The Government is now preparing estimates to initiate rehabilitation projects for the road network between Salt Marsh in Trelawny and Adelphi in St. James, with the aim of enhancing connectivity between the parishes. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, toured the roadway on Thursday (January 18), where he outlined details of...

The target date for the ban on plastic lunch boxes and personal care products with microplastic beads is June 1. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during his presentation in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on January 19. “We have taken...

Following a productive courtesy call between the Ministry of Tourism and World Bank representatives on Tuesday (January 16), Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reported steady strides regarding the Ministry’s Multi-Dimensional Impact Assessment Study, which will evaluate the economic impact as well as other implications of adding 20,000 new hotel rooms over the next 10 years. The meeting, led...

Changes are coming to the bus bays at North and South Parade in downtown Kingston to improve the travel experience for commuters. Those under consideration include the installation of safety rails, canopies to provide shelter from the sun and rain, seats, signage, streetlights, designated bus service for students, and general reorganisation of the bays, which are mainly utilised by the...

In its quest to deliver more social houses to needy Jamaicans, the Government has partnered with Food For the Poor (FFP) to build additional units. Making the disclosure at the handover of a two-bedroom house in Berkshire, St. Catherine, on January 18, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the organisation has the building supplies and the technology, as...

South St. James has been earmarked for the development of a major agro-economic zone aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and driving economic growth. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during the ‘New FACE of Food' stakeholder engagement session at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 17). Mr. Green said that...

The Government is actively considering removing the guarantor requirement for Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) applicants. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while responding to a question posed regarding higher education during his rap session with students at the Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine on Thursday (January 18). “Let’s start with what is generally...