Budget debate reveals consensus that productivity is big problem
Announced measures, such as accelerated capital allowances for investments in buildings and plant and machinery and Mr ...
Minimum wage to be increased to $16,000 effective June 1 – Holness
The national minimum wage will be increased by $1,000 to $16,000 per 40-hour work week effective June 1. Prime Minister ...
NWC writes off $600m of arrears, 21,000 customers benefit from amnesty – Holness
More than 21,000 customers of the National Water Commission (NWC), who have been disconnected for more than six months, have ...
JLP has presided over the strongest economy since independence, says Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration to be presiding over the strongest ...
Holness announces $1 billion ‘Solidarity Programme’ for 50,000 vulnerable Jamaicans
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that 50,000 vulnerable Jamaicans are to benefit from a new $1 billion ‘Solidarity ...
Nearly $2b to be spent to address sewage problems in Kingston and St Andrew – PM
The National Water Commission (NWC) will be spending $1.4 billion this year to lay sewer lines along Monroe Road, Retreat ...
North-South toll road to be extended – Holness
Plans are advanced to extend the North-South Toll Road, which will begin with a clover-leaf interchange at Mammee Bay in St ...
200 young people targeted for cultural apprenticeship programme – Holness
The pilot for a cultural apprenticeship programme is to be undertaken during the upcoming fiscal year, targeting 200 young ...
National rural school bus service coming – Holness
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the phased introduction of the National Rural School Bus ...
Gov’t touts new township for Greater Innswood lands
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has been mandated to spearhead the Greater Innswood Development in St Catherine. It will be ...
Work completed on Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Work on the Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon, which falls under the Southern Plains Agricultural ...
50,000 Jamaicans to benefit from $1-billion solidarity programme — Holness
A total of 50,000 vulnerable Jamaicans are to benefit from a new $1-billion ‘Solidarity Programme’ being introduced by the ...