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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shares in conversation with (from left) General Construction Instructor, Beechamville Vocational Training Centre, Daniel Rose and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, at the World Water Day Expo held at the Marymount High School, St. Mary, on March 22.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shares in conversation with (from left) General Construction Instructor, Beechamville Vocational Training Centre, Daniel Rose and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, at the World Water Day Expo held at the Marymount High School, St. Mary, on March 22.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

Gov’t Creating Centralised National Road Registry
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (centre), fields questions during a lecture yesterday (March 21), at the University of the West Indies. Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lunka Yenge.
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (centre), fields questions during a lecture yesterday (March 21), at the University of the West Indies. Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lunka Yenge.

CARICOM Urged to Maximise Economic Opportunities Being Provided Through the AU
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Study to Identify Wells on Bauxite Lands in St. Ann South Eastern
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

Crucial St. Mary Water Projects to Get under way This Year

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentParliamentPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

$20 Billion to Be Set Aside for Post-Spark Road Maintenance

The Government has made provision for the maintenance of the island’s network of secondary roads beyond the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, gave the assurance while responding to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions posed during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Jamaica on Track to Exceed Emission Reduction Target

The Government has indicated that Jamaica is well on its way to not just achieving but exceeding its emission reduction target by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, responding to questions at today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, underscored that the sectors...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the $60-million Minard Well Replacement Project in Minard, St. Ann.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Gov’t Taking Steps to Reduce NWC’S Energy Bill

The Government will be embarking on a series of initiatives, including infrastructural upgrades, aimed at reducing the energy consumption of the National Water Commission (NWC). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who highlighted the significant impact of energy costs on the entity, indicated that one of the key initiatives...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, drives along the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, following the roadway’s official opening on Thursday (September 14).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Williamsfield to May Pen Highway Provides Congestion-Free Travel

Users of the May Pen to Williamsfield highway are welcoming the ease of travel from the opening of the thoroughfare. Constructed at a cost of $188 million, the 23-kilometre four-lane highway, which represents Part A of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), has cut travel time from May Pen to Williamsfield to approximately 15 minutes and about 45 minutes...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), pauses for a photo opportunity with College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) students (from left) Javon Francis, Michska Douglas, and Shanelle Cunningham. The occasion was CASE’s Research Day and Symposium at the institution’s campus in Portland on Thursday (February 29). The event was held under the theme ‘Empowering the Future and Facing the Task – A CASE for Climate Resilience’.
AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationFisheriesYouth

Gov’t Making Significant Investments in Irrigation Storage and Connectivity for Farmers

If Jamaica is to not just survive but thrive, the issue of productivity in agriculture against climate change must be taken very seriously, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. “It is why Jamaica is currently on track to invest some US$270 million in irrigation in the plains of...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

$95 Million Earmarked for IWECO PROJECT

A sum of $95 million has been earmarked for continued implementation of the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) project during the upcoming fiscal year. The provision is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....
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