Teachers And Nurses Accept 5% Retroactive Pay

Finance Minister announces 852 billion dollar budget, 10,000 housing starts by end of current fiscal year and national health insurance scheme green paper being finalised.

Patient moved into isolation over suspected coronavirus symptoms; Four new Family Courts to be established; and Increased training opportunities coming under HEART Trust NTA.

Public encouraged to use drive safe app, Health ministry says western children hospital to be largest in Caribbean and Government to fund athletes for 2020 Olympics.

Statue of Asafa Powel unveiled, JPs urged to join restorative justice programme and Agriculture Ministry set to boost citrus production.

The country is being urged to maintain water conservation practices as a sustained period of dryness is being projected for the region up to April. Director of the Meteorological Services Branch in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson says the Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum’s projection is in line with local analyses, that also point to a near normal drying trend across the country for the period.

The House of Representatives has approved the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2019/20 financial year. The figures show that the Budget has been increased by 7.966 billion dollars, moving from 851.1 billion to 859 billion dollars. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke says for the period April to November 2019, there were better than budgeted performances on both the Central Government’s primary and fiscal balance indicators. He says the additional expenditure is being facilitated by the higher revenue forecast and factored in the primary surplus target of 6 and a half percent of gross domestic product (GDP).