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FCJ Chairman Hails Opening of First Business at Morant Bay Urban Centre

Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, has hailed the opening of the first business at the Morant Bay Urban Centre as a significant milestone in the Government’s thrust to stimulate economic growth and improve infrastructure in...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams (left), in discussion with (from second left) Managing Director of Make Your Mark Group, Dr. Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd; Jamaica Manufacturers & Exporters Association (JMEA) President, Kathryn Silvera; and Founding & Senior Pastor at Transformed Life Church, Bishop Dwight Fletcher, ahead of the opening ceremony for the Business & Personal Etiquette Conference 2025 hosted by Make Your Mark Consultants. The event was held on Monday (December 1) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston under the theme ‘The New Rules of Engagement’.

State Minister Highlights Pivotal Role of Business Sector In Recovery of Economy

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (centre), and President, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), Richard Mullings (right), in discussion with Divisional Manager for Waterworks, Isratech, Gregory Chin Loy, about the high-density polyethylene pipes manufactured in Jamaica, during the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) seminar, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on November 25.

Consultations to Be Held on Establishment of One Road Authority

Police to Step Up Enforcement Against Persons Who Damage Public Roads

Several Blocked Roads Cleared to Restore Access to Communities

Manager of Weather Services at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Rohan Brown, provides an update at a special briefing on preparedness for Tropical Storm Melissa at Jamaica House on Thursday (October 23).

3 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTropical Storm Melissa

MET Service Advises That Tropical Storm Melissa Could Strengthen into a Major Hurricane

Manager of Weather Services at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Rohan Brown, has advised that Tropical Storm Melissa is still evolving and could intensify into a major hurricane while positioned south of Jamaica this weekend. “We have gone from a tropical storm watch to a warning, because tropical storm conditions are likely within 36 hours within the Jamaica...

3 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Allocates $4b for Major Gully Repairs in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. James

The Government has allocated $4 billion to rehabilitate the Sandy Gully and other major infrastructure in Kingston and St. Andrew, as well as the North and South Gullies in St. James. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, during a tour of Sandy Gully...

3 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTropical Storm Melissa

NWA Undertakes Emergency Desilting of Sandy Gully Ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa

The National Works Agency (NWA) spearheaded desilting works along the Sandy Gully in Kingston on Wednesday (October 22), in preparation for the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa. These works were also undertaken to safeguard the Sandy Gully Bridge, which has been threatened by the significant accumulation of debris within the major waterway. Sandy Gully has become heavily silted with debris...

4 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Montpelier Road Will Be Repaired – Minister Morgan

Repairs will be undertaken on the Montpelier road in St. James following the completion of water improvement works being carried out by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, gave the commitment while addressing journalists during a tour of the Montego Bay...

A section of the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St. James.

4 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Gov’t Prioritising Safety and Protocol in Montego Bay Perimeter Road Works

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Government is prioritising safety and adherence to proper procedures as work progresses on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project in St. James. Minister Morgan, who toured sections of the project on Wednesday (October 15), informed journalists that while there...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Denique Groves (second right), cut the ribbon for her new home in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and Chair of the NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.

4 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

NSHP Building Resilience in Housing Stock – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is building resilience in Jamaica’s housing stock, while simultaneously addressing the issue of homelessness across the nation. Dr. Holness made the declaration while handing over a two-bedroom unit to Denique Groves in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Ms. Groves lost...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient Gloria Williams (second right) with a symbolic key during the handover of her new home in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Central, Hon. Delano Seiveright (right), and Chair of NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.

4 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Census Data Will Better Guide Government in Addressing Housing Needs – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says data from Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census will help the Government determine the true scope of the country’s social housing needs and the resources needed to tackle the issue. The preliminary census and geospatial results were presented by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) during its Quarterly Press Briefing on Wednesday...