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,...

A new 20,000-gallon tank and various rainwater harvesting mechanisms have been installed at Albert Town High School in Trelawny, to address the long-standing water issues faced by the institution. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, officially commissioned the $4.5-million investment into service on Thursday, June 29. The upgrade was...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with (from left) Principal Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, and Météo-France Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jean-Marc Terrisse, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on June 28. Météo-France is the French national...

Communities across Jamaica are set to benefit from $252 million in infrastructure upgrade under the first phase of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s new urban renewal and development programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in announcing the provision during the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 27, said the Government recognises the impact...