Member of Parliament (MP) for Portland East, Ann-Marie Vaz, says the multibillion-dollar South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) is providing economic benefits to her constituents. Mrs. Vaz noted that the construction of the highway has provided job opportunities for persons. “Kalilah Reynolds, Jamaica’s leading business financial journalist, reported in August of this year that land prices have increased 61 per...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, says more CCTV cameras will be installed in her constituency to aid the police in identifying criminals who prey on residents and students. “On the issue of crime, unfortunately, we are not immune to persons preying on our students. There are many hundreds of students living in St. Andrew Eastern...

A total of $28 million was spent to provide support for 4,608 students across all levels of the education system in the constituency of Manchester Central. Member of Parliament (MP), Rhoda Moy Crawford, said the support included tuition and book grants, school uniforms, technological devices, and other school supplies. “Additionally, we have provided education assistance to eight schools across the...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, says significant investments have been made to improve healthcare, educational and social service facilities across the constituency. Making her contribution to the 2023/24 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 25), Ms. Crawford said the Mandeville Health Centre has been retrofitted and upgraded at...

The Government’s black tanks project, which aims to improve the water resilience of thousands of vulnerable households, will be rolled out shortly. The project, which also includes a water-harvesting component, was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation earlier this year. Under the initiative, 50,000 black tanks will be provided to residents...

A Televic D-Cerno conference microphone system has been installed at Gordon House at a cost of approximately $18 million. Speaking during a media sensitisation session on September 25, Managing Director of Caribbean Technology Solutions, Glenford McFarlane, advised that the 78-delegate microphone system is configured in group request mode. “What that means is that all delegates are allowed to press a...

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives today (September 26). She has been elevated from Deputy Speaker of the House and replaces Marisa Dalrymple Philibert, who officially resigned on September 21. The new Deputy Speaker of the House is Member of Parliament, St. James Central,...