Jamaica News » Kingston News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: PNPYO slams Holness over ‘learning under trees’ comments: ‘Cut the PR’
The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) says Prime Minister Andrew Holness' attempt to put a “positive spin” on students learning outdoors because of hurricane-damaged schools is ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Jamaican Government Signs US$6.6 Million in Contracts to Build Homes For Families Affected By Hurricane Melissa
Government has signed J$1.05 billion (US$6.6 million) in contracts to begin construction of 268 semi-permanent housing units ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: JAMAICA TAKES SLAVERY REPARATIONS PETITION TO KING CHARLES DURING UK VISIT
Jamaica is taking a step for reparatory justice, with a delegation travelling to London to lodge a petition concerning transatlantic slavery. The petition asks King Charles III, Jamaica’s head of ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Government advances long-term plan to connect Jamaica’s water systems
The Government is advancing a long-term plan to develop a more interconnected national water supply network, allowing water to be transferred from areas with higher rainfall and stronger sources to ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Jamaica signs J$1.05 billion contracts for post-Hurricane Melissa housing
The Jamaican government has signed contracts valued at a combined J$1.05 billion to construct hundreds of semi-permanent homes for families.
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Why Jamaica is seeking $10bn in reparations from the UK
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans toiled in Jamaica under more than 300 years of British rule.
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Ghana backs Jamaica's petition to push UK for slavery reparations
Jamaica and Ghana, both former British colonies subjected to the transatlantic slave trade, are presenting a united front in the drive for reparatory justice. As Kingston prepares to lodge a formal ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Government: Government to commence construction of semi-permanent homes for Hurricane Melissa-affected families
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development signed contracts on Thursday to commence construction of semi-permanent housing solutions in western and southwestern parishes severely ...