The Long Pond Distillery in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, is now fully up and running, providing employment and manufacturing rum for the local and export markets. The distillery, operated by National Rums of Jamaica (NRJ), suffered extensive damage due to fire in 2018, and was rebuilt to resume full production. During the reconstruction, emphasis was placed on making the operations more...

During 2021, a total of 34,832kgs of marijuana and 1,226kgs of cocaine were seized by the police, according to data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). These seizures occurred inland, at the airports, and at controlled and uncontrolled seaports. The disclosure was made by National Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at the opening of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the upsurge in violence in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is a national emergency and will be dealt with to protect innocent persons. Mr. Holness was referring to yesterday’s (June 14) shooting incidents, which left three people dead and several injured. “The level of organised criminal activity there is a national emergency. I...

Jamaica is being strategically positioned as a globally competitive logistics hub, and an efficient investment destination, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. According to the Prime Minister, there is a new wave of US multibillion-dollar investments projected for the Caribbean region, which will create myriad opportunities for economic growth and development. Addressing the Eighth Annual International Conference and...

Construction costs for dwellings under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) are steadily declining and are expected to be reduced even further. Speaking at the hand over of a three-bedroom house in Lime Walk, St. Catherine on Friday (June 3), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, informed that the units are being built at a cost of $5.5 million,...

Citizens are urged to be adequately prepared for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 through to November 30. The encouragement came from Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony for the hand over of a two-bedroom house to a resident of the Seaview Gardens community in Kingston on June 3. “I am asking...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been restructured to focus on providing increased access to affordable and low-income housing solutions. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the handover of a three-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme, at Schoolfield District in Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth recently, said that the restructuring has enabled...