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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Government Reviewing Decision of the Court

The Supreme Court today handed down it's ruling on aspects of the 2017 National Identification and Registration Act. The Government is respectful of the court's ruling and will spend some time carefully reviewing the judgment, after which a more fulsome...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange discusses the significance of a heritage site featured in the publication 'Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures' by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust with Jamaica's High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency Arthur Williams. Mr Williams paid a courtesy call on the Minister at her offices in New Kingston on Wednesday, 10 April 2019.

PHOTOS: Grange Meets High Commissioner-Designate

Chairman, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Senator Matthew Samuda (centre), looking on a tray made from bamboo, being shown to him by Administrative Assistant for Special Projects, BSJ, Lisa Francis (left). Observing is Technical Director, Flexpak Limited, Nigel Hoyow. Occasion was a Jamaica Standards Network Meeting on Thursday (April 11), at the BSJ's offices along Winchester Road in St. Andrew.

Plastic Bottle Refund Deposit Scheme on Track

Senior Medical Officer at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dr. Natalie Whylie, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Chinese Medical Mission Team Training KPH Staff

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, greets National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during a meeting on April 9.

National Security Ministry and HOPE Partnering to Transform Youth Offenders

Montego Bay Mayor and St. James Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Homes Davis (second right), along with (from left) the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Projects Officer, Keith Slater; Director of Projects, Kwan Wilson; and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes, during a visit to Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 10, to explore potential locations for the installation of a wireless access point to provide Internet service under the USF’s Connect Jamaica Free Public Wi-Fi Project.

7 years ago Technology

USF to Establish Internet Wi-Fi Hotspot in Sam Sharpe Square

Persons will soon be able to access free secured Internet service in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James. This is expected to be in place in June when the Universal Service Fund (USF) establishes the platform facilitating the provision as part of a three-year $14-million project. The engagement is being carried out under the Connect Jamaica Free Public Wi-Fi...

Dean of Science and Technology at the Mona Campus at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Michael A. Taylor (left), addresses a Farmers’ Month public lecture at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew on April 10.

7 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Rethink Methods

A university lecturer is encouraging farmers across the island to adopt climate-smart practices in order to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters. Dean of Science and Technology at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Michael A. Taylor, said that with rising temperatures, unpredictability of rain, drought and other climatic phenomena, farmers will have to...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (left), listens to a point from Co-Founder and President, Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF), Christine Staple- Ebanks (2nd right), at the media launch of the third annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation

7 years ago Local Government

Nathan Ebanks Foundation’s Expo to Focus on Disaster Preparedness and Disabled Persons

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin, has welcomed the focus of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF) on the issue of disaster preparedness and the impact on the disabled community, through the staging of its annual fair and expo. She noted that the emphasis is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to build the...

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Implementation of Revised Record Updating Application Forms

In an aim to improve our customer experience, the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) wishes to advise all our stakeholders that we have revised our Record Updating application forms and usage has commenced WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. In the interim, the RGD will continue to accept all old application forms submitted by our customers. However, we ask our customers to observe the...

Member of Parliament and past student of St. Catherine High School, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left) and Chairman, Digicel Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin, unveil a new sign for the renovated science laboratory, which was officially handed over to St. Catherine High School on Wednesday (April 10).

7 years ago EducationYouth

Refurbished Science Lab Handed Over to St. Catherine High

A refurbished science laboratory was officially handed over to St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town today (April 10) by Member of Parliament and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, who is a past student. The laboratory was refurbished at a cost of $10.5 million by the Digicel Foundation. In her address, Mrs. Holness thanked the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), samples coco chips at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation-sponsored Clarendon Agro-Economic Symposium, held at St. Gabriel’s Church Hall in May Pen on April 9. At left is the chips maker, Gary Green.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Markets Identified for Local Produce

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has identified four distinct markets for locally grown foods. These markets, he notes, are the hotel industry; the CARICOM region, where fresh and processed foods can be exported duty-free; the diaspora, and the national school-feeding programme, which will see children eating fresh foods, instead of imported and...

7 years ago Technology

USF to Spend $1.13 Billion on Full Implementation of Tablets in Schools Project

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is projected to spend approximately $1.13 billion to commence full implementation of the Tablets in Schools Project, which is expected to get under way this year, following the pilot’s completion. According to the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, $700 million is being programmed to purchase additional tablets; $220 million for Wi-Fi services;...