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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

More Than 300 Registered Participants for Global Tourism Resilience Conference

More than 300 persons have registered for the Global Tourism Resilience Conference, set to take place from February 17 to 19 at the Princess Grand Hotel in Hanover. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in an interview with JIS News...

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivering the Throne Speech on Thursday, February 13, signalling the ceremonial opening of Parliament. Custos Fuller was deputising for Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

Six New Hotels to Create 10,000 Jobs

Jamaican sprint legend, Hon. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, waves to students from the Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls. The students lined Marescaux Road in Kingston on Thursday (February 13), cheering and celebrating the sprint legend, as she made her way to the Douglas Oraine Auditorium, Wolmer's Boys' School, for a special ceremony, where she was presented with the Key to the City by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC

Kingston Honours Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce with Key to the City

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (third right), meets with Mr. Fukushiro Nukaga (third left), Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, and other Japanese parliamentary officials during her official visit to Japan. Also present are members of the Jamaican delegation (standing, from left) Dr. Morais Guy, Mr. Dwight Sibblies (second right), and Clerk to the Houses Ms. Colleen Lowe (right), along with (seated, from right) Member of Parliament Miss Tamika Davis and Jamaican Ambassador to Japan Her Excellency Shorna-Kay Richards.

News Release – Speaker of the House of Representatives Concludes Successful Official Visit to Japan

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers the 2025/26 Throne Speech at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on Thursday (February 13) at Gordon House. Custos Fuller was deputising for Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

Gov’t Facilitating Ease of Doing Business

Members of the revivalist church performing the table ritual during a special gathering to commemorate the 114th birth anniversary of the late Zion Revivalist Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds, on February 10 at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

1 year ago Culture

Preservation of Revivalism – A Momentous Achievement for Jamaica

Inscription of the Watt Town Revival Pilgrimage on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List is a momentous achievement for Jamaica, says Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. The pilgrimage, which takes place annually, is a celebration of Jamaica's spiritual and cultural roots, drawing on the traditions of the island’s revivalist movement. The...

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, deputising for Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech to open the 2025/26 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on February 13. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), and other Members of the House of Representatives, demonstrate their approval.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

220,000 Free Tests Administered under ‘Know Your Numbers’

More than 220,000 free screening tests have been administered to Jamaicans under the health intervention imitative ‘Know Your Numbers’, with 80,000 persons referred for care. Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, in making the disclosure, said the initiative is part of the Administration’s commitment to deliver accessible, modern and high-quality healthcare for all Jamaicans. Know Your Numbers, he said, is...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 13).

1 year ago Finance & Public ServiceParliament

$1.3-Trillion Budget Tabled for 2025/26

The Government is projecting spending of $1.3 trillion for fiscal year 2025/26. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure as she tabled the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 13). The sum, which is about the same as the 2024/25 Budget, comprises recurrent expenditure of $1.197 trillion and capital...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

1 year ago Governor GeneralPress Release

Press Release- His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen to Formally Return to Duties

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...

Senator Marlon Morgan takes the Oath of Allegiance, during his swearing-in ceremony at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13). Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe, observes the proceedings.

1 year ago Senate

Three New Senators Take Seat in Upper House

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,...

Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2025/26 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13), under the theme ‘Jamaica’s Next Chapter: Aspiring to Greatness’. Mr. Fuller deputised for Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

1 year ago Legal and Constitutional AffairsThrone Speech

Gov’t Targeting the Conclusion of Proceedings During 2025/26 for Jamaica’s Transition to a Republic

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...

Director, Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation, Carol Rose Brown.

1 year ago Tourism

Artisan Village at Falmouth Hosts Love and Craft Event on Valentine’s Day

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...