Members of the Senate on Friday (July 28) approved the Constitution (Amendment of Sections 96 (1) and 121(1)) Act, 2023, to raise the age of retirement for holders of the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Auditor General from 60 to 65 years.  The legislation was approved without amendments with Senators from both sides making contributions.  Piloting...

Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Works, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Clifford Warmington (second right), and Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (right) discuss the state of the Eden River Bridge, during a tour of the area on Wednesday (July 26).

The National Water Commission was instructed to undertake an urgent replacement of the collapsed sewage mains in Downtown Kingston, at a cost of approximately J$ 170 million. This announcement was made by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, yesterday during a visit to the affected areas. "The Government continues to champion...

The Government is to spend some $300 million for immediate rehabilitation of several roads and other infrastructure in St. Catherine West Central. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who made the disclosure while on a tour of communities in the constituency on July 19, said some of the roads need repairs,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has increased its capacity to test meters with the opening of an Instrumentation and Meters Laboratory. The calibration facility is also the first in Jamaica to be certified by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). In his address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the NWC’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston on Wednesday...

Ground was broken for the Withorn to Darliston road rehabilitation project in Westmoreland on July 6 by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington. The work will be spearheaded by the National Works Agency (NWA), at a cost of $294 million. The scope of work will include bushing...

Jamaica’s economy grew by 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of the calendar year from January to March 2023. Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicates that this outturn was spurred by 5.4 per cent growth in the Services Industry and one per cent in the Goods Producing Industry. STATIN, in a statement, said that all industries,...