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

Latest

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Action Needed To Mitigate Public Health Risks

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on Jamaicans to do what is necessary to mitigate the risk factors that can lead to public health threats. This, the Minister said, includes the improper disposal of...
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). Photo:
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). Photo:

From Monarchy To Republic Will Take Some Time
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second from left), visits the home of an indigent family in the Mint Road area of Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The family is to be assisted with housing under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second from left), visits the home of an indigent family in the Mint Road area of Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The family is to be assisted with housing under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.

Housing And Other Assistance For Indigent Westmoreland Family
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Hume Brown (left), join New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Michelle Campbell (centre), in cutting the ribbon to her new three-bedroom housing unit in Bessie Baker, Mount Peto, Hanover on Thursday, April 7.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Hume Brown (left), join New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Michelle Campbell (centre), in cutting the ribbon to her new three-bedroom housing unit in Bessie Baker, Mount Peto, Hanover on Thursday, April 7.

PM Hands Over Three-Bedroom House to Hanover Resident
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), officially breaks ground for the construction of the new Little London Police Station, in Westmoreland, on Thursday (April 7) . Also taking part are (from left): Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake; Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Moreland Wilson; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; and Senior General Manager, Construction and Development, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), officially breaks ground for the construction of the new Little London Police Station, in Westmoreland, on Thursday (April 7) . Also taking part are (from left): Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake; Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Moreland Wilson; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; and Senior General Manager, Construction and Development, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.

Ground Broken For New Police Station At Little London

More

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, in Kingston on April 5.
ParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23Tourism

Tourism Ministry Targets Key Areas To Stimulate Growth

The Ministry of Tourism is focused on six key areas as it creates a framework for growth that is more resilient, equitable and sustainable. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 6). The six areas are facilitating investments; strengthening linkages; investing in human capital development; diversifying...
Read more
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacting with Head Girl of Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston on April 7.
SportYouth

$7-Million Grant To Support CARIFTA Swimmers

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be providing monetary support for Jamaica’s delegation heading to the CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Barbados, April 16 to April 20. “I have begun to deliver on my commitment to provide a grant of $7 million to support Jamaica’s delegation to the CARIFTA Swim Meet and… [approximately] $4 million has been paid...
Read more
Project Director for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Elsa Marks Willis.
Social Security

Life Certificate For Social Pension Programme

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be rolling out a life certificate for the new Social Pension Programme during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. A life certificate is an official document used to verify that a pensioner is still alive and, therefore, eligible to receive a pension from the Government of Jamaica. “[This]is documentation that...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).
Foreign AffairsInformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Support For Jamaica’s Commonwealth Secretary-General Bid

Jamaica is receiving strong support for the candidature of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). “We have been engaged...
Read more
Jamaica’s Special Investment Ambassador to India, Senator Aubyn Hill.
CommerceIndustry

Jamaicans Can Protect Their Goods And Services With Trademarks

Jamaicans can protect their goods and services with trademarks in 126 foreign markets, through the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). These markets are members of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, which uses the Madrid Protocol. This Protocol came into effect in Jamaica on March 27 of this year and will be facilitated under JIPO. Details were...
Read more
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Chambers.
National SecurityYouth

JCF Using Social Programmes To Reach Youths in the West

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is developing several initiatives to help reduce the number of young people involved in criminal activities in western Jamaica, says Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Clifton Chambers. Speaking at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s inaugural security summit at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on April 6, ACP Chambers...
Read more