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Rehabilitation work on the Cornwall regional Hospital on track, Justice ministry receives 51 million dollars in grant funding from DFID and NWA issues advisory for Howard Cook bridge.

Preparations for PEP performance task exam complete; infirmaries to be refurbished; and public WIFI hotspot launched at Emancipation Park.

Is Jamaica ready to adopt an inflation targeting regime? And what are the benefits to low inflation? We discuss that and more this week with Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke.

The Major Infrastructure Development Programme MIDP is slowly but surely nearing its end, and with it will come the delivery of eagerly awaited road development projects across the island.

Sport Minister, Olivia Grange has commended Jamaica’s Special Olympics team for its 33 medal haul at the recently concluded Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. The tally includes 15 Gold, 10 Silver and Eight Bronze.

Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke says he is optimistic about increased competition in the financial services sector with the abolishment of Ad Valorem Stamp Duty on transaction documents and the removal of costs when switching financial providers.

A new water treatment plant is in the pipeline, and is expected to help satisfy the demand for water in the southeast end of the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to pump more funds into the dairy industry in order to increase production to meet local demand.

Technical team established to improve process for starting businesses; MSMEs to receive preferential access to government procurement; and 100 police stations to be renovated.

Fostering community involvement through volunteerism is one of the many goals of the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists Operation Save A Youth (OSAY) programme. Over 5000, young people from Manchester, Clarendon and St Catherine were mobilized, providing acts of kindness across 80 projects in the parish.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness meets with US President; OPM assumes oversight responsibility for Education Ministry; and new governance systems established for Petrojam.