Gov’t undertaking strategic road maintenance review

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says his administration is conducting a strategic road maintenance review, focusing on institutional and governance arrangements to establish a single authority to streamline oversight and…

Britain pledges £600 million to tackle construction skills shortages

Reading Time: 2 minutesLONDON (Reuters) Britain will invest £600 million (US$775 million) to train construction workers and help tackle severe skills shortages that could undermine its plan to build 1.5 million homes by…

Angels Toll Plaza to be expanded with three additional lanes for improved traffic flow

Reading Time: 4 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the heavily commuted Angels toll plaza in St Catherine is set to be expanded with three additional lanes for improved traffic flow. The announcement…

Economic builder? Holness points to 253,000 new jobs created since 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness announced during his tenth contribution to the Budget Debate that since 2016, 253,000 jobs have been created under his administration while also citing that the country is ready for a third term of surplus.

Holness outlined that when the PNP left administration, the unemployment rate was 13.7 per cent. However, the unemployment rate is now at a historic low of 3.5 per cent, almost full employment because of his administration.

PM Holness unveils J$1 billion ‘Solidarity Programme’

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced a J$1 billion Solidarity Programme that will provide one-time cash grants of J$20,000 to J$50,000 vulnerable Jamaicans. To be eligible for the grant,…

NWC to invest J$1.4 billion in sewer line project across key Corporate Area roads

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Water Commission (NWC) will be investing J$1.4 billion this fiscal year to lay sewer lines along Monroe Road, Retreat Avenue, Seymour Avenue and Old Hope Road in the…

‘300 youth to benefit from Expanded Apprenticeship Programme’

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says that over the next two years, 300 young Jamaicans will be enrolled in an Expanded Apprenticeship Programme in critical industries that urgently need more…

Education Ministry pushes to ‘RAISE’ student performance in mathematics

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ministry of Education has launched a pilot project aimed at improving students’ performance in mathematics at 20 primary and secondary schools. Underlining this thrust will be the focus on…

Trump revokes legal status for over half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Reading Time: 2 minutesWASHINGTON (Reuters) President Donald Trump’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday…

Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire

Reading Time: 4 minutesIsraeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Reaction to death of former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman

Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing are quotes and reaction to the death of American Olympic champion and twice heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who died on Friday at age 76 in Houston, Texas.

Japan, China, South Korea meet at geopolitical ‘turning point in history’

Reading Time: 4 minutesTOKYO (Reuters) The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday (March 22), seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating…