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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Increased Support for the Poor and Vulnerable

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says since taking office, the Government has significantly increased its support for the poor and vulnerable. Closing the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 22, Mr. Shaw...

Defence Act to be Amended to Establish National Service Corps

SLB Funds Intact – Shaw

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Gov’t Working to Provide More Housing Solutions – PM

A section of the large crowd which took part in a Peace March in Montego Bay, St. James, last July. The march was organised by the Youth Organization for Upliftment and iLove, iLive, iGive Foundation and was addressed by a number of political, civic and religious leaders, including Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (FILE)

National Campaign Against Violence to be Launched

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right) makes his presentation in the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21. Listening (from left) are Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington. In the background is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

PM Tables MOCA Bill

The Government has taken another step to strengthen Jamaica’s anti-corruption laws through the tabling of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 21). It is the second piece of legislation, designed to boost Jamaica’s anti-corruption framework, which the Administration has tabled, following the Integrity Commission Bill two months ago. Prime...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.

9 years ago

Speed Networking Features New Investors

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, says this year’s staging of the Ministry of Tourism’s Speed Networking will feature new investors to the local tourism industry. The investors are scheduled to meet with various stakeholders in the hotel and tourism industry on the day of the event, which is scheduled for March 29, at the Hilton Rose Hall...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), accepts a copy of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2016 Human Development Report from the organisation’s Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat. Occasion was the launch of the report on Tuesday (March 21), at the Wembley Centre in Hayes, Clarendon.

9 years ago Transport

Clarendon Communities to Benefit from UNDP Support

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, has hailed the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for earmarking a number of Clarendon communities for assistance. The communities will be receiving development support to lessen the impact of climate change, increase access to water supply, improve agricultural output, and upgrade educational institutions. “For this, I say a big thank you,” Minister...

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

National Identification and Registration Authority Bill Tabled

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (March 21), tabled a Bill in Parliament to establish the National Identification and Registration Authority. The proposed National Identification and Registration Act, 2017 and the Authority’s formation are in keeping with the National Identification Project, which Mr. Holness reintroduced last year. The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), which will be transformed into...

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

Government to Embark on Regeneration Programme

The Government is embarking on an Urban Regeneration Programme for the re-development of targeted areas in Kingston and St. Andrew. The programme is being done through the National Housing Trust (NHT), in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with support from the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the National Water Commission (NWC). Prime Minister, the Most...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

9 years ago Education

Students Must be Guided to Choose Careers

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the job market has become very competitive and students should now be guided as it relates to careers they pursue. The Minister, who was speaking at the media launch of the MoBay City Run on March 21 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, St. James, said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, fields questions from journalists during a post-Budget press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (March 22).

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

No Additional Burden from Indirect Taxation – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s tax strategy to shift from personal income tax to indirect taxes, will not place additional burden on Jamaicans. He noted, instead, that it will allow citizens to have greater control of their own money, by giving them more of their income to spend and, essentially, enabling them to make wiser...