More than 30 students living in St. Catherine South Central now have tablets for their online classes, thanks to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and his Positive Jamaica Foundation. Mr. Holness visited Harmony Hall Gospel Church on Corletts Road on June 18, and met with students from McCauley Primary, Homestead Primary and Infant, and Horizon Park Primary Schools,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right) are joined by Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy (left) and Leader of Opposition Business in the Lower House, Anthony Hylton, in unfurling the Windrush Flag outside of Gordon...

A multisectoral body is to be established to review and finalise a Street and Working Children Framework of Action, following approval by Cabinet. The Street and Working Children Task Force will oversee the implementation of the framework of action in order to cauterise and significantly reduce the prevalence of children living and working on the streets in Jamaica. Minister of...

The Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Norwood, St. James, continues to yield results, with approximately seven people arrested and charged for major crimes up to Tuesday (June 22). These include illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, sexual offences and lotto scamming. As at Monday (June 21), the security forces had seized illegal firearms and several rounds of ammunition. In...

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (Amendment, Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2021 was passed in the House of Representatives on June 22. The Bill seeks to expressly empower the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) to grant and confer academic awards and distinctions and to rescind such awards and distinctions where the Council may have good and sufficient...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says maintaining international and local partnerships is critical to the advancement of Jamaica’s public healthcare systems. Dr. Tufton was speaking at a virtual signing ceremony for a Technical Assistance Agreement between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO), on June 22....

Cabinet has given approval for properties owned by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) to be disposed of and/or divested. Making the disclosure during Wednesday’s (June 23) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the decision is in keeping with the Policy Framework and Procedures Manual for the Divestment of Government-owned...