Jamaica is now ranked number one in the Caribbean for the collection of plastic bottles for recycling, says Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda. The local collection rate of plastics for recycling is above 40 per cent, and the country is aiming for the gold standard rate of 70 per cent...

The website for the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme, which will provide information about the initiative to enable the public to trace the progress of works, is now live.  Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan, launched the website during the contract signing for works under...

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Money Media, 'Lets Get This Money', Kalilah Reynolds addresses the 'SHE Means Business' event hosted by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) on December 4 at the ROK Hotel in Kingston. This special initiative is dedicated to empowering women in business and championing gender equality within Jamaica’s entrepreneurial landscape.

A visually impaired man, Leo Chin, became the owner of a new house on December 5, following the handover of his unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The ceremony and ribbon cutting took place at Lot 124 Mandela Terrace, in St. Andrew. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who handed over the unit, noted that the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), engages in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (December 5).

Andrea Gaynor of Bannister district in St. Catherine is anticipating a wonderful Christmas with her children, after receiving the keys to her home under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) on Wednesday (December 4). The tearful recipient told Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the presentation, that she plans to put up Christmas lights. Ms. Gaynor...

Units delivered to the neediest in the society under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) are built through a competitive contracting process, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Prime Minister said the system to finalise beneficiaries for the houses is quite transparent, as after a recommendation is made, it must be established that the individual has...