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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Ltd, Senator Don Wehby (right), about one of the company’s products available at the Hi-Lo Express, now housed at the newly opened GraceKennedy (GK) headquarters in downtown Kingston. Also pictured is Chairman, GraceKennedy Limited, Professor Gordon Shirley. The Prime Minister was on a tour of the building, which he officially opened during a ceremony on Wednesday (May 29).

PM Says 15 Major Construction Projects Slated for Kingston

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 15 major construction projects are slated for Kingston and St. Andrew as part of the continued development of the Corporate Area. “The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has several projects for downtown Kingston,...

Head of the St. James Police, Superintendent Vernon Ellis, speaks at a recent press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation (FILE)

Ongoing Zero Tolerance Drive in Mobay Achieving Success

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Jamaica Micro Financing Association Limited’s (JaMFA) Executive Director, Raymond Gabbidon, during JaMFA’s annual microfinance sector leadership forum, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 28).

Gov’t Looking to Sharpen Financial Literacy Skills of Citizens

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses police officers at the Jamaica Police Federation's annual conference, held at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday (May 29).

JCF to Get New Fleet of Vehicles

PM Says JCF Undergoing Strategic Transformation

The late Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D. (Hon.), the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica

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Condolence Books Open for Edward Seaga

Condolence books are scheduled to open today (May 30), for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at several locations islandwide. These include the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Gordon House, OPM (Western Jamaica office), the Jamaica Labour Party headquarters on Belmont Road, in Kingston, and all the Municipal Corporations. Jamaicans residing overseas will also be able to...

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The UDC Pays Tribute to the Most Hon. Edward Seaga

It is with a deep sense of grief and profound sadness that we recognise the passing of the Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D., Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister and founder of the Urban Development Corporation. It was during his initial tenure as Minister of Finance and Planning that Mr. Seaga, in 1968, established the Urban Development Corporation...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.

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$260 Million to Rehabilitate and Repair Parochial Roads

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development invested $260 million in the 2018/19 fiscal year to rehabilitate and repair flood-damaged and other parochial roads right across the island. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his address in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 28). “One of the projects that we...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28. With the Minister (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Local Government Minister Describes Seaga as Father and Friend

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has described former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, as a father, friend and source of inspiration and strength. Mr. McKenzie was making his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House on May 28. Mr. Seaga, who was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, died in a hospital in...

(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, pays tribute to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during Tuesday

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Minister Grange Hails Mr. Seaga’s Contribution to Culture

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga for helping to shape the country’s cultural landscape. “He understood the value of our culture and way of life in a way that few other people do. He slept six across a bed with the revivalists in Salt Lane and...

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Indigent Houses Being Constructed

Eleven of 28 modern concrete homes for indigent persons living outside the infirmary system, on which work commenced during the last fiscal year, have either been completed or are at various stages of completion. These, according to Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, include two built in Lime Hall and Beecher Town, St. Ann, at a combined...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the House of Representatives during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, on May 28.

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Infirmaries to be Outfitted with Solar Panels

The island’s infirmaries are to be outfitted with solar panels, power generators and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras by the end of 2019. This undertaking is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, in tandem with several stakeholder entities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says these provisions are expected to significantly enhance the comfort and safety of...