The Government will be allocating an additional $1 billion for land titling during the 2024/2025 financial year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at a land-titling ceremony for 130 beneficiaries under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration Programme (SLRP), at the New Life Church of God in Bog Walk,...

Cabinet has approved a $330-million special housing-related response programme to assist persons to undertake minor house repairs. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21), said that each constituency will be allocated $5 million. “The idea behind this is to target those households that are vulnerable to weather,...

Farmers in St. Thomas are being commended for their spirit of resilience, particularly in the aftermath of the recent heavy rains. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a tour of flood-damaged areas of the parish today (November 19), met with several farmers who provided him with a first-hand account of how Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 has affected their...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Cabinet will on Monday (Nov. 20) discuss additional allocations that are to be made to continue recovery efforts in the aftermath of the recent heavy rains. “We have made some allocations already in the budget. We made some reserves in the budget to be able to address these kinds of events....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging persons who have information about the killing of seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcoliva to come forward and tell what they know. He said that the deaths of the children must not go in vain. “If the people of Salt Spring are really serious about bringing this matter to some form...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is saddened and concerned about the innocent loss of lives, particularly children, stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Holness made the comments while responding to questions posed during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “On the situation in the Middle East between Israel and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the National Environment and Planning Agency’s World Town Planning Day Symposium, held at the National Housing Trust in Kingston on Wednesday (November 8).