The Office of the Governor-General advises that His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, will formally resume his official duties following a leave of absence while recovering from surgery. During His Excellency’s absence, The Honourable Steadman Fuller, CD, JP, Custos Rotulorum of Kingston, deputised for the Governor-General from December 16, 2024, ensuring the seamless continuation...

Three new members were sworn into the Upper House on Thursday (February 13). Senators Dr. Elon Thompson, Marlon Morgan and Delano Seiveright, took the Oath of Allegiance, during a brief sitting of the Senate, which followed the delivery of the Throne Speech to open the 2025/26 Parliamentary Year. After taking the oath, they were welcomed by President of the Senate,...

The remaining steps will be taken to pass the Constitution (Amendment) (Republic) Bill, 2024 and have it approved by citizens in the 2025/26 legislative year. This was disclosed by Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, as he delivered the Throne Speech during the 2025/26 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13). Mr. Fuller, who deputised...

Jamaicans are being invited to participate in the inaugural ‘Love & Craft: Valentine’s Day at Artisan Village’, scheduled for Falmouth, Trelawny, on Friday, February 14, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Director, Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), a division of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Carol Rose Brown, told JIS News that, being a new attraction, the aim is to let...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is reporting that 5,615 individual fishing licences were processed through the IrieFins Platform, between April 2024 and January 2025. The web-based application, which was implemented in collaboration with the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS), allows for the registration and licensing of fishers. Principal Director, Fisheries compliance,...

Parents and teachers are being urged to utilise the transformative power of the arts in cultivating peace, discipline and youth empowerment in schools. Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, in making the call, said that “the arts, whether visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a luncheon on the lawns of Jamaica House on Thursday (February 13). The event followed the State Opening of Parliament.