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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), and Programme Manager, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the Cayman Islands, Marlene Lamonth (left), officially open the newly established Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Manchester Business Centre in Mandeville. Also participating in the proceedings are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, and JBDC Acting Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis.

EU Grant of €9.5M to Empower Nearly 3,000 MSMEs

Nearly 3,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are poised to benefit from a share of some €9.5 million in grant-funding support from the European Union (EU). The funds are being provided under the EU’s Digital Transitioning Programme in Jamaica...

Members of the Girl Guides movement march to the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Sunday (March 16), for the National Church Service to launch the 110th anniversary of Girl Guiding in Jamaica. The service was held under the theme ‘Empowering Girls, Enriching Lives: 110 Years of Guiding’.

PHOTOS: 110th Anniversary of Girl Guiding in Jamaica

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a three-bedroom unit to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Marie Loney (right), in Maggotty Pass, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (March 14). Sharing the moment are (from left) Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters; Ms. Loney’s son, Jermaine Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

Fire Victim Gets New Home Through NSHP

Garveyism Professor and President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Steven Golding.

Marcus Garvey Plaque to Be Unveiled in Atlanta

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OUR Hosts Webinar on Water Service Issues

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) turns on the valve at the commissioning ceremony for the Runnit Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime MinisterWater

Prime Minister Tours Water Project in St. Elizabeth

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, toured pipeline works in Gutters, St. Elizabeth on March 14, to observe work being done to improve water supply to thousands of Jamaicans. The scope of the project includes the installation of five new pumps to boost water flow through a 24-inch pipeline to the Gutters pumping station. Dr. Holness explained that...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with (from left) Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Col. Daniel Pryce. The event was the Ministry’s recent press conference, held at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.

1 year ago Transport

Positive Outcome Expected from New Use of Percentage of Traffic Fines

It is anticipated that the allocation of five per cent of road traffic fines to the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport for a sustained road safety public education campaign will go a far way to reduce the number of road fatalities. The announcement of the measure was made by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Ministry’s recent...

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Marks Bids Farewell to Embassy Staff

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks, on Thursday (March 13), bade farewell to the Embassy staff as she demits office to take up a position in the Senate. Ambassador Marks has served as Jamaica's top diplomat in Washington DC from 2010 to 2012 and 2016 to present. At a special meeting, Ambassador Marks expressed her deepest appreciation...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left, foreground) hands over a tablet to Principal of Leeds Primary & Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Christene Dawkins (second right, foreground), on behalf of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), during a visit to the institution on Thursday, March 13. Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley; Regional Educational Director for Region Five, Susan Nelson Smith; and school staff and students. A total of 50 tablets were presented by e-LJAM to facilitate online learning at the school, which has suffered major damage due to fire.

1 year ago EducationYouth

PEP to Proceed as Scheduled at Fire-Damaged Leeds Primary & Infant School

Emergency measures have been implemented to ensure that grade-six students at Leeds Primary & Infant School in St. Elizabeth can sit their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment next week without disruption. The move comes against the background of a fire at the institution on Sunday night (March 9) that damaged significant portions of the school building. Minister of Education, Skills,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Positive Behaviour Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual on Thursday (March 13), at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Listening (seated from left), are Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Shauna Trowers; Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (retired) Radgh Mason; and Deputy Country Representative, the United Nations Children

1 year ago National Security and Peace

Positive Behaviour Management Manual Launched for Juvenile Correctional Facilities

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has launched a Positive Behaviour Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual, as a crucial step towards converting juvenile correctional facilities into places of transformation. With a focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, the SOP outlines consistent, evidence-based strategies for promoting positive behaviours and addressing challenging ones, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11).

1 year ago BudgetFinance & Public Service

Single Tax Rate on Dividends to Attract Investors

The Government will be applying a single tax rate of 15 per cent to dividends for resident and non-resident companies and individuals, which is expected to make Jamaica more attractive to both local and foreign investors. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure when she opened the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union Limited at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston recently.

1 year ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Prime Minister Encourages Savings Culture Amid Record-Low Unemployment in Jamaica

As the country enjoys historically low unemployment rates, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, encourages Jamaicans to save a portion of their income and embrace fiscal prudence. Jamaica’s unemployment rate has stood at a record low 3.5 per cent as of October 2024. This represents a decrease from the previous record of 3.6 per cent in July 2024,...