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, 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, 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 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, 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...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Jamaica Learning Assistant (JLA) platform will revolutionise education in Jamaica. “Every child in Jamaica will have at their fingertips, the best teacher. The Learning Assistant is tailored to them. It knows how [they] learn. It provides the information in the way [they] learn,” she...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Shauna Trowers, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to working with the development partners to strengthen citizen security and empower at-risk youth. Speaking at the graduation and closing ceremony for the European Union (EU)-sponsored Building through Reintegration, Intervention, Development, Growth, and Education (BRIDGE) Project, she said that the collaboration involving...