Key disaster mitigation activities will continue this year under the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project, following a further allotment of $127.9 million. The funds have been provided for in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), the project seeks to reduce the risk of...

Several infrastructural projects, as well as human development activities, are slated to be undertaken this year, under the Poverty Reduction Programme IV, with an allotment of $100 million. The funds have been provided in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to empower residents of volatile communities to achieve their fullest potential and...

The level of customer service offered by public sector organisations will be assessed by “mystery shoppers” as part of the judging process of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2014/15. Public organisations are currently making their submissions under various categories to enter the biennial Competition, a component of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme. Winners of the competition will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on February 10 called for unity and greater partnership among countries in order to advance sustainable development for all. The Prime Minister made the call during her address to members of the diplomatic corps at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston, as part of Diplomatic Week 2015...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says special attention must be given to persons with disabilities who traverse the roadways on a daily basis. Chairing the first National Road Safety Meeting since the start of the year on Thursday, February 5 at her office, the Prime Minister said “We must ensure our roads are more user friendly for...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Friday, February 6, broke ground for the renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre in Kingston. The upgrading is funded by the National Health Fund (NHF) at a cost of $42.6 million. The Prime Minister said that the vision is to ensure that the Hagley Park Health Centre can deliver quality health...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has broken ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, to be completed in 10 months. The facility serves some 27,000 residents in the area, and the Prime Minister, while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, on February 6, pleaded with members of the public to cooperate...