The Government is to commence review of the 2007 National Transport Policy (NTP) during the 2018/2019 financial year. Director of the Projects Unit in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward, said the review will take into consideration the aviation industry. “Part of the process will be to revisit the current policy and to also assess it within all the...

The Government has formally apologised to residents of West Kingston and all Jamaicans who were affected by the operations of the security forces in May 2010, which resulted in the loss of lives and damage to property. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivered a statement in Parliament on Wednesday (December 6) in which he expressed regret for the...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which was deployed to Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, has returned to the island, having assisted with rebuilding operations in that country. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). The team was...

The civil and identification database being established under the National Identification System (NIDS) is now 90 per cent complete. This was disclosed by Project Director for NIDS, Warren Vernon, who noted that work is advanced “in terms of defining all of the features and the requirements in order to deliver the system”. He was speaking at a town hall meeting...

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging more Jamaicans to employ the strategy of advocacy in order to influence the decision makers and achieve change in the society. “We are the current leaders and shapers of our own destiny. We are no longer fighting a slave master or the colonial power, and...

The Government continues work to ensure gender equality through the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal certification programme, which aims to address gaps in the workplace and create equitable conditions for both men and women. The official launch of the programme took place on December 5 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Local implementation...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne, is now out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of the West Indies and is recuperating well in the Tony Thwaites Wing. He was rushed to the hospital on Saturday, December 2, after falling ill. “I am deeply touched by the outpouring of love...