Crime Trending Down In St Catherine North Police Division

NWC Relaxing Lock-offs as part of COVID -19 mitigation measures, Cash Flow Support Programmes Being Designed and Prime Minister Holness Urging Informal Operators to Get Registered.

BOJ taking preemptive measures to maintain liquidity in the market, Lower House passes resolution to combat price gouging and CSEC and CAPE Exams postponed.

Effective April 1, 2020, interest rates on all new National Housing Trust (NHT) loans will be reduced by 1 percent. The NHT will also reduce all existing loans by 0.5 percent. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the 1 percent reduction for new loans will affect over 8000 persons who access NHT loans annually. The 0.5 reduction in current loans will affect over 100,000 mortgagers.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a 50 million dollar allocation to truck water across the island as part of COVID-19 mitigation measures. The funds are being drawn from the Trucking of Water Programme administered by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Mr. Holness made the announcement during his contribution to the 2020/2021 Budget Debate on Thursday.