| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Picture of hand drawing the words Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Picture of hand drawing the words Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Second Quarter 2023 Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The Jamaican economy grew by 2.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2023 when compared to the second quarter of 2022. This resulted from growth in the Services and Goods Producing Industries of 2.2 per cent and 2.6 per...

Labour Ministry’s St. Elizabeth Parish Office to Be Revamped
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green, and Acting Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, observe as Black River High School student Adailia Morris looks into a microscope in the school’s new science lab. Occasion was the official opening of the school’s new classroom block on Friday (September 29). Also sharing the moment are other students of the institution.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green, and Acting Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, observe as Black River High School student Adailia Morris looks into a microscope in the school’s new science lab. Occasion was the official opening of the school’s new classroom block on Friday (September 29). Also sharing the moment are other students of the institution.

Black River High Gets Six New Classrooms
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Chris Tufton, addresses the 60th Directing Council of Pan American Health Organization PAHO, held recently at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Chris Tufton, addresses the 60th Directing Council of Pan American Health Organization PAHO, held recently at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC.

Hundreds of Physician Posts in Health Sector
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz  (second right); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Andrew Spencer (left), engage with Chief Executive Officer, Seaboard Jamaica and Member, CMU Council, Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, during the third staging of the University’s industry conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 28.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz  (second right); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Andrew Spencer (left), engage with Chief Executive Officer, Seaboard Jamaica and Member, CMU Council, Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, during the third staging of the University’s industry conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 28.

$395 Million Added to CMU’s Budget for Expansion

More

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is in conversation with Councillor of the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, during a tour of the Jericho Pipeline Project in St. Catherine on September 28. The project, which is part of a 0.8-kilometre road transformation, costing just over $125 million, delivers two million additional gallons of water daily to communities in Linstead, St. Catherine, and features a 16-inch main pipeline. The project began in July 2023 and is to be completed in December 2023.
Works / Construction

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Tours Jericho Pipeline Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is in conversation with Councillor of the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, during a tour of the Jericho Pipeline Project in St. Catherine on September 28. The project, which is part of a 0.8-kilometre road transformation, costing just over $125 million, delivers two...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a Public Relations and Communications Retreat for Government Officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston, on Thursday (September 28).
Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Communication Being Streamlined

The Government is moving to streamline communication, which will see ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) working more closely to ensure effective dissemination of official information and promote meaningful engagement with the public. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the strategy has two components. The first is the designation...
Read more
Stakeholders participate in the recent commissioning of a community Wi-Fi facility that was installed in Harmons Valley, Manchester, by the Universal Service Fund (USF). From left are President, Youth Sub-Committee, Parish Development Committee, Nicardo Miller; Councillor, Porus Division, Manchester, Claudia Morant-Baker; Marketing and Public Relations Manager, USF, Oraine Wallace; Member of Parliament, Manchester South, Robert Chin; community member, Pusey Hill, Creigh Pitter; Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Manchester, Beverley Booths, and Elder, Harmons Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tyrone Gregory.
CommunityTechnology

USF Instals Wi-Fi Facilities in Manchester Communities

Residents of Pusey Hill and Harmons Valley in Manchester now have free and unlimited access to digital connectivity following the installation of shared Wi-Fi facilities by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The amenities were provided under the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Initiative, which aims to bridge Jamaica’s digital divide. The service facilities in both communities were commissioned during recent launch ceremonies....
Read more
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), with (from left) Chair of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester; Senior Director, Transport Policy (International and Land) at the Ministry, Tanya Bedward; and Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. Occasion was the MAJ Office Centre Building illumination ceremony to commemorate World Maritime Day 2023, at the MAJ offices in downtown Kingston on September 28.
CARICOMForeign Affairs

Jamaica Remains Steadfast That Caricom Interests are Represented on IMO Council

As a member on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, Jamaica remains steadfast in ensuring that the interests of CARICOM States as well as those of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are represented. This was stated by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Office...
Read more