Ground was broken on Wednesday (July 16) for the construction of housing units for six families previously living in substandard conditions in Wakefield District, Buxton, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, led the contract signing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Wakefield Mews Housing Development. The project, valued at $44 million, will be constructed under the Government’s...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet of vehicles has been bolstered with the addition of 93 new buses. The units, which comprise 63 compressed natural gas (CNG) and 30 diesel coach buses, were officially handed over at the JUTC’s Portmore Bus Depo in Braeton, St Catherine on Wednesday (July 16). The new vehicles represent phase two of the Government’s...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Rural School Bus Programme is a transformational initiative, that will not only ensure a safer and more comfortable environment for students, but also promote discipline and positive values.  “It’s one thing to talk about the economics, but it’s another thing to talk about the defence of the mores of the...

The Building a Better Jamaica Fund, established in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, has been hailed by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as one of the most extensive and effective post-disaster recovery operations in Jamaica’s modern history.  The initiative, set up by the National Commercial Bank (NCB), and launched on July 8, 2024 at Jamaica House, galvanised...

Prime Minister and Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has stressed the need to address inefficiencies and reduce red tape that hamper trade and movement across the region. “We must eliminate inefficiencies and regulatory delays so that Caribbean goods and services can move across the region with speed, certainty and confidence,” he said. The...

Prime Minister and Chair of CARICOM, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the urgent need for strengthened regional security, emphasising that economic integration through the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) cannot succeed without a safe and stable environment. In his address during a business forum breakfast, held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James, on July 8,...

Jamaica has officially acceded to the partnership agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), with the signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 8. The ceremony was held at Half Moon in Rose Hall, St. James, as part of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, being held in...