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CAPRI lauds 2019/20 Budget; 5000 farmers to benefit under climate-smart agriculture project, and Jamaican’s urged to pay closer attention to lifestyle diseases contributing to kidney failure.

Cabinet approves National Plan of Action to combat human trafficking, CAC urges parents to monitor children’s online activity; and mandatory ten digit dialing comes into effect on March 31.

Permanent Traffic Change Coming for Mandela Highway, PICA to implement Automated Citizenship application service and Services at Chapelton Community hospital to be relocated.

First PEP cohort to sit Programme for International Student Assessment examinations in 2021; BOJ reduces interest rates on overnight balances and local film industry contributes over 1 billion dollars to GDP.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness to meet with all agencies under Education Ministry; construction of Jamaica’s new Parliament building to start in 2021 and Road Safety Unit renews call for safer driving habits.

Government to raise Contingencies Fund ceiling, Lower House approves third supplementary estimates and Pearnel Charles Junior appointed to Cabinet.

Legislation tabled to complete merger of national education and training agencies, Housing agency of Jamaica to upgrade Grange Pen community and Culture Minister announces 12 million dollar hurdles project.

HAJ looking to construct high rise apartment block in Kingston; agriculture minister promises to include more local produce in national school-feeding programme and deadline to register for next voters’ list is March 30.

Construction of new Western Children Adolescent Hospital to begin in May; New apartment complex, to be built in New Kingston and four more public entities to benefit from EECP interventions.

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.