under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. “It is one of several projects that are being undertaken in the parish of St. James through this programme, with the others being Greenwood and Brissett in St. James,” Community Relations Officer at the...

Regional Operations Manager, WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones, addresses the recent monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation.

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

WPM Waste Management Ltd Focuses on Restoring Regular Collection in Westmoreland

Regional Operations Manager, WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones, says operations remain firmly focused on restoring regular waste collection across Westmoreland, despite challenges caused by the recent hurricane. Addressing the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Savanna-la-Mar, recently, Mr. Jones reported that the company’s workforce and fleet were significantly affected, slowing the restart of operations in the immediate aftermath of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), accompanies Cynthia Johnson on a tour of her new house in Rock River, Clarendon, on Friday (December 19). The two-bedroom house was presented under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

Four Clarendon Families Get New Homes in Time for Christmas

Four deserving residents from Clarendon are proud homeowners today, just in time for Christmas. Cynthia Johnson in Rock River, Maudlyn Simpson-Needham from Coxwain, Carlus Greyson from Four Paths, and Angella Boothe from Mocho, were presented with keys to housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (December 19)....

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), greets Kemtek Development and Construction Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director, Sylvester Tulloch, during Thursday’s (December 18) ceremony for the handover of building supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The presentation was made at Kemtek’s warehouse at Oak Estate in Greater Bernard Lodge, Portmore, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Mahatma Williams; ODPEM Senior Director of Mitigation Planning and Research, Michelle Edwards; and Kemtek Directors Garwin Tulloch, Handel Tulloch, and Karl Tulloch. The supplies, part of Kemtek’s $70-million Hurricane Melissa relief initiative, will aid communities in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and St. James.

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLocal Government

Prime Minister Urges Greater Private Sector Role in Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging greater private-sector participation in the national recovery effort following Hurricane Melissa. He made the call while speaking during Thursday’s (December 18) presentation of building supplies, valued $50 million, to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) by Kemtek Development and Construction Limited. This contribution will support the rebuilding...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), has the full attention of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Norman Brown (left), and General Manager of the UDC, Robert Honeyghan, as they discuss the UDC’s lead role in clean-up efforts in Black River, St. Elizabeth, during a visit on December 13.

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

UDC to Spearhead Clean-Up of Black River

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will spearhead the clean-up in Black River, St. Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa dumped tons of debris across roadways and in public spaces. This was stated by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on December 13 when he visited the parish capital, accompanied by several Government officials and agency heads. He said the challenge...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background centre) shares a moment with newly minted landowners after a land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday ( December 12). Also participating in the ceremony were Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, Andrew Morris (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth right).

2 months ago CommunityEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Residents of St. Elizabeth Receive Land Titles

More than 700 residents of St. Elizabeth across 34 communities, are now proud landowners, under the government’s Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme. During the land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in the parish on Friday (December 12), some 50 residents received their titles. In his remarks, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness said land titles...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, pours the symbolic final concrete mix on the 28th floor of the landmark Pinnacle – Jamaica’s tallest building – in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 10.

2 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Prime Minister Highlights Transformation in Public Safety in Montego Bay

Prime Minister Highlights Transformation in Public SafetyPrime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there has been a marked transformation in public safety, criminal violence, and organised crime in Montego Bay, St. James, visible to the entire country. He recalled 2017 when St. James endured more than 200 murders, forcing the Government to declare a State of Public Emergency,...