GOJ Minute #1

In the wake of the gun attack in Dover, St. Catherine which left four people dead,Prime Minister Andrew Holness is assuring the public that the Government will be resolute in dealing with the country’s crime problem.

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency CPFSA is seeking to have 50 wards of the State engaged in meaningful work by March 2020.

Come January 2020, residential and commercial customers, schools and condominiums will see an overall increase of about 4 percent in water rates.

The States of Public Emergency in St James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Catherine, Clarendon and the St. Andrew South Police Division have been extended for 30 days.

The Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has announced plans to restructure the national farm road rehabilitation programme to increase accountability and transparency.

Jamaica has moved up one place on the 2019 Human Development Index (HDI), with a ranking of 96 out of 189 countries.