A Bauxite Land Lease Programme will be introduced this year to provide farmers in bauxite areas with land to boost their agricultural production. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provided details during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. “A lot of bauxite land stands idle. We are starting...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says Parish Courts are now effectively backlog free. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/2025 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. “The statistics show that less than 2.5 per cent of cases are in backlog, which means these cases have not been tried in 24 months. To...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that evaluation and award of contract under the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme, will be done by September 30, 2024. Mr. Holness made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 21). Approximately 70 roads identified during consultations on the...

The provision of diagnostic services at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been strengthened with the installation of three digital X-ray machines. The new units were provided under a project, valued at approximately $500 million, for the supply, installation and maintenance of X-ray equipment at four hospitals in the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). The others are Bustamante Hospital...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is developing a central electronic database with Know Your Customer (KYC) information, aimed at making it easier for clients to switch banks. Addressing the BOJ’s Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference on Tuesday (May 21), Central Bank Governor, Richard Byles, disclosed that 60 per cent of deposits reside in two of Jamaica’s 11 deposit-taking institutions. He...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses the Cattle Breeders Association’s annual general meeting held recently at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

Approximately 70 roads identified during consultations on the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme have been referred to the National Works Agency (NWA) to be scoped and costed. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement in the House of Representatives on May 21. He noted that community consultations have...