Prime Minister Andrew Holness has signed an order under the Risk Management Act (Enforcement  Measures) 2020 implementing incoming airport passenger restrictions while allowing travel to Jamaican citizens entering the island. Prime Minister Andrew Holness signed the order after consultations and careful consideration for especially those citizens who would have previously booked a return travel to the island prior to the...

Over 25,000 persons are slated to benefit from the second phase of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The project which will run over three years is being funded by the Government at a cost of $1.9 billion. This was disclosed by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government has begun to explore the availability of suitable lands for housing in Port Royal. Making the announcement during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in House of Representatives on March 19, Mr. Holness said this is part of his pledge to residents of the town to enhance their standard...

To further reduce congestion and improve travel times, several areas across the island are slated to benefit from the construction of bypasses and road improvement works under the Government’s new Greater Infrastructure Development Programme (GIDP). This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in House of Representatives on March...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will seek to develop eco-tourism in the Goat Islands, as the Government moves to establish the area as a wildlife sanctuary. He noted that while the aim of the Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary is to preserve the island’s biodiversity, eco-tourism will provide an avenue for some economic...

The Government is scaling up of the Document Management and Digitisation Corps through collaborations with the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology and the Jamaica Archives and Records Department. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2020/2021 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19). The Digitisation Corps, under...

A near 20 per cent average reduction in travel time has been observed along major thoroughfares for which improvement works have been substantially completed under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). These are Mandela Highway, and the Hagley Park, Constant Spring and Barbican roadways. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21...