Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says work will continue on the draft National Housing Policy during 2021/22 fiscal to advance it to a White Paper. He said the draft, which was approved as a Green Paper in 2019, recognises that housing development must be carried out in an integrated manner in order...

Just over 50 students attending high schools in West Central St. Andrew benefitted from special ‘super classes’, as part of their preparations for external examinations scheduled to start on June 28. The classes, which held on Saturday (June 26), were facilitated by volunteers with the non-profit organisation, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth (JMVY). These were organised at Penwood High School,...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the $574 million fire station, being built on Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James, is on track for completion within the next two months The Minister, who toured the project on Friday (June 25) along with Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney, and members of...

The Coding in Schools programme, which is now in its pilot phase in 20 schools, is set to be rolled out in other institutions shortly. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said the programme will be evaluated to determine the next steps toward wider implementation. “The pilot… is [concluding] at the end...

The Denham Town High School in Kingston has received 350 desk shields from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jamaica Women in Engineering Affinity Group. The donation is in support of the Government’s planned full resumption of face-to-face classroom instructional delivery when the 2021/22 academic year starts in September. A symbolic presentation of the shields was made to...

A total of 12,809 business names and 3,935 companies were registered by entrepreneurs and investors with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) in 2020. This was disclosed by Government Senator, Don Wehby, who indicated that the outturns represent a 12 per cent increase for business names and three per cent rise for companies over 2019, despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reassured that housing and agriculture are being equally prioritised under the Greater Bernard Lodge Development in St. Catherine. Mr. Holness reiterated that while 15,000-16,000 housing solutions were programmed for construction, approximately 1,300 acres of land would be reserved for small and medium size farmers, adding that the development would also incorporate light...