The National Housing Trust (NHT) is projected to spend $58 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year, and another $65 billion in the ensuing fiscal period, as it continues to provide affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, while piloting the National...

Forty-one companies and individuals have been charged for breaches of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packaging Materials Prohibition (PPM) Orders since the implementation of the ban on single use plastics in 2019. Chief Executive Officer and Governemnt Town Planner, NEPA, Peter Knight, in making the disclosure, said that 27 persons have already been convicted. “The remaining matters are set...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging Jamaicans to take certain precautions when making purchases from local online vendors, who do not have a store-front. Director of Communications at the agency, Latoya Halstead, is advising consumers not to make full payment for an item before delivery. “I would recommend cash on delivery because these are hard times and people will...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says that businesses and consumers will have until June 2021 to become fully compliant with the measures under the third phase of the ban on single-use plastics, which take effect on January 1. This phase relates to the importation, distribution, manufacture and use of commercial single-use...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is an aggressive push by the Ministry to stave off a potential surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the New Year. “We are concerned that going into the festive season, the temptation is to do more of that which will result in more cases going into January and...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising consumers to shop around in order to get the best prices for produce during the Christmas period and to make use of the municipal markets. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank last week, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said that the break in the supply chain for some crops due to...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is encouraging motorists to be on the lookout for persons, who would want to use the increased vehicular traffic during the Christmas period to commit crimes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, said it is important for persons to be...