I am deeply saddened, today, following the passing of Ambassador the Honourable Anthony Johnson, OJ. Ambassador Johnson was a former Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament, Senator, diplomat, economist, lecturer, Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, the Kingdoms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and Ireland and Permanent Representative to...

The tourism room capacity in Hanover is to expand with the commencement of construction work on Phase One of the US$500-million five-star Grand Luxury Princess Hotels and Resorts at Industry Cove in Green Island. The Hanover Municipal Corporation approved the Spanish hotel chain’s building application at its monthly meeting in April. Phase One of the project will see the construction of 1,010 rooms...

The Patents and Design Act 2020, which takes effect by the end of the year, has paved the way for Jamaica to sign on to the Hague System, which will enable local industrial designers to secure international protection for their work in multiple jurisdictions. The legislation, passed in Parliament in January of last year, repeals and replaces the Patent Act...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, has called on businesses to heed the urgent call by the World Health Organization (WHO) for sustainable health emergency preparedness. The Minister, in his message for World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which will be observed on Wednesday (April 28), has urged employers to invest in resilient Occupational Safety...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), and owner of Carita Jamaica Limited, Rita Hilton (centre), listen to Produce Inspector, Weavill Gordon, as he inspects mangoes at the Norman Manley International Airport before export to the United Kingdom (UK), on Thursday (April 22). Jamaica resumed exporting mangoes to the UK after a self-imposed ban in 2014 due to...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 141 45,145   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 76 25,254   Males 65 19,888   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 2 years to 91 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 14 2,482   Hanover...

The St. Thomas Tourism Destination Development and Management Plan has been completed and will be unveiled in the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This disclosure was made by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, today (April 23) at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “The Prime Minister had given instructions as it relates...