An Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) will be established to monitor execution of the recommendations in the Education Transformation Commission report. The announcement was made by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 17). He said the oversight committee will be chaired by...

Effective July 1, 2022, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will revise its policy on subsidies for homeownership Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the revision will see income being the sole determinant in the application of a subsidy. He said that this will ensure that subsidies “are applied to those [persons] who are most in need”. The Prime...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has developed a new financing and product delivery framework that is intended to significantly increase the supply of new housing solutions. The move is in keeping with the Trust review of financing options that would substantially increase the amount of funding available for new housing construction. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the...

Effective July 1, 2022, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will double the disability grant benefit, allocating up to $300,000 per individual. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that this will be applicable up to a maximum of two persons, per household, living with disabilities. He was making his 2022/23 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains unwavering in its strategic focus and resolve to disrupt and dismantle criminal gangs, interdict dons and gunmen, and confiscate every illegal gun in Jamaica. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17, the Prime Minister noted that a multifaceted approach is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced measures to support the entertainment sector, which will reopen on Friday, March 18, These include a special $150-million window to be created by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund to assist musicians, entertainers, theatre production companies, and promoters of festivals and events. More details, including criteria for access,...

The prohibition on entertainment will be lifted as of Friday, March 18, 2022. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17. Mr. Holness reminded the public that events are regulated under various laws and administered by various entities, such as the Municipal...