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System of National Accounts Updated

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the Jamaican System of National Accounts has been updated to reflect international best practices, enhancing comparability and analytic relevance. The revisions to the Jamaican System of National Accounts include aligning the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), delivers remarks during the national launch of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Green Hydrogen Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (July 1). Listening (from left) are Founder, Grants Works Consulting, Patrice Davis; Jamaica’s first Special Envoy for Climate Change, Environment, Ocean, and the Blue Economy, Ambassador Professor Dale Webber, and Head of the UNEP Caribbean Sub-regional office, Vincent Sweeney.

Green Hydrogen Project Launched

Environmental Management Systems Officer, Pollution Prevention Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Johnil Morgan.

NEPA to Observe International Plastic- Bag-Free Day on July 3

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (third right), lead the symbolic breaking of ground for the Port Antonio Bypass project in Portland on Thursday (June 26).

Ground Broken for US$81m Port Antonio Bypass

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), in discussion with (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and National Works Agency (NWA) Senior Director, Project Implementation, Varden Downer, during a tour of Ransford Close in Cedar Grove, Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (June 25). Ransford Close is among the four roads completed under the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme in Portmore, for which signs were unveiled. The others are Suzan Avenue in Edgewater, Mahoe Drive in Bridgeport, and Jasmin Close in Hamilton Gardens.

Gov’t Commits to Long-Term Maintenance of $45b SPARK Roads

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, operates an excavator during the ceremony to break ground for the $2.4-billion Naggo Head to Braeton Road Project in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (June 25). He is assisted by excavator operator with project contractors S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Giovanni Chatterpaul. The four-lane expansion is being implemented under the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.

7 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Ground Broken for $2.4b Naggo Head to Braeton Road Dualisation Project in St Catherine

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, broke ground on Wednesday (June 25) for the $2.4-billion dualisation of the Naggo Head to Braeton Road in Portmore, St. Catherine. The 16-month project is being implemented under the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme. The expansion works will span approximately three kilometres, running from Naggo Head to the intersection of Braeton Road...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Gloria Dacres (second right), with the keys to her new two-bedroom home in Amity Hall, St. Thomas Eastern, on June 19. Also participating in the proceedings are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles.

7 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Prime Minister Announces Over 40,000 NHT Housing Solutions in Pipeline to Boost Market Supply

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the National Housing Trust (NHT) currently has 40,637 housing solutions in various stages of development, a move expected to significantly increase the number of homes entering the market. “So we have 8,353 units that the NHT currently has under construction. Under contract award, we have 7,692 units. In procurement...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Chairman, MJS Industrial and Technology Park, Michael Subratie, and Executive Chairman, Musson Group, Paul B Scott, during the opening ceremony for the MJS Industrial and Technology Park in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on June 24.

7 months ago CommerceEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryInvestmentPrime MinisterTechnology

Strategic Steps Being Taken to Attract More Businesses to Manufacture in Jamaica

The Government is taking deliberate and strategic steps to attract more businesses to manufacture and invest in Jamaica, thereby growing the economy and providing opportunities for Jamaicans. Addressing the opening ceremony for the MJS Industrial and Technology Park in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on June 24, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that “in a few days”...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), embraces New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Shirley Bennett, following the handover of her new two-bedroom home during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday (June 19) in Style Hut, Port Morant, St. Thomas. In the background are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTourism

Gov’t Targets Informal Settlements with New Housing Initiative for Tourism Workers

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Social Housing for Tourism Workers Programme is a strategic measure to prevent the emergence of informal settlements near hotels and resorts as Jamaica’s hospitality sector continues to grow. “What we are doing is putting in place… resources to build housing for persons who are working in the tourism industry but...

Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency, Bethune Morgan, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently at the agency’s Television Department located at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Use NEPA Authorised Facilities Only for Disposal of E-Waste

Jamaicans are being encouraged to responsibly dispose of their electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) by using designated facilities authorised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). Currently, INET Jamaica Limited, located on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) (Riverton location) are the only two entities authorised by NEPA to collect and store...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is warmly thanked by New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Shirley Bennett, after handing over the keys to her new two-bedroom home in Style Hut, Port Morant, St. Thomas, on Thursday (June 19). The presentation formed part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Looking on are Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles (second left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Life-Changing Moment for St. Thomas Mother Under the New Social Housing Programme

Shirley Bennett, a single mother residing in St. Thomas, experienced a life-changing moment on Thursday (June 19), after receiving a two-bedroom home under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented Ms. Bennett with the keys during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the community of Style Hut, Port Morant. She was among five...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), and Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley (left), unveil the Boscobel Integrated Business Centre project development sign in St. Mary on Wednesday (June 18).

8 months ago DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Holness Unveils Plans for Boscobel Integrated Business Centre in St. Mary

Jamaica’s third Urban Centre development is set for the northeastern parish of St. Mary, with the unveiling of plans for the Boscobel Integrated Business Centre. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the project on Wednesday (June 18), noting that the facility will be developed on a 30-acre open lot within lands reserved for the Ian Fleming International...