The Government is working towards completing the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) by the end of fiscal year 2024/25. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, who toured the Harbour View, St. Andrew to Golden Grove, St. Thomas segment on Friday (June 7), said he was pleased...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government continues to support national recycling efforts. Speaking during a statement to the Senate on Friday (June 7), Senator Samuda said Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) has now achieved an average 35 per cent recovery rate on the national monthly production...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be undertaking a mangrove habitat rehabilitation project in Salt Marsh, Trelawny, on Friday (June 7) in observance of World Ocean Day 2024. Manager of NEPA’s Ecosystems Management Branch, Monique Curtis, told JIS News that the project will be executed through collaboration with the Discovery Bay Marine Lab of the University of the...

The Government will soon announce changes to be effected to reduce pollution of the Rio Cobre in St. Catherine. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. “Very soon, we will make some announcement in terms of timelines and approaches that will be taken. We have already...

Technical Assistant for Transport in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead, delivers remarks at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) forum, held on Friday (May 31) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Ms. Muirhead represented portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Gavin Bellamy, makes a presentation at the closing-out workshop for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience Jamaica (PPCR) Project in Jamaica, held on Thursday (May 30), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

More than 10,000 permanent posts have been created as part of the Government’s commitment to addressing the issue of contract employment in the public service. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while addressing the Jamaica Civil Service Association’s 105th annual general meeting at Jacisera Park in St. Andrew on Thursday...