Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded local investors and other stakeholders for supporting the US$330 million Renaissance Project which entails the construction of a 190 megawatt (mw) power plant at Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine. The initiative, which will significantly underpin Jamaica’s fuel diversification thrust, will replace 292 mw of obsolete power generation equipment with new...

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is urging more influential Jamaican women to become mentors for the country’s children and adolescents. She said this will assist in steering them away from illicit activities, strengthen their values and attitudes, and encourage them to become productive members of society from the earliest age possible. Mrs....

Jamaica’s elite athletes will soon no longer need to travel outside of the country to receive the best treatment for injuries and other ailments. This, as the Government plans to set up a Caribbean Sports Medicine Centre on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). To be established in collaboration with UWI and sprinting sensation Usain...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the NHT for measures put in place to improve services to customers and reduce costs. “This includes utilising technology, which increases efficiency; reducing turnaround time and cost for services, for example, the online contribution refunds; automation of the scheme application process; and energy-conservation measures,” he said. He noted that these initiatives...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a new programme will be introduced in the 2017/18 financial year for persons opting for early retirement. “I think I should stress that this is a voluntary programme. We’re going to encourage persons to take it. It is not a compulsory programme,” he said, noting that the move represents an overall strategy...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says ground will be broken shortly for a 1,200-unit housing development in Negril, Westmoreland, which will target tourism workers. “We expect this project to be completed by 2020 and (that) the people of Westmoreland will benefit significantly,” he said. He noted that Negril is “expanding beyond everyone’s wildest expectations” and the Government has...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to creating an environment that can accommodate the needs of university graduates and deter migration of the country’s skilled labour force. He urged university students to stay in Jamaica and help build the country and economy after graduation. “The Government that I lead makes the commitment that we...