Walking Museum To Be Built On Duke Street

Conditions at police stations across the island are set to be improved, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness recently announced plans to renovate 100 police stations at a cost of over 2 billion dollars.

The Housing Agency of Jamaica HAJ is looking to provide 500 land titles by the end of this financial year on March 31. Senior Manager for Community Development at the HAJ, Nakia McMorris says the agency has already finalized more than 400 land titles since April 2018, and work continues to increase that number.

Ninety-one unattached youth from several communities in Kingston and St. James are to benefit from skills training under a 50-million dollar Youth Empowerment Training Initiative. The initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme CSJP III, and will engage the youngsters in intensive training over a 12-month period.  

The Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT) has embarked on a major restoration project of Negril’s coral reefs by establishing a coral nursery in the Orange Bay Special Fishery Conservation Area in Hanover.  

The HEART Trust/NTA will be expanding its presence in St. Elizabeth in order to provide increased access to training and certification for residents of the parish and surrounding areas.

As the Government looks to capitalize on the increased demand for bartenders by cruise lines and other entities, some 2,000 bartenders are to be trained in the next fiscal year.