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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks.

Jamaica Making Strides in Disability Inclusion

Jamaica has made notable strides in advancing disability inclusion, steadily building a stronger culture of belonging for vulnerable group of persons. Over the past four years, the country has implemented key aspects of the Disabilities Act, alongside public education and...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), addresses Tuesday’s (February 24) Quarterly Monetary Policy Report press conference at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston. Listening is Senior BOJ Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.

BOJ Projects Full Economic Recovery Within Two to Three Years After Hurricane Melissa

Chief Executive Officer of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully, addresses the recent launch of the Government’s Matching Grant Scheme (MGS), held at the Parnassus Agro-Park in Clarendon.

Government’s Matching Grant Scheme Hailed as Important Investment in Farmers

Chief Executive Officer of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller (right), and Kenisha Gibson (second right), representing the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and Project CURE, look on as beds donated to the hospital by the organisations are being removed from a truck. A total of 44 beds were handed over to the hospital in Manchester on Saturday (February 21).

Bed Capacity at Mandeville Hospital Boosted

Outgoing Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening ceremony of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday (Feb. 24).

PM Urges Continued Regional Security Cooperation

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), signs a contract for the Greenhouse Clusters and Cooperative Infrastructure Upgrade Project during the official signing ceremony held on Tuesday, February 24, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Also participating are (from left) State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter; Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Chairman of the Mocho Community Council Benevolent Society, Leon Clair; and (standing) World Bank Senior Agriculture Specialist, Kilara Suit, who represented World Bank Caribbean Country Director, Lilia Burunciuc. The project, being implemented under the Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI-II) with an investment of $880.4 million, aims to strengthen year-round agriculture production by supporting climate-resilient practices in rural farming communities.

4 months ago Agriculture

Gov’t Launches $880m REDI-II Greenhouse Project to Strengthen Climate-Resilient Agriculture

The Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has officially launched the Greenhouse Clusters and Cooperative Infrastructure Upgrade Project to strengthen year-round agricultural production by investing in climate-resilient practices in rural farming communities. The project, funded with an investment of $880.4 million under the Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI-II), will deliver 95 greenhouses in community clusters across...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.

4 months ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Cuts Policy Rate to 5.5 Per Cent in Cautious Adjustment

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to lower the policy rate on overnight placements by deposit-taking institutions by 25 basis points, bringing it to 5.5 per cent per annum. Speaking during the Quarterly Monetary Policy Report press conference at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (February 24), Governor, Richard Byles, said the...

Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the inaugural Caribbean Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 24). The conference is being held from February 24 to 27.

4 months ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Hosts Inaugural Caribbean CSO Conference

Jamaica is hosting civil society organisation (CSO) leaders from some 12 regional countries at the inaugural Caribbean CSO Conference. The four-day event, featuring 120 participants from nations including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is being held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew from February 24 to 27. It aims to...

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MJS Industrial and Technology Park, Michael Subratie.

4 months ago CommerceIndustryInvestmentTechnology

MJS Industrial and Technology Park Generates 3800 Jobs

MJS Industrial and Technology Park, one of Jamaica’s fastest-growing Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developments, has generated close to 4,000 new jobs in just three years since its establishment. “We currently employ 3,800 people as a result of this development, which was done in less than three years, which is remarkable,” the company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Subratie...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon (right), during a meeting held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister.

4 months ago Office of the Prime Minister

NIRA Moving to Accelerate Nationwide Expansion of National ID Enrolment

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is moving to rapidly expand national identification enrolment services across the country. Executive Director, Dr. Warren Vernon, made the disclosure during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister. He disclosed that the policy target for the coming financial year will be to expand enrolment nationwide, improve participation numbers, and strengthen...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), displays his national identification card during the official launch of the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) at the NIRA Centre, Central Sorting Office (CSO) in Kingston. Looking on is Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

4 months ago Office of the Prime Minister

$1.86B to Fund NIDS Implementation in 2026/27 Fiscal Year

A total of $1.86 billion will be allocated in fiscal year 2026/27 to continue implementing the National Identification System (NIDS) for Economic Growth Project. Details of the project are outlined in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, which were recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. The Project aims to...

4 months ago CARICOMForeign Affairs

PM Holness Calls for Collective Regional Action to Address Situation in Cuba

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for urgent regional action to address the humanitarian and economic situation in Cuba, noting that a prolonged crisis poses a direct threat to the stability of the entire Caribbean. “We must address the situation in Cuba with clarity and courage,” Dr. Holness declared, pointing out that the Cuban people are...