Denham Town ZOSO extended further, Government signs bauxite profit sharing agreement with US firm, and Jamaica to establish National Register of Cultural Heritage Places and Objects.
JSIF to pump 18 million dollars into behaviour modification initiatives; sugary drinks to be banned at public health facilities; and Anti-Gang Week activities underway across the island.
Tax revenues ahead of Budget for first four months; More road works coming for Barbican; and Beach Access and Management Policy reviewed by Cabinet. The news in details after the break.
Three miles bypass road to be constructed over the next few weeks; Plastic ban to come into effect January 2019 and Agriculture ministry to support school farm at Bethlehem Moravian college.
Finance Ministry moving to wrap up wage negotiations; Cornwall Regional Hospital opens new Accident and Emergency department; and Health Ministry to establish suicide helpline.
Ground broken for serviced lots in Jacksonville, Clarendon; Government taking steps to retain nurses in public sector; and Accountant General’s Department urging Pensioners to submit banking information forms by Monday, September 17.
Work to begin shortly on Morant Bay to Port Antonio highway project; Tourism Ministry confirms 9 of 13 board members for Global Centre for Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management; and sewage treatment plant in Monymusk Housing Scheme to be upgraded.
New High Dependency Units to be built at Bustamante, Cornwall Regional and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, UWI opens Engineering faculty and Former Cabinet Minister, Easton Douglas, to be accorded State funeral.
Government signs wage agreement with tNurses Association of Jamaica, National Business Portal to be launched next year and 876 on the go expected to revolutionize local taxicab sector.
Government appeals for patience with ongoing infrastructure development works, Health Ministry to expand compassionate care programme and measures to be implemented to alleviate traffic congestion in the corporate area.
Jamaica to host inaugural Tourism Resilience Summit on Thursday; National Youth in Agriculture Policy to be submitted to Cabinet, and Cornwall Regional Hospital to benefit from upcoming International Marlin Tournament.
Finance Ministry taking steps to secure the country’s statistics experts, Health Ministry to Expand Jamaica Moves and small Coffee farmers to benefit from 60 million dollar investment.
Government to provide over 30 billion dollars in investment opportunities; Adoptions to become less tedious; Prime Minister commits to making cultural heritage more accessible.
Vernamfield development project slated to start in October; Farmers urged to pursue non-traditional crops; and Knockalva Agricultural School becomes polytechnic college.
169 new recruits added to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Social Security Ministry resolving overseas pension payment challenges; and inspection bodies urged to utilize JANAAC’s free Pre-assessment offer.
Jamaica’s first Agent Bank facility opens in St. Andrew; traffic tip line established; and police to maintain presence at key intersections in corporate area
