Television Production Assistant, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Aleisha Miller (back row, right), shares a photo opportunity with students and staff of the HEART/NSTA Trust Newport Campus in Manchester, during a tour of the JIS Television offices in Kingston on Tuesday (January 14). In back row (from left) are HEART/NSTA Trust Multimedia Production Instructor, André Adams; and students Genel Parker, Giovanni...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is set to begin accepting applications, come January 1, 2025, for the refund of contributions paid up to 2017. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, says all individuals who contributed to the NHT up to 2017, regardless of the extent of their contributions, will be eligible for a refund. Applications...

Thirty-six families at St. Paul’s Lane in Tower Hill, St. Andrew, whose houses were destroyed by fire years ago are the proud beneficiaries of new homes, just in time for Christmas. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the keys to the new homeowners on Wednesday (Dec. 11). A collaborative undertaking involving the National Housing Trust (NHT),...

Work is expected to begin this month on the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. The Government, on Thursday (December 5) signed four contracts valued at $36.04 billion, with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to undertake works under the project. Work will commence in St. Andrew Western, which is represented by Member of Parliament, Anthony...

Residents of Olympic Gardens in St. Andrew West Central are set to benefit from a new state-of-the-art community cultural centre, to be constructed at a cost of approximately $127 million. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (December 4), broke ground for the Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre, which is slated to be built over nine months...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, says the Government remains committed to sustainable urban planning to safeguard communities and protect the natural environment. “It calls on us to be guardians of our communities’ future, to shape spaces that nurture well-being, environmental sustainability and economic vibrancy,” he said. Mr. Davis was addressing the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) makes a point during a tour of the Troy Bridge construction site in Trelawny on Friday (November 8). Others (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Member of Parliament for Northwest Manchester Mikael Phillips; former Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny,...