| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Acting Keeper of Collections at the National Museum of Jamaica, Kerry Ann Watson.
Acting Keeper of Collections at the National Museum of Jamaica, Kerry Ann Watson.

National Museum of Jamaica Gets Grant to Purchase Equipment

The National Museum of Jamaica has received a grant of €17,662, 00 (J$2.7 million) to purchase two air conditioning units, a standby generator and a computer. The grant is a gift from the Gerda Henkel Foundation and the Prince Claus...
Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, join the congregation of the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, in reciting the National Pledge during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service on Sunday (October 18).
Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, join the congregation of the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, in reciting the National Pledge during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service on Sunday (October 18).

Jamaicans Encouraged to be Eternally Grateful for Visionary Forefathers’ Sacrifice
Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing the congregation during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service at the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday (October 18).
Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing the congregation during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service at the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday (October 18).

Former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer’s Birthplace to be Declared a Heritage Site
National Works Agency (NWA) Assistant Parish Manager for Westmoreland, Okieffe Brown (left), and Parish Manager, David Clarke (centre), along with Britalex Construction Company Limited Project Manager, Nicholas Douglas, take measurements for the construction of a sidewalk in the vicinity of the Negril Primary School in West End, Westmoreland.
National Works Agency (NWA) Assistant Parish Manager for Westmoreland, Okieffe Brown (left), and Parish Manager, David Clarke (centre), along with Britalex Construction Company Limited Project Manager, Nicholas Douglas, take measurements for the construction of a sidewalk in the vicinity of the Negril Primary School in West End, Westmoreland.

Work Underway to Improve Sections of West End Road in Negril
Stock Image
Stock Image

COVID-19 update of Sunday, October 18, 2020

More

Stock Image
Coronavirus

COVID-19 Update for Saturday, October 17, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 79 8,274 SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 17 3,700 Females 62 4,556 Under Investigation 0 18 AGE RANGE  3 to 72 years 1 days to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 0 438 Hanover 0 108 KSA 57 3,011 Manchester 0 352 Portland 0 293 St....
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaking during the Ministry’s weekly COVID Conversations digital press conference on Thursday (October 15). Beside him is the Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence.
Coronavirus

Health Workers Commence Training in Antigen Testing Procedures

The Government has commenced training for health workers in the administration of the antigen test, which is to be utilized to detect novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, advised that the first training session was held last week, adding that another is slated to be held shortly which will also focus on...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Looking to Launch Community COVID Conversation Programme

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is looking to launch a Community COVID Conversation Programme. He said the initiative, which would incorporate youth leaders, aims to educate persons in communities islandwide on measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the Government moves to bolster the sensitization and containment thrust....
Read more
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (centre), and Deputy Resident Representative, Vicente Teran, following a recent meeting at Jamaica House to discuss the impact of climate change on the nation’s children.
Climate ChangeYouth

Gov’t Partners with UNICEF to Tackle Climate Change Impact on Jamaica’s Children

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the Government’s partnership forged with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through the Ministry, to address the impact of climate change on Jamaica’s children. “Children and young people have contributed the least to the current climate change and environmental degradation, but they are the most...
Read more
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange CD, MP
Culture

Grange: Toots to get Heroes Park burial

The Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Reggae legend, Toots Hibbert, will be laid to rest in National Heroes Park. Minister Grange said this had become possible thanks to the generosity of the family of the late Charles Hyatt — the actor, broadcaster, director and author — whose remains were due...
Read more