Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, has called on families and communities that are in conflict to reject violence and always strive for peaceful outcomes to disputes. He made the call while addressing a Remembrance Day ceremony held on Sunday (November 13) at Chapelton Park in Clarendon. The event was held to honour...

Greater use of diverse media platforms is deemed critical to ensuring the timely dissemination of accurate information on Government policies and programmes. This is according to Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan. He was speaking during the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Strategic Planning Meeting at Jamaica House, on Friday (October 28). Mr. Morgan,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has charged the Broadcasting Commission to adopt a five-step strategic model, dubbed ‘REACH’, as it seeks to remain pertinent and garner citizens’ support. Mr. Morgan said REACH, which stands for Relevance, Evolution, Accessibility, Care and Homogeneity, will better enable the entity to execute...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has reiterated that the Broadcasting Commission’s restriction on illicit content is not about banning music but setting standards. He said the entity has a responsibility to manage the country’s free-to-air radio, television, and information portals in a way that “greatly shapes the psychology...

The ban imposed by the Broadcasting Commission on illicit content is not intended to restrain rights to freedom of speech but promote decency and moral standards. Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that the Government has a responsibility for the “spaces that we control… to set the standard...

Members of the Youth Advisory Council have been charged to play a greater role in engaging young people about the various policies and programmes of the Government, which have been implemented to enhance their lives. The call came from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, while addressing members...

Thousands of students have enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme, the Ministry of Education and Youth’s seven-year high school initiative, which was rolled out at the start of the 2022/23 academic year. “Based on the reviews that we’ve had, it has been a very successful rollout of the programme. [From] the pictures that we’re seeing, and the reports we’re seeing...

The Government has reiterated its full commitment in ensuring that arable agricultural lands in Innswood, St. Catherine, are utilised solely for farming and production. Speaking at a post Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (September 21), Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the Administration had taken a policy decision...

Monday, September 19, the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty, The Queen, will not be observed as a public holiday in Jamaica. “It is not a discussion or a contemplation at this time; and I would have to be guided otherwise for a national holiday to be declared for this matter,” Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...