Effective Records and Information Management (RIM) is critical in an increasingly digitised world to create safeguards and processes to strengthen data protection, says Acting Principal Director, Information Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Damian Cox. Addressing the official launch of RIM Month 2023, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston on April 5, Mr. Cox said the practice...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), interacts with students of Prospect Primary School in Clarendon (from second left) Kenordo Webb, Ranae McCrae, and Keshanique Miller, during a Mathematics Exposition at the institution on March 30. The event formed part of activities, organised by the Ministry of Education and...

Effective July 1, the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) loan limit for a single applicant, will move from $6.5 million to $7.5 million, an increase of 15 per cent.  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).  Mr. Holness further informed that...

Effective April 1, Jamaicans will no longer be required to pay tuition or administrative fees for HEART-NSTA Trust programmes up to level four (associate degree), says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.   “This will allow for access to vocational training for all Jamaicans, regardless of economic status. This will be a game changer for poor, underserved youth, who see...

The Forestry Department will be collaborating with the National Works Agency (NWA) to plant trees along all new road projects islandwide.  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the trees will soften the impact of the infrastructure works, improve the aesthetics of the areas, increase biodiversity and contribute to the reduction of the “heat island effect”, particularly within urban...

Fifteen Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) islandwide have been identified for enhanced protection.   Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).  He said the geographical areas will have restrictions on the types of activities that may be permitted, to preserve their hydrological...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shakes hands with French Economic Counsellor, Stephan Dubost (left), while Ambassador of France in Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, looks on. Occasion was a meeting at OPM on March 15, to discuss the continued cooperation on areas of sustainable development between France and...