| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Tablets Of Teachers Programme Rolls Out Tuesday

The ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme rolls out on Tuesday (July 7) with the distribution of devices to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams,...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

More Idle State-Owned Lands To Be Cultivated
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (second left, seated), signs a Green Climate Fund (GCF)grant agreement recently at Jamaica House. The GCF is providing two grants, totalling $120.3 million (US$855,546), to undertake projects under the Economic Growth and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministries. Looking on (from left, seated) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division (CCD, Una-May Gordon; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson. (From left, standing) are CCD representatives -- Senior Technical Officer (Mitigation), Omar Alcock; Climate Finance Advisor, Katherine Blackman; Senior Technical Officer (Adaptation), Le-Anne Roper; and Technical Officer, Kathryn Duncan.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (second left, seated), signs a Green Climate Fund (GCF)grant agreement recently at Jamaica House. The GCF is providing two grants, totalling $120.3 million (US$855,546), to undertake projects under the Economic Growth and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministries. Looking on (from left, seated) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division (CCD, Una-May Gordon; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson. (From left, standing) are CCD representatives -- Senior Technical Officer (Mitigation), Omar Alcock; Climate Finance Advisor, Katherine Blackman; Senior Technical Officer (Adaptation), Le-Anne Roper; and Technical Officer, Kathryn Duncan.

Gov’t Receives $120.3 Million Grant For Climate Projects
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre), celebrates with new homeowners at the St. Catherine-​based SilverSun Estates, on Wednesday (July 1).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre), celebrates with new homeowners at the St. Catherine-​based SilverSun Estates, on Wednesday (July 1).

Construction Returning To Productive Capacity – PM
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

RADA Technical Staff To Be Increased By 100%

More

Customers and vendors conduct business at a mini farmers
AgricultureCommunity

Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

Scores of Hanover residents turned out to support farmers and small business owners at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Farmers’ Market on Thursday (July 2). The event was the latest in a series held across the island since May, aimed at showcasing local entrepreneurs under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), while establishing continuity of business in light of...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
AgricultureSectoral Debate 2020/2021

136 Farmers Receive Irrigated Water Under Drought Mitigation Programme

To date, 275,712 gallons of irrigated water have been trucked to 136 farmers in 22 communities across the island under the recently instituted Drought Mitigation Programme. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who informed that procurement of 500 water tanks is also in progress, and 2,000 quarter-acre...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points to the ‘before and after’ photographs of a housing solution constructed under the Housing Opportunity Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, at the handover ceremony in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 2).
HOPE ProgrammeHousing

Government To Use Several Models To Deliver Housing Solutions Under HOPE

The Government intends to use several models to deliver new housing solutions, under the flagship intervention, Housing Opportunity Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave this update during the handover of the first multi-family housing solution to three sisters residing in the town of Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 3), which was...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
AgricultureSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Agriculture Ministry Allocates $50 Million To Assist Small Farmers

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is providing a special allocation of $50 million to assist small farmers across the island under its Production Incentive Programme. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1). He informed that of the...
Read more
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a digital COVID Conversations press briefing, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Kingston, on July 2.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Returning Jamaicans To Make Appointment For Testing

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says several changes will be made to Jamaica’s COVID-19 protocols due to the anticipated increase in the number of persons arriving at the island’s airports in July. “One of the changes that you will see is that you will not be tested at the airport. You will go home and you will go on...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking during the Ministry
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Continued Vigilance Against COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that despite the country’s success in dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the disease remains a serious threat and Jamaicans must continue to adhere to the health protocols. Dr. Tufton, who was addressing the Ministry’s weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (July 2), said there is a sense...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the handover ceremony for a three two-bedroom housing solution to three sisters in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 2).
HousingTransport

Alternative Road For Annotto Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says an alternative road is in the making for Annotto Bay, St. Mary, geared at easing the flow of traffic in the seaside town. Mr. Holness made the announcement at the handover of a three two-bedroom multi-family housing solution to three sisters and their children in Annotto Bay, on Thursday (July 2). “One...
Read more