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Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for 150 serviced lots being developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at Chateau Gardens in Birds Hill, Clarendon on Friday, May 5. Others (from left) are: May Pen Mayor, Councillor Winston Maragh; NHT Chairman, Ambassador, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Transport and Mining Minister and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry; State Minister for Finance and the Public Service and South East Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for 150 serviced lots being developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at Chateau Gardens in Birds Hill, Clarendon on Friday, May 5. Others (from left) are: May Pen Mayor, Councillor Winston Maragh; NHT Chairman, Ambassador, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Transport and Mining Minister and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry; State Minister for Finance and the Public Service and South East Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller.

Ground Broken for Chateau Gardens Housing Development in Clarendon

By: Chad Bryan, May 7, 2017
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday, May 5, broke ground for 150 serviced lots being developed at Chateau Gardens in Birds Hill, Clarendon. The lots comprise the...
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), shares a light moment with residents during the inaugural ‘HOPE for Jamaica’ town hall meeting at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on May 4. Others (from left) are Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw; Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Government Strengthens Engagement with Citizens

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 6, 2017
Veteran journalist and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne (left), in discussion with Chairperson of the Committee of Management, Excelsior Community College, Patricia Sinclair McCalla (right). At centre is the school’s Assistant Chaplain, Rev. Moses Benguche. Occasion was the institution’s 4th annual Ted Dwyer Lecture which Mr. Boyne delivered at its location in Kingston on March 30.

Jamaicans Urged To Embrace Positive Values and Attitudes

By: Alecia Smith, April 1, 2017

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Community Development Officer of the SDC, St. James, Donovan Hart (left); Director, Local Economic Development and Community Project, Avril Ranger (second left); High School Poster and Product Development Competition Coordinator, Deroux Jones (second right); and Community Development Officer, St. James, Sherona Drummond, view some of the entries in the Product Development Competition in St. James.
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SDC Targets Young People in St. James

An initiative to help in the fight against crime has been developed by the Social Development Commission (SDC), targeting young people in St James and Trelawny. The project is called...
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By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, April 1, 2017
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Cabinet Approves Merger of LAMP And NLA

Cabinet has given approval for the merger of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) and the National Land Agency (NLA). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and...
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By: Chris Patterson, February 3, 2017