Chris Patterson

1 month ago | jis.gov.jm | Chris Patterson

Work has commenced on 78 roads under the $45-billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided an update on the programme while making his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 3. “We have completed several roads under the SPARK programme… .

1 month ago | jis.gov.jm | Chris Patterson

The National Water Commission (NWC) will undertake a comprehensive review of the options for expanding the Mona Reservoir and the Hermitage Dam, which are the two major storage infrastructure that serve the Kingston Metropolitan Area. Making the disclosure during his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 27, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon.

1 month ago | jis.gov.jm | Chris Patterson

Twenty-eight persons from 15 countries have been granted Jamaican citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status, by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), during a swearing-in ceremony at the Police Officers Club in St. Andrew, on June 6.

1 month ago | jis.gov.jm | Chris Patterson

Work will commence this year on the development of the Negril Public Beach Park in Westmoreland, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda. The project, which is intended to improve public access, will include an improved craft market and an entertainment zone. Minister Samuda was making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 27.

1 month ago | businessuiteonline.com | Busines SuiteOnline |Chris Patterson |Richard Byles

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) projects that the initial impact of rising US tariffs on prices in Jamaica will be minimal. “In assessing the near-term outlook, the Monetary Policy Committee contemplated the implications for the Jamaican economy of the policies that have been implemented by the US administration, to date, and in so doing looked at several scenarios.