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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate recently.

Cabinet Approves Country’s Membership To CBCI

Cabinet has given approval for Jamaica’s membership to the Caribbean Biological Corridor Initiative (CBCI). This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in a Statement to the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, officially opens the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference during a ceremony held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 14), which was streamed online.

Cabinet Approves National Diaspora Policy

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), is hugged by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, after she presented a maquette of one of Jamaica’s pioneer female labour rights activists, Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, recently.

Cabinet To Consider Unemployment Insurance Scheme

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).

Cabinet Approves Contract To Sagicor For GPASO Health Scheme

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks with reporters in the community of Russia in Savanna-la-Mar on Friday (February 25

Plan For Reopening Entertainment Sector Heads To Cabinet

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, fields questions from media personnel during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (February 23).

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Cabinet Approves Several Multimillion-Dollar Contracts

Cabinet has approved the award of several multimillion-dollar contracts to private-sector entities to provide various services for the Government. Among them is a $117-million contract to Guardian Life Limited to provide group insurance for employees of the National Health Fund (NHF). Providing the details at Wednesday’s (February 23) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (February 23).

4 years ago CabinetEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Moving To Strengthen Protection Of Sand Dunes

The Government will be moving to provide greater protection for the sand dunes in the Great Bay area in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, and along the southern corridor of the island. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while addressing a virtual post-Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda.

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Cabinet Approves 28.5 Per Cent National Minimum Wage Increase

Cabinet has approved a 28.5 per cent increase in the national minimum wage, effective April 1, 2022. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says this will see the rate moving from $7,000 to $9,000 per 40-hour work. Mr. Samuda further advised that Cabinet approved increases in the minimum wage for industrial security guards, which will move from...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

4 years ago CabinetNational Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Committed To Fight Corruption

The Government remains committed to the against corruption and is supportive of anti-corruption investigations. This assurance was given by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, when he addressed the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (February 9). “Between 2016 and now, I think Jamaica has seen the most...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, stresses a point while fielding questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

4 years ago CabinetOffice of the Prime MinisterTransportWorks / Construction

$1.2B To Acquire Land For Road Works In Three Parishes

Cabinet has approved the acquisition of parcels of land for road improvement works in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to finance the acquisition in the amount of $1.2 billion, as a pre-investment cost. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert...

4 years ago CabinetFinance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime MinisterTechnology

Digital Technology Services Awarded Over US$4M In Contracts

The Government is to spend US$4 million on the digitisation of vital records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), the repository for all records of births, marriages, deaths and deed polls. This follows the Cabinet’s approval of the award of a contract for the digitisation of vital records consultancy to Fujitsu Caribbean (Jamaica) Limited. Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), with newly appointed Ministers and State Minister, following a virtual swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday (January 11). They are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green; Former Attorney-General and now Minister of the newly created Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter.

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New Ministers And State Minister Sworn In

Two newly appointed Ministers and a State Minister, in a restructured Cabinet, were sworn in by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen, during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday (January 11). They are former Attorney-General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, who is now Minister of the newly created Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs; Floyd Green, who has returned...