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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (seated, centre); General Manager, Finance, Standards, Procurement, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill (seated right), and Director, SM Quality Construction Limited, Patrick Peterkin (seated left), affix their signatures to documents for expansion and rehabilitation works at the Pisgah Primary and Infant school in St. Elizabeth, during a contract-signing ceremony at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

$822.2M Earmarked to Continue JSIF-Led School Development Projects

A total of $822.2 million has been earmarked to continue school rehabilitation, infrastructure upgrade and construction projects, being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), during the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2025/26...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (February 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

275 NHT Smart Energy Loan Applications Approved

Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness ON, PC, MP.

Prime Minister Holness Announces Changes to the Senate

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4).

More Pond Liners for Farmers

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announcing the new Speed Task Force to reduce bureaucracy and enhance efficiency in doing business. He was delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Stock Exchange Investments & Capital Markets Conference held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21).

PM Announces Task Force To Improve Speed of Doing Business

Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (January 16).

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NHT Accepting 2017 Contribution Refund Applications Via Website and Online Platforms

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors who are eligible for 2017 contribution refunds are encouraged to submit their applications through the NHT’s website or online platform. This, as the organisation’s mobile application (app), the more popular option for submitting applications, has been taken offline for maintenance and upgrades, says NHT Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick....

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 Roye, Matthew Simpson, and Jordan Whitely. In from row (from left) are Kaylia Rose, Rahiene Thompson, Asha Wisdom, and Tajay Stewart. The students also visited the JIS headquarters on Half-Way Tree Road on the day.

1 year ago Office of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: HEART/NSTA Trust’s Newport Campus Students Tour

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...

National Housing Trust (NHT) Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick.

1 year ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT to Begin Accepting Refund Applications for Contributions Paid Up to 2017 on Jan. 1

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...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a hug with Dorothy Scott, one of the new homeowners in the St. Paul’s Lane housing development in Tower Hill, St. Andrew. Occasion was the hand over of keys to 36 housing units in the development on Wednesday (December 11). Sharing the moment is Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman.

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PM Hands Over Keys to 36 Housing Units in St. Paul’s Lane

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),...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, second left), affixes his signature, as a witness, to the signing of four contract packages with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to undertake works under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. The contract signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (December 5). Other signatories (seated from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; CHEC

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Contracts Signed for the Start of Work Under SPARK Programme

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...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), symbolically breaks ground for the construction of the approximately $127-million Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre at 119B Olympic Way, St. Andrew West Central, during the site handover and official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday (December 4). He is joined by (from left) Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; Executive Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Leslie Harrow; Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Chairman, Omar Frith; Chief Executive Officer, Wilford “Billy” Heaven, and Director, Nicole McLaren Campbell.

1 year ago Office of the Prime Minister

Ground Broken for Multimillion-Dollar Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre

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, addresses the recent World Town Planning Day (WTPD) forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

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Gov’t Committed to Sustainable Urban Planning

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...