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200 Units Under NSHP by Year End

The Government expects to deliver some 200 housing units to vulnerable Jamaicans under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) by the end of the year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure as he handed over the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), converses with Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Chairman, Donovan White (right), during the FTC’s 30th anniversary Commissioners and Staff Luncheon and Long Service Awards Ceremony, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 14).

Fair Trading Commission Honours Seven Employees as Part of 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited,

Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman. — Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman.

German Ship Repair Jamaica Hosts Job Fair September 20

Increase in Calls to Crime Stop

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left), with members of the Consular Corps of Jamaica (from left): Honorary Consul for The Bahamas, Alveta Knight; Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott; Vice Dean and Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, Yodit Hylton; Honorary Consul for Poland, Irena Cousins; and Honorary Consul for Sweden, Peter Goldson, during a courtesy call at King's House on September 14.

PHOTOS: Governor-General and Diplomatic Corps

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Board Member, National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Theresa Turner-Flynn (second left), unveil the plaque for the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) Operations Centre and Rio Cobre Office in St. Catherine, during the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday (September 13). Looking on (from left) are NIC Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Gyles, and Chief Technical Director, Special Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole.

3 years ago Agriculture

Work Advancing on Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Programme

Work on the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme is moving at an accelerated pace, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. The programme aims to assist in Jamaica’s achievement of food security and modernising the agricultural sector by increasing the area in St. Elizabeth under formal irrigation by 50 per cent and the yield of...

3 years ago Works / Construction

Section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston to be Closed this Weekend

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston will be closed this weekend for repairs. The closure, which will commence at midnight on Saturday, September 16, will be between the intersections with North Odeon Avenue and Burlington Avenue. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and new homeowner Shanice Leslie (second right) display the social contract for the two-bedroom unit, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a handover ceremony at Old Road, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 13). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

3 years ago Housing

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Two-Bedroom House at Old Road, St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and new homeowner Shanice Leslie (second right) display the social contract for the two-bedroom unit, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a handover ceremony at Old Road, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 13). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of...

The May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) which was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (September 14, 2023).

3 years ago Transport

No Toll Charges for May Pen to Williamsfield Highway until December 31

Motorists traversing the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) will not pay toll charges until December 31, 2023. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the opening ceremony for the segment on Thursday (September 14). “I am told that the various processes and negotiations with the toll operator...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens to Mona High School student, Paris Green (right) while on a tour of transport loading areas in Half-Way Tree on September 11. Others pictured (from second left) are Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith, and Chairman of the TA, Owen Ellington.

3 years ago Transport

Better Coordination of Buses to be Done on Several Routes –Vaz

The Government is moving to better coordinate buses on several routes in the Corporate Area, says Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. After walking several roads in the Half-Way Tree area in St. Andrew on (September 11) and viewing the frequency of pickups by Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, the Minister said “gaps” exist in...

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addresses the inaugural Lightning Talks Forum and Panel Discussion at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew on Wednesday, September 13.

3 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Raises Awareness About Lightning as a Hazard

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is taking steps to educate and increase public awareness about lightning as a hazard, causing the deaths of more than 2,000 persons globally every year while injuring thousands of others. Lightning is a naturally occurring phenomenon of high-energy electrical discharge between the cloud and the ground or within the cloud, accompanied...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Wednesday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

3 years ago EducationYouth

400 Teaching Vacancies Filled Since the Start of the 2023/24 Academic Year

Just under 400 vacant teaching positions have been filled since the start of the 2023/24 academic year on September 4. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who provided the update during Wednesday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said 380 vacancies have been filled in schools, while advising that 519 teachers have opted to forego their...