The Ministry of Health and Wellness has underscored the importance of the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children findings. Addressing Friday’s (March 15) launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry, Dr. Naydene Williams, said MICS assists with the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is calling for continued international cooperation to cultivate peace, prosperity, security and sustainable development for all nations. “The complex issues we face today transcend borders and they demand a unified response that can only be achieved through deliberate and meaningful global partnerships,” he said. The Governor-General was addressing the annual Diplomatic...

Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson, is recommending that character education be incorporated within the school system. He noted that character education is pivotal to reforming values and attitudes across the society in general. “Character education, according to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is ‘teaching children about basic human values, including honesty, kindness,...

Ground was, on Friday (March 15), broken in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, for the construction of the new $2.17 billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, headed the officials participating in the engagement. The three-storey building, that will span 64,970.21square feet, will be designed to accommodate specialised units and coordinate operations across...

Eight new foreign representatives have been appointed to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Jamaica. They represent the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Korea, State of Israel, Republic of Suriname, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Peru, and New Zealand. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is highlighting the need for a review of the role of the Cabinet in the public procurement process. Opening the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 12, Dr. Clarke said data suggest that often, the Cabinet process can take up to 25 per...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the findings of the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children. Addressing Friday’s (March 15) launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, Mrs. Williams said the data-rich report adds to other recently published studies on Jamaican students and the...