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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the ceremony to break ground for the 800-room Amaterra Resort in Trelawny, on April 12.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the ceremony to break ground for the 800-room Amaterra Resort in Trelawny, on April 12.

Growth in Tourism Stimulates Investments

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the dynamic growth in tourism is stimulating investment activity across Jamaica, where jobs and opportunities are being created in local communities. Speaking to JIS News following a function in Falmouth, Trelawny, on April...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.

Negotiations Launched for CARIFORUM Regional Protocol
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, points to an artist’s impression of what the new Cardiac Ward will look like at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, on Monday (April 15), during the opening of the Paediatric Cardiac Centre.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, points to an artist’s impression of what the new Cardiac Ward will look like at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, on Monday (April 15), during the opening of the Paediatric Cardiac Centre.

New Cardiac Ward to be Built at Children’s Hospital
Secretary-General, CARICOM and Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, sign six financing Agreements of European Union-CARICOM cooperation, valued at €114.8 million, during a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 15.
Secretary-General, CARICOM and Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, sign six financing Agreements of European Union-CARICOM cooperation, valued at €114.8 million, during a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 15.

CARICOM and EU Sign Financing Agreements
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, affix their signatures to two financing agreements, under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at $2.8 billion (€20.20 million), at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 15.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, affix their signatures to two financing agreements, under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at $2.8 billion (€20.20 million), at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 15.

Government Signs Agreements with European Union

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) in discussion with Secretary General, CARICOM and the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, during the meeting of the CARIFORUM Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Meeting of the CARIFORUM Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.   Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Government Welcomes Windrush Compensation Scheme

The Government has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Windrush Compensation Scheme by the British Government, and is encouraging individuals who have been affected to submit their claims. The scheme applies to members of the ‘Windrush Generation’ - immigrants who arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1948 and 1973 from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to address...
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Newly acquired equipment in the paediatric cardiac unit at the Bustamante Hospital for Children
Health & WellnessYouth

Children Treated at New Paediatric Cardiac Unit at Bustamante Hospital

The new Paediatric Cardiac Unit at the Bustamante Hospital for Children is now operational. For the period April 8 to 12, a volunteer medical mission team from the United Kingdom, organised through Chain of Hope, performed procedures on children suffering from congenital heart conditions in the unit, alongside the local cardiac team at the hospital. Ten children were successfully treated...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right), exchange the signed agreements under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at the MInistry in New Kingston on April 11.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Poised for More Investments from China

Jamaica is poised to benefit from significant economic and infrastructural development initiatives under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Republic of China. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, signed the agreement under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at the Ministry’s...
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Government Senator and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Matthew Samuda (right), looks at a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ’s offices along Winchester Road in St. Andrew.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$30 Million Spent on Plastic Ban Education Campaign

Government Senator and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Matthew Samuda, says that approximately $30 million has been expended to date on the education campaign surrounding the ban on single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam in Jamaica. The ban, which began on January 1, 2019, covers the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of the materials. Senator Samuda said that the...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology , Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses potential investors during the Wigton Windfarm Limited
Energy

Wigton has Saved Jamaica US$54 Million in Oil Imports

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that Wigton Windfarm Limited has saved the Government expenditure of over US$54 million in oil imports. The production of clean energy from the facility has enabled the country to avoid the purchase of 800,000 barrels of oil, and the emission of one million tons of carbon dioxide, thereby reducing the...
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Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (5th left), celebrates the launch of the Office of the Political Ombudsman’s website with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (left); Assistant Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Karlene Salmon (2nd left); Social Media Personality, Rushaine ‘Dutty Berry’ Berry (3rd left); staff of the office; and students of Dunoon Technical High School. The launch was held on Thursday (April 11), at the office downtown Kingston.
Information

Office of the Political Ombudsman Launches Website

The Office of the Political Ombudsman officially launched its website on Thursday (April 11), which offers various features to encourage greater public engagement with the office. The website, created by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), adds to the entity’s already existing online presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Visitors to www.opo.gov.jm will be able to get news, notices and alerts,...
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