The Government will be increasing budgetary spending by approximately $60 billion during the current 2022/23 fiscal year. The details are contained in the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure, tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 8). Parliament had previously approved a budget of $912 billion...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents Jamaica House Fellowship Programme participant, Christopher Harper, with a certificate during a farewell luncheon on Wednesday (November 2). The luncheon was held at Jamaica House. Mr. Harper was among the seven participants comprising the second cohort of Fellows under the programme.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting the final report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the discovery of a cluster of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during the House of Representatives’ sitting on Tuesday (November 1). Klebsiella pneumoniae is a...

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, is calling for mandatory ongoing education for habitual traffic offenders and reckless drivers who put the lives of other road users at risk. Making her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 25, she said the Road Traffic Act should be...

Several water distribution improvement projects are currently being undertaken in St. Thomas Eastern. This was announced by Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Michelle Charles, during her 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 25). She informed that the National Water Commission (NWC) commenced upgrading works at its Springfield facility, noting that the...

The House of Representatives has approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. They are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town in St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland. The Resolutions for the extensions were moved by Deputy Prime Minister and...

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, is urging his constituents to play their part in fighting crime by telling the police what they know and refraining from shielding criminals. “I use this opportunity to encourage my constituents to join the fight to make St. James Southern a safe place. This is a fight that we...