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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the Bretton Woods Agreement (Amendment) Act in the Senate on March 14.

Senate Passes Law Granting Tax Exemptions to Jamaican World Bank Employees

The Senate passed legislation on March 14 to exempt locally recruited World Bank employees from paying income tax. The legislation, an Act to Amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), turns on the valve at the commissioning ceremony for the Middle Quarters Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Observing are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), and other dignitaries.

Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Remain Firm and Resolute Against Criminals

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

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.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

Marcus Garvey Plaque to Be Unveiled in Atlanta

A plaque will be unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 25 to honour Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellency Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The event will take place at the Big Bethel AME Church where Garvey made his first appearance and delivered a public lecture on March 25, 1917, marking the 108th anniversary of the historic address. The unveiling ceremony...

1 year ago Office of the Cabinet

OUR Hosts Webinar on Water Service Issues

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (March 11), hosted an online webinar to provide insights into the water utility complaint resolution processes. According to the OUR, there have been various news mentions of people having water utility concerns, with some stories indicating that consumers are not fully aware of how...

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....