The construction of the new Houses of Parliament building is to be declared a national strategic project. The undertaking forms part of the National Heroes Park Redevelopment and Government Campus Project, which is a component of the master plan to redevelop downtown Kingston. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a multistakeholder meeting on the...

The Government has established over 2,000 permanent posts for doctors within the public health system. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 3. This is being supported by the recent compensation review processes, as well as forward planning to...

Jamaica should put in place a Head of State who will be above partisan politics, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. Speaking on the Good Morning Minister programme, aired on Love 101 FM, today (May 3), the Minister, who is also Co-Chair of the Constitutional Reform Committee, said the view is part of the Government’s...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been provided with a capital budget of approximately $6.43 billion for fiscal year 2023/24. This represents a 31 per cent increase over last year’s allocation, according to Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He made the disclosure during his 2023/24 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (May 3)....

Students who participate in regular physical activity not only tend to get better grades but are less likely to get sick and be absent from school. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, said this is a well-founded position held by health experts and should be a part of every school platform across the island....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be strengthening its partnership with stakeholders in the dairy industry to boost the island’s milk production. Currently, Jamaica’s milk production ranges between 11 and 13 million litres annually. Speaking with journalists following a recent tour of the Island Dairies plant in Priory, St. Ann, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said there is...

The Government will be taking immediate decisive steps to curtail the spate of attacks on cash management service providers, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Among the interventions is the appointment of a special multidisciplinary investigation team to be led by a Superintendent of Police, which will focus on gangs targeting cash transfers and automated teller machines...