Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is expecting Jamaica to have an improved ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report for next year. For the Doing Business Report 2018, Jamaica has fallen to 70th position, down from a ranking of 67th. Addressing the Sixth International Monetary Fund (IMF) High Level Caribbean Forum held at The Jamaica...

The 25th annual National Prayer Vigil will be held on Sunday, December 10 on the grounds of King’s House from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This was announced by Chairman of the National Prayer Vigil Committee, Rev. Dr. Roy Henry, at a press briefing at King’s House, on November 15. The event, which will be held under the theme ‘Justice,...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, says her organisation is willing to help the Caribbean countries severely affected by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. “The IMF stands ready to do whatever it can to help in those situations – in assessing macroeconomic implications, determining financing needs, and providing financial support that would also help catalyse broader...

To improve safety and security in the island’s secondary schools, more institutions will soon be equipped with metal detectors. The schools will be provided with handheld metal detectors as well as walk-through metal-detector scanners. The four schools that will receive walk-through metal detectors are Edith Dalton James, Brown’s Town, Anchovy and Norman Manley High schools. This was disclosed by Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, remains confident that Jamaica will achieve its target of five per cent growth in the next three years. “People have said it is an overly ambitious target, but I am strongly of the view that we will achieve the growth targets set. We are also very cognisant of the significant challenges that the...

The Government’s roll-out of a robust national public education campaign on the National Identification System (NIDS) will continue with a series of town hall meetings islandwide. The first is scheduled for Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Thursday, November 23), starting at 6:00 p.m. This was disclosed by Director of Communications and Public Affairs in the Office of the Prime...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is inviting persons with uncollected birth, marriage and death certificates to attend its Twickenham Park and Portmore offices in St. Catherine on Friday, November 17, to pick up their documents. The event, dubbed ‘Mega Outreach’, is being hosted by the RGD in an effort to remind persons to collect their certificates. Speaking with JIS News,...