Five community roads in Hanover Western have been identified for repairs and will be allocated $2 million each to fund programmed remedial work. The roads are Clinic Hill/Russell Lane, Green Island to Prospect Square, Green Island to Grange, Lucea to Dundee Pen and Kendal to Cessnock. In her contribution to the 2024/25 State of the Constituency Debate in the House...

Solar lights will be installed in more than 30 communities across St. Andrew West Rural. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, during her contribution to the 2024/25 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 16). Mrs....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Government remains steadfast in improving, rebuilding and enhancing healthcare facilities for Jamaicans. This, he notes, is evident in his constituency, among other areas, where “we are witnessing a transformation in our healthcare landscape,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is urging ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to exercise prudent management of overtime budgets. Addressing the Standing Finance Committee reviewing the First Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2024/25 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 15), Dr. Clarke said the way in which compensation arrangements exist now,...

The FINSAC Commission Archives are expected to be launched in the coming days, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He made the announcement while closing the debate on the first supplementary estimates for fiscal year 2024/25 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 15). “Later this week, we plan to launch the...

Some 243,000 Jamaicans have been approved for the Government’s Reverse Income Tax Credit. This financial initiative is designed to assist persons earning below $3 million annually, who meet the specific criteria, to receive a one-off $20,000 payment. Addressing the House of Representatives on a motion for the approval of the first supplementary estimates for fiscal year 2024/25 on Tuesday (October...

The House of Representatives approved the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2024/25 fiscal year on Wednesday (October 15). The Estimates provide for an increase in total government expenditure and payments by approximately $40.7 billion, increasing the Budget to $1.38 trillion. This will be financed primarily through additional projected revenue and grant flows arising from non-tax revenue and tax revenue inflows....