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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, says he will provide further details on the proposed catastrophe bond being developed for Jamaica during his Budget Debate presentation in March.

The St. Ann Municipal Corporation has launched a Dengue Response Programme to ramp up the fight against dengue in the parish. Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis, says over 100 vector-control workers are to be employed to undertake public education activities across the parish. Press play to get the details on this edition of Round About Ja. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is set to make over 3000 acres of land in the Bernard Lodge St Catherine available for lease to farmers as part of the master development plan for the area. Currently only 25 percent of the land is being used for agricultural purposes, and plans are now in place to get more farmers in the...

Ground broken for new water shop in St Elizabeth; Santa Cruz Market to be refurbished and 160 million dollars allocated for road patching works in western Jamaica.

New quarantine spaces identified to guard against novel coronavirus, Fairfield Bridge Rehabilitation Nearing Completion and 1.2 billion allocated for farm road repair programme.

The Business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is continuing its rapid expansion in Jamaica. Over 36,000 Jamaicans are employed in the sector as at the end of 2019, with 70 firms operating in the sector locally, generating over 600 million US dollars per year in revenue. Press play to find out how the name change is helping this industry to expand...

Phase 2 of the plastic ban prohibits the manufacture, distribution and use of polystyrene foam more popularly known as Styrofoam products. Manager of Public Education and Corporate Communication, at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Olivia Anderson, recently sat down with Enthrose Campbell to give an overview of what phase one entailed and the initiatives being rolled out under phase...

The 800 students at Penwood High School in St. Andrew, are now benefitting from a recent infrastructure upgrade with the School now boasting a new state-of the-art information and communications technology (ICT) Centre. The centre was established with support from the Overseas Examinations Commission, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and other stakeholders. Press play to learn more on...

The Government has allocated 1.7 billion dollars for rehabilitation work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay during the new fiscal year.

Senator Matthew Samuda has been appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security.

Tertiary level graduates and skilled youth are being encouraged to give back to the society through participation in the expanded Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment programme HOPE Programme. Press play to learn more about this initiative on Round About Ja.