PHOTOS: Mark Golding Votes
Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, shows his inked right index finger as he casts his ballot in the 2024 Local Government Elections at the polling station located on Dillsbury Avenue, Jack's Hill, on February 26.
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NRSC Gets Funding to Purchase Speed Monitoring Devices and Breathalysers for JCF
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has received funding of US$400,000 to procure speed monitoring devices and breath testing equipment for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in reducing road fatalities. Programme Coordinator of the NRSC, Victor Anderson, told...
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PHOTOS: PM Holness Casts Ballot
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shows off his inked right index finger after casting his ballot in the 2024 Local Government elections at the Mona High School in Eastern St. Andrew on February 26.
$1.5 Billion Allocated to Complete Southern Plains Agricultural Project
A budgetary allocation of just over $1.5 billion has been made to complete the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, which began in 2019, is slated to end in December 2024. It aims to provide access to irrigation...
Jamaica’s Resilience to Climate Change Being Strengthened with Allocation of $225 Million
The Government has allocated approximately $225 million to increase Jamaica’s resilience to climate change and reduce poverty through the implementation of an Integrated and Sustainable Landscape Management Methodology. Details of the provision are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke....
PHOTOS: 140th Birthday Anniversary Floral Tribute Hosted in Hanover for the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante
The Blenheim, Hanover birthplace of National Hero and Jamaica’s first Prime Minister, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, where a floral tribute ceremony commemorating the 140th anniversary of his birth was held on Saturday (February 24).
Over $359m Earmarked to Continue Global Services Skills Project Implementation
More than $359 million has been earmarked to continue Global Services Skills (GSS) Project implementation during fiscal year 2024/25. The Project aims to promote the Global Services Sector’s (GSS) growth in Jamaica, particularly in higher value-added segments. It specifically intends to provide the sector with better skilled workers and increase Jamaica’s institutional capacity to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and...
PHOTOS: State Minister Smith Participates in Leadership Development Alliance Inaugural Summit
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the audience during a panel discussion at the Leadership Development Alliance’s inaugural summit on February 22 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew.