Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry’s inaugural Jamaica Moves/Welcome to Kingston 5K Road Race, set for Sunday, July 8, is a fitting tribute to the capital city’s pivotal role in the country’s development. The event, which will comprise 5km races for persons who want to run or walk, as well as those using strollers and who...

The Attorney General’s Department was instrumental in facilitating several crucial domestic laws and international negotiations last year, through the provision of legal advice. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs division played a pivotal role throughout the development stages of the Law Reform Zones of Special Operations (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act, 2017,...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) diplomatic missions in London celebrated CARICOM Day on Wednesday (July 4), with a special thanksgiving service and exhibition in tribute to the Windrush generation. Held at the Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, the service marked 70 years since the arrival of Caribbean migrants on the Empire Windrush ship to the United Kingdom (UK). It included...

Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, is proposing that the process to verify Certificates of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification be revamped to shorten the time in which this exercise is undertaken. This, she suggested, can be done by adjusting existing legislation to allow the burden of proof to be shifted to the applicant to swear to the authenticity...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (July 5) held bilateral discussions with His Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba. The Cuban President is in Jamaica for the first time since assuming office in April this year. His Excellency is one of two special guests attending the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting underway in Montego Bay St. James....

A sum of 128,608,000 has been allocated to the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) for upgrading of the nation’s sports facilities. The objective is to sustain the country’s high level of performance in sport by retrofitting and improving the infrastructure to create the right environment for training and development. “The works will see improvement to the National Stadium, the layout of...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says $462,092,000 has been approved for the payment of judgement debts for the current financial year. “If the amount provided is insufficient, we will again seek additional funds with a view to satisfying the obligations that arise in the course of this financial year,” she said. She was making her contribution to the 2018/19 Budget...