By Kevin Black
Staff Writer
April 20, 2025
Time and time again for over 50 years, the community of Swift River has been stricken with devastating disasters.
The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport is intensifying its public education programme aimed at reducing road fatalities.
With a view to support actions to address the alarming rate of road crashes in Jamaica, Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd (BPJL) has joined forces with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) to pilot Project Reflect and Protect.
Finance Minister Fayval Williams has charged that the People’s National Party (PNP) would be running a budget deficit of $204 billion that would result in ‘Finsac 2.0’ and the collapse of the financial markets if the Opposition party is elected to office and implements the proposals its president and spokesman on finance presented during the 2025/26 Budget Debate.
Read more: Opposition’s economic proposals ‘not credible’, says finance minister
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is now experiencing its strongest economy since gaining independence.
Read more: Jamaica Experiencing Strongest Economy Since Independence – PM Holness
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- Ambassador Marks Bids Farewell to Embassy Staff
- Former police commissioner Major General Antony Anderson appointed Jamaica’s ambassador to US
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