Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that a comprehensive investigation will be undertaken to crackdown on the illegal sale of lands in areas across the island. He said that the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been tasked to investigate these scams and bring to book, all those persons involved,...

The Government intends to absorb the land impact fee associated with the construction of 15,000 new housing solutions in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Area of St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 2022 Board of Directors Retreat on Friday (October 7) at the ROK Hotel, Downtown Kingston....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging persons occupying property adjoining the Clifton community in St. Catherine informally, to contact SCJ Holdings Limited, which owns the lands, to assist in arriving at a solution. He was speaking to the occupants during a visit to the area on Friday (October 7). On Thursday (October 6), a demolition exercise was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his recent address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, said that the world cannot turn a blind eye to the systemic imbalances that persist after centuries of exploitation. “If our moral standards today on which we claim a higher civilisation acknowledge that the actions in the past,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says, to date, 142 farmers have been orderly and formally settled on plots of land as part of the Bernard Lodge Development Plan, in St. Catherine. Providing an update on the Plan in the House of Representatives on October 5, Mr. Holness informed that the SCJ Holdings has paid more than $650 million...

The deadline for submission of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) has been extended to Friday, October 7. The PMNYAE is open to all Jamaican Nationals between the ages of 15 and 29 who have attained excellence in any of the following categories of agriculture/agro-processing; entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship; journalism/e-journalism; and new media – social media, youtuber,...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has denounced the actions of persons removing the lock on one of the gates barring entry to the Bog Walk Gorge, which was flooded during recent heavy rains influenced by Tropical Storm Ian, to traverse that area. The gate was closed to ensure the safety of persons who would likely attempt to enter...