Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shares in conversation with (from left) General Construction Instructor, Beechamville Vocational Training Centre, Daniel Rose and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, at the World Water Day Expo held at the Marymount...

The Government is working towards the creation of a Centralised National Road Registry, which will be a census of all existing roads in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), said that the Registry will contain information on the geographic location and...

A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU), under its Agenda 2063. South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, who made the call, said the AU plans have everything that the Continent wants to achieve with their “development ambitions set out...

The Government will be commissioning a study to identify wells on bauxite lands in St. Ann South Eastern, and to partner with bauxite companies to enable nearby communities to access these wells for water. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during a tour of water...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, has informed that elements of the Mason Hall water project in St. Mary will commence in less than two months. “There are elements that are tied to the CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) funding but, certainly, some of the distribution network will commence in...

The Government has made provision for the maintenance of the island’s network of secondary roads beyond the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, gave the assurance while responding to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing...

The Government has indicated that Jamaica is well on its way to not just achieving but exceeding its emission reduction target by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, responding to questions at today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, underscored that the sectors...

A total of $370 million has been spent, to date, on the establishment of the Falmouth Artisan Village in Trelawny. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House, on March 5. “The completion is expected to add another $199 million, and just to indicate that we'll have 36...

The Government will be embarking on a series of initiatives, including infrastructural upgrades, aimed at reducing the energy consumption of the National Water Commission (NWC). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who highlighted the significant impact of energy costs on the entity, indicated that one of the key initiatives...