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Manager of Marketing and Communications at the Agro-Investment Corporation AIC, Alecia Brown-Forbes.

300 Wambugu Apple Seedlings to Be Introduced to Agro Parks

The Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) is advancing its mandate to boost local crop production with the introduction of 300 Wambugu apple seedlings to its agro parks. The initiative, which involves collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, aims to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the House of Representatives on October 14.

Local First Policy Ensures Jamaicans Benefit from Tourism

Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, making his presentation on the Year-Three, Second Quarter Progress Report on the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Programme on Thursday (October 16) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston.

Improvement in Grade-Four Literacy and Numeracy

Acting Director of Administrative Statistics at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Siomara McDonald, addresses STATIN’s Quarterly Press Briefing, held on Wednesday (October 15) at S Hotel in Kingston.

STATIN Reports 2.1 Per Cent Inflation Rate for September

Executive Director of the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), Mitzian Turner.

MYF and CLBL Foundation Partner to Improve Literacy in Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, delivers remarks during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2025 Empowerment Forum and ‘FarmHers’ Market, held on Wednesday (October 15) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, under the theme ‘She Invests: Turning Challenges into Opportunities’.

6 months ago Gender Affairs

State Minister Hails Rural Women as Pillars of National Development

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, has hailed Jamaica’s rural women as pillars of national development, commending their resilience, creativity, and vital contributions to food security and community advancement. She was speaking during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2025 Empowerment Forum and ‘FarmHers’ Market, held on Wednesday (October 15) at...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Denique Groves (second right), cut the ribbon for her new home in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and Chair of the NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.

6 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

NSHP Building Resilience in Housing Stock – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is building resilience in Jamaica’s housing stock, while simultaneously addressing the issue of homelessness across the nation. Dr. Holness made the declaration while handing over a two-bedroom unit to Denique Groves in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Ms. Groves lost...

Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness

6 months ago Parliament

House Speaker to Serve on CPA’S International Executive Committee

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, has been appointed to serve on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) International Executive Committee as a Representative for the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region. The appointment took effect at the conclusion of the 68th staging of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Barbados from October 5 to 12. The...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

6 months ago Gender Affairs

Minister Grange Gets 2025 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Equality and Diversity Award

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has received the 2025 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Equality and Diversity Award. This is in recognition of her transformational and inclusive leadership in advancing gender equality and social justice in Jamaica. Speaking in the House of Representatives recently, Minister Grange said she was humbled by the recognition and thanked the Commonwealth...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient Gloria Williams (second right) with a symbolic key during the handover of her new home in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Central, Hon. Delano Seiveright (right), and Chair of NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.

6 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Census Data Will Better Guide Government in Addressing Housing Needs – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says data from Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census will help the Government determine the true scope of the country’s social housing needs and the resources needed to tackle the issue. The preliminary census and geospatial results were presented by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) during its Quarterly Press Briefing on Wednesday...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Monday, October 13. Minister Williams is in Washington attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings from October 13-18.

6 months ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Minister Williams in Washington DC for IMF and World Bank Meetings

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is in Washington DC this week attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which convene Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, and senior government officials from around the world. The meetings, which commenced on Monday, October 13, are scheduled to conclude on Saturday,...

Senator Keith Duncan takes the Oath of Allegiance, during the swearing-in of members of the Upper House at Gordon House as Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe, looks on.

6 months ago National Honours and Awards

Senator Duncan Among List to Be Honoured on October 20

Senator Keith Duncan, CD, will be among the list of recipients who will be honoured at the 2025 National Honours and Awards Ceremony, on National Heroes’ Day, Monday, October 20. He will be awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ), for exceptional service in the field of finance, business and social development. Senator Duncan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...