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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.

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

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

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness to attend Caribbean Leaders’ Summit in the US, Plan far advanced to build Water Treatment Plant in St. Catherine; and Caribbean MSME Conference to be held April 16 to 18.

Minister Karl Samuda assigned to Education Ministry; tender process for South Coast Highway Project to begin shortly and NHT to introduce intergenerational mortgages.

Government pursuing opportunities for third Infrastructure Development Programme; Major Infrastructure Development Programme 91 percent complete; and National Housing Trust to upgrade 49 housing schemes across the island.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information under temporary supervision of OPM, NHT loan limit to be increased; and New Social Housing Programme to be introduced.

Petrojam review commission to submit report in June, Ian Flemming airport gets rescue and firefighting equipment and local cosmetics manufacturers to participate in International beauty show.