For the 2022/23 financial year, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will focus on the monetisation of its land assets through divestments, as well as the continuation of its project management functions. This is outlined in the 2022/23 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives. The document further noted that the UDC will continue...

I extend my deepest condolences to the Morgan Heritage family following the passing of their beloved patriarch, Bishop Ras Denroy Morgan. The veteran Reggae singer passed away this morning at the age of 76. Ras Denroy, as he was popularly known, was a part of the Black Eagles, a New York City Reggae band in the 1970s before launching his...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness handed over a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (February 23). The two-bedroom unit presented to beneficiary Kaycia Powell, was constructed at a cost of $4.1 million and includes a bathroom, kitchen and living area. Mr. Holness, in his address at the ceremony,...

The Government is pursuing all avenues to safely evacuate Jamaican students residing in Ukraine, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. This follows Russia’s military invasion into the neighbouring country on Thursday. “In my latest information, there are 27 students remaining in Ukraine; 25 are in a city called Kharkiv and one is in Kyiv. Fifteen have [already] left...

Two housing units, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), were handed over in the Barbary Hall and Flagaman communities in St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (February 23), by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The three-bedroom units were handed over to Doreen Simms in Barbary Hall and Shelly-Ann Russell in Flagaman. In his address, the Prime Minister emphasised...

Thirty-five residents of St. Elizabeth became proud landowners today (February 23) when they were presented with certificates of title for property that they have occupied for several years. The titles, provided under the National Land Agency (NLA) inaugural Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme, were handed over by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony held at the...

The Government will inform the nation shortly on what measures will be put in place to facilitate the reopening of the entertainment sector. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a virtual press briefing held on February 22. He said that Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will be coming shortly...