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Special NHT Grant for Persons Earning $15,000 or Less Per Week
Low-income earners of $15,000 and less per week are eligible to benefit from a special offer of up to $3.5 million, under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Home Grant programme. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at...
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Health Minister Urges Continued Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans to continue observing the COVID-19 prevention and control protocols, as the country experiences an increase in the positivity rate. “Although the COVID-19 numbers are relatively low, a continued increase in the positivity rate may result in increased numbers, including hospital numbers,” Dr. Tufton told the House of...
Jamaica to Host Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference
A special hybrid Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference will take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 12). Jamaica’s Parliament, which is the local branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), will host the ‘Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Regional Conference on Women’s Political and Parliamentary Leadership’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Deputy Leader...
1,105 Civilian Posts Within JCF to Be Regularised
A total of 1,105 civilians who work on contracts will be regularised in permanent posts within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The move is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to reduce the number of contract workers within the public service. Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who made the disclosure during a statement...
NWA Pushes for Completion of Road from Harbour View to Yallahs
The National Works Agency (NWA) is ramping up its effort to ensure that work on the road from Harbour View to Yallahs in St. Thomas is completed, to help reduce traffic congestion on the thoroughfare. Communication and Customer Services Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said that as of July 11, motorists will be directed to use the new embankment...
Education Ministry Reiterates Guidelines for Schools Regarding Student Registration
The Ministry of Education and Youth is reminding school administrators that there should be no charge for registration at the primary level and, further, that the cost for registration packages at secondary schools should be no more than $6,600, according to a Ministry bulletin. This is in keeping with the Education Ministry’s mandate of ensuring that the cost to parents...
Jamaica to Host Caribbean Cadet Camp
Approximately 800 young people from 14 regional countries will descend on Jamaica from July 15 to 29 for this year’s Caribbean Cadet Camp. The biennial event, to be held under the theme ‘Empowering Cadets, Tomorrow’s Leaders’, is one of the marquee activities for the Caribbean Cadet Association. It also forms part of the slate of engagements of the Jamaica Combined...