Thousands of Jamaicans living in the country’s most rural parishes will be given the opportunity to own their own homes, as the National Housing Trust (NHT) rolls out its first-ever mobile service. Dubbed, ‘NHT on Wheels’ or Mobile NHT, the initiative aims to increase the visibility of the Trust in rural areas, and to make home ownership a reality for...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is urging citizens to continue to conserve water, despite expectations that the drought period the country is now experiencing, may end in coming months. In a release, Acting Director General of the ODPEM Richard Thompson says that although projections from the Meteorological Service indicate that there will be higher than expected...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says the passing of Professor Norman Paul Girvan has left a legacy of excellence and accomplishment that should serve to inspire others. Expressing condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica to his wife, Jasmine, children and family, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said Jamaica, and indeed the entire Caribbean, will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has expressed profound regret and sadness at the passing of the former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Arthur "ANR‟ Robinson. In conveying deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said “Trinidad and Tobago...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is appealing to parents to ensure their children attend school and get an education. Mrs. Simpson Miller said even if the parents themselves cannot read, they should show interest in their children’s education by ensuring that the homework is done and by checking with their teachers to see how they are progressing...

The Government has allocated $14.36 million to continue the Way Out Project: Jamaican Women’s Economic and Political Empowerment, which is being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister. The funds have been earmarked in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. With funding from United Nations (UN) Women, the programme seeks to increase the economic...

A sum of $9.3 million has been set aside by the Government this financial year to make final payments for works carried out on seven sub-projects under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) II. Details of this allocation are outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The initiative, which ran from June 2007 to December...