Members of the public are being advised that the TransJamaican Highway (TJH) Initial Public Offering (IPO) will close on Monday (March 2), one week ahead of the original March 9 closing date. The IPO, which is the largest in the country’s history, opened on February 17 with eight billion shares, and was upsized to 10 billion shares as a result...

The Marella Discovery 2 cruise ship made its second call to Port Royal on Monday (February 24), carrying some 1,800 visitors to Kingston. The cruise ship created history on January 20, when it was the first to dock at the newly opened cruise port constructed by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ). The passengers, on disembarking, were welcomed with cultural...

The Government will be spending $12.91 billion during the upcoming fiscal year to begin various roadworks under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The money has been set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Works include commencing construction on the Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge road corridor and achieving 20 per cent...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be spending $151 million to acquire vehicles in the new fiscal year. Details of the project, titled ‘Acquisition of Vehicles – Department of Correctional Services (DCS)’, are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for the procurement of assorted fleet vehicles, which...

Community Relations Officer at the western office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the first phase of the Fairfield Bridge to Tucker rehabilitation project, in St. James, is in the final stages of completion. The project commenced in October 2019 and is being done at a cost of $74.1 million. It represents the first phase of a...

Some 1, 200 residents of 10 communities surrounding the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart alumina refinery in St. Elizabeth, who have been affected by dust nuisance from the plant’s mud lake, will receive close to $40 million in compensation. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure at a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says measures are being put in place to deal with indiscipline and lack of respect for law and order on the nation’s roads. Speaking at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom on South Avenue in Kingston on February 12, he informed that while there has been an increase in...