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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

NHT Encourages Use of Online Portal to Do Business

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is encouraging persons to make use of the entity’s online portal to conduct business other than applying for their contribution refunds. The platform can be accessed at https://online.nht.gov.jm/. Speaking at a recent Think Tank at...

Technical Information Officer of the Scientific Research Council, Leigia Hall.

Applications Open for SRC’S Young Inventors Pitch Competition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, converses with Chief of Operations, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Lorenzo Escondeur, during the IDB’s Financial Management Pilot School Sensitisation Forum on Thursday (January 18). The event was held at the IDB’s Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.

50 Schools Selected for Digital Transformation Management Project Pilot

Manager, Berth XI Operations, Jamaica Customs Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Everton Morgan.

JCA Continues to Facilitate Efficient Operations within SEZs

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) shares lens time and copies of his new book "Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability in the 21st Century" with the US Department of State's Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Ambassador Rena Bitter (centre) and US Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (left), following a courtesy call by members of a special US delegation yesterday (January 17).

Minister Bartlett Discusses Accessible Tourism Opportunities with US State Department Reps

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing the Justice of the Peace Commissioning Ceremony for St. James on Wednesday (January 17). The event was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

2 years ago Justice

Newly Commissioned St. James JPs URGED to Aid in Safeguarding Nation’s Well-Being

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has charged 28 newly appointed Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St James to play their part in ensuring the security and well-being of the nation. The JPs were commissioned during a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday (January 17). Minister Chuck attributed the rise in crime...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (in foreground), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dwight Wilson, inspect the home of Russia, Westmoreland resident, Alfonso Bruce, during a visit on Wednesday (January 17).

2 years ago Local Government

Senior Citizen of Russia, Westmoreland to Get New Home under Gov’t’s Indigent Housing Programme

Ninety-five-year-old Alfonso Bruce, a resident of Russia in Westmoreland is set to benefit from the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme under which he will be provided with a new home. The initiative, which is administered through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Municipal Social Assistance (MSA) programme and executed by the Poor Relief Department, is designed to address the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (right), at the official launch of the Portmore Resilience Park, located at Lot 26 Portmore Town Centre in St. Catherine, on January 17. Sharing the moment are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Construction for the park is expected to begin in February and is slated for completion in September 2025.

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PM Says Law to Make Portmore 15th Parish Will Not Be Passed Before Local Government Elections

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while legislation to make Portmore Jamaica’s 15th parish has been drafted, the Government will not have it approved in Parliament before the local government elections. The elections, which were last held in November 2016, are slated to be held no later than February 28, 2024. “Our Bill is ready to go to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads the first lesson during today’s (January 18) National Leadership Prayer Breakfast, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

2 years ago Governor GeneralPrime Minister

Governor-General Calls on Leaders to Choose Hope

The nation’s leaders are being encouraged to choose hope and to garner a strong belief in a better Jamaica, even as they contend with the current ills of the society. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the call during his address at this morning’s (January 18) National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). The 44th staging of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gets assistance from Jordan Josephs (second left) of Portsmouth Primary School and Yelizaveta Thompson (centre) of Sabina Infant, in planting a tree during the official launch of the Portmore Resilience Park in St. Catherine on Wednesday (January 17). They are joined by (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller; and student, Old Harbour High School, Abbygayle Palmer. Construction for the park is expected to begin in February and is slated for completion in September 2025.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

More Public Parks to be Developed Across the Island

The Government will be undertaking a programme for the establishment of parks across the island that will create space for recreation and wellness. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (January 17) launch of the $4.4-billion Portmore Resilience Park in St. Catherine, said he will outline further details on parks in his upcoming Budget...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during the launch of the RE/MAX Jamaica Conference and Expo at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean on Wednesday (January 17).

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Looking to Double Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant Capacity

The Government is looking to double the capacity of the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine by attracting major investments in the facility. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who indicated that “the Government will go to market with a designed product to ensure...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16).

2 years ago Justice

Harsher Penalties Coming for Persons Committing Murder

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says harsher penalties are coming for persons who commit murder. He was opening Tuesday’s (January 16) debate in the House of Representatives on the Joint Select Committee report, which reviewed the Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Act 2023, Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Act 2023 and Child Care and Protection (Amendment) Act 2023. Mr. Chuck noted...