As the Government moves to implement the next phase of the public-sector compensation review, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the call for increased productivity in the civil service. “We are at the point where we have to get our public sector to be more efficient. But the public sector is not made up of block and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has outlined plans for a Lucea-Hopewell Bypass to assist in easing congestion in the Hanover towns. Mr. Holness, during his recent contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate, told the House of Representatives that the bypass will be a four-lane highway that starts at a grade-separated intersection along the new Long Hill Bypass that...

The Government is looking to launch the tender process for expansion of the North Coast Highway during the fourth quarter of 2024. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness said that the requisite documentation is being compiled. Mr. Holness, who was making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that plans...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reported that the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St. James is “progressing steadily” and is approximately 30 per cent complete. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), Mr. Holness reminded that the project includes the Montego Bay Bypass Road (15km), the...

The Government is investing billions of dollars in the development of irrigation schemes to improve farmers’ access to water. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in providing details in his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that among the projects is the Southern Plains Irrigation Scheme at a cost of $1.5 billion....

The Government has developed an accelerated construction apprenticeship programme, in partnership with construction firms, to respond to the need for additional labour. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the announcement in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 21, that the programme will include a three-month pre-apprenticeship period. The apprenticeship...

The Government is working towards the creation of a Centralised National Road Registry, which will be a census of all existing roads in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), said that the Registry will contain information on the geographic location and...