Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is expressing “cautious optimism” of a major upturn in visitor arrivals for the upcoming winter season. He said projections are for a 40 per cent increase in arrivals when compared to the period preceding the massive downturn in the global industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister Bartlett, who was addressing the Jamaica Hotel...

Campus Director, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC), Dr. Patrick Prendergast, says innovative models and approaches are needed to enhance the process of developing sustainable cities and communities in Jamaica and the rest of the region. This, he said, in order to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient...

Consequent on the General Elections held on September 3, 2020, the Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has today (September 11) announced that the following Ministers and the Attorney General will be appointed.  The Cabinet Ministers (other than those already sworn in) and the Attorney General will take the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office during a...

   

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been re-elected to serve as Government for a second consecutive term, after winning the General Election, held on (Thursday) September 3. Preliminary results show that the JLP, led by the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has won 49 seats, while the People’s National Party (PNP), led by Dr. Peter Phillips, won 14 seats. In his victory...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the planned infrastructural upgrade of the Ginger Hill Health Centre, in St. Elizabeth, is further proof that the Government’s Adopt-A-Clinic programme has been working. The clinic has been adopted by the hardware company, National Supply Ltd., with its owners making a three-year commitment  to provide $1 million each year...

The number of COVID-19 cases on record for Jamaica increased by seven as at Sunday (August 16). The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now stands at 1,113. Additionally, three more patients have been numbered among the recovered and released, bringing total recoveries to 764 (68.6% recovery rate). Of the newly confirmed cases, three are males and four are females,...