Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, members of the incoming administration and public sector officials met with a visiting IMF delegation on March 4 at Jamaica House. The IMF delegation, led by Mr. Nigel Chalk, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, affirmed the Fund’s readiness to continue its support of Jamaica.  The delegation noted the progress already made in...

The Hanbury Children’s Home in Manchester has emerged the winner of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) ‘Safe Homes Disaster Readiness Competition’. Held under the theme: ‘Emergency Preparedness...Our Priority’, the competition was geared at engaging residential childcare facilities in establishing their own Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans in keeping with the standards developed for schools and childcare institutions. The aim is...

Twenty five members of the Cambridge and Barrett Town police youth clubs in Montego Bay have been equipped with skills in Microsoft desktop publishing, having successfully completed a training workshop staged by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). They were presented with certificates of completion at a graduation ceremony held on Wednesday (March 2), at the Western campus...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says Jamaicans can rest assured that the leadership of the country “is in good hands.” This assurance, he says, comes against the background of the long-standing political careers of newly installed Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and his predecessor, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. The Governor-General, who was...

President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), William Mahfood, says the new Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has sent “positive” signals in his commitment to engage crucial sectors in the society. According to Mr. Mahfood, the Prime Minister, in his inaugural speech on March 3 at King’s House, clearly stated that the mandate given to him by...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is to launch an electronic business registration form (EBRF), to facilitate a hassle-free and more convenient option to transacting business. “The electronic business registration form is just converting the manual form to an electronic version and this will allow you to register your business name or your company from wherever you are in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Michael Holness, today underscored his commitment to easing the tax burden on Jamaican families, as a key part of building a Government based on partnership for prosperity. Delivering his inaugural address at his Swearing-in Ceremony at King’s House on March 3, Mr. Holness cited partnership with families, the Opposition, the private sector and the international...