Construction is to begin by December on 623 new solutions under the Shooter’s Hill Housing Development project in Portmore, St. Catherine at a cost of $7 billion. This is being facilitated through a joint venture agreement between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Rite Solutions Development Company. Under the public-private partnership, affordable housing solutions, starting at $7.6 million, will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (August 7), launched the Companies Office of Jamaica’s (COJ) newly created Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF). The online platform, which replaces the COJ’s one-stop-shop paper-based superform that was introduced in 2014, will facilitate 24-hour business registrations at the agency’s website – www.orcjamaica.com, from any location globally. The initiative is a collaborative...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans to embrace the possibilities that can result from the country’s transition to a digital economy. He noted that “many times booms have come in the digital global economy and we have not been able to ride them. We are now on the upswing of the digital era. Let us take...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Cockpit Country is an environmental, cultural and historical asset which the Government of Jamaica values greatly. The Prime Minister says the Government is sensitive to the environmental concerns about the Cockpit Country and is moving to ensure that it is protected. Prime Minister Holness made the pronouncements on August 6 at the Denbigh Agricultural...

Two of the nation’s stalwarts, Alpharita Constantia “Rita” Marley, OD, and entertainer, Mr. Miguel Orlando Collins, also known as Sizzla Kalonji, have been honoured for their contribution to the development of the music industry by the Government of Jamaica. Both were awarded with Reggae Icon Awards during the Jamaica 57 Independence Grand Gala, held at the National Stadium, on Tuesday...

The Government has launched the start of one year of local activities in recognition of the United Nations (UN) Declaration of the International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-2024. The Jamaica 57 Independence Grand Gala, held at the National Stadium on Tuesday (August 6), was the start of the local activities, where Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he is confident in the established anti-corruption framework aimed at deterring corruption. The Prime Minister says the country’s independence mission, is to ensure the building of institutions that are open to scrutiny and accountability. Prime Minister Holness made the statement during his National Independence Message. “I am confident that with the anti-corruption framework we have...