The Government will be spending $1.33 billion to implement the National Identification System (NIDS) in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The allocation has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to commence piloting of NIDS with public-sector employees and continue the recruitment of key NIDS staff for the...

The South Coast Highway Improvement Project remains a priority of the Government. Coming out of the recently held Cabinet Retreat, it was directed that the tender for the first five sub-contracts to be carried out by local contractors be issued before the end of the 2018/2019 financial year. The other ten packages will be completed over a two year period....

Cabinet has approved official funeral services for two former Government Ministers. In the first instance, former Government Minister and trade unionist Dwight Nelson was accorded an official funeral during a session of Cabinet earlier this month. Mr. Nelson who served as Minister of National Security and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service between 2007...

Following the three-day intense consultations last week on the country’s performance over the past year, Cabinet this morning (January 21) began specific deliberations on the upcoming budget. The Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, will meet for the next two days on the matter. During last week’s sessions, Cabinet Ministers engaged in discussions concerning numerous issues of national interest....

Members of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness will today (January 17) begin three days of intense consultations and planning sessions. The consultations come as the end of the Parliamentary year approaches. The Cabinet will review the country’s performance over the past year in several sectors while looking to finalise the priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. It...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is assuring residents of St. James that measures will be put in place to ensure safety and security in the aftermath of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parish. The SOE for the parish of St. James is due to expire on January 31, following a Parliamentary vote in December where the Opposition did...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon (January 7, 2019) met with and received a full briefing from the Boards of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the St. Ann Development Company (SADCO) on the audit report into the operations of the Dunns River Falls attraction in St. Ann. Prime Minister Holness said the Boards should move with speed and alacrity...