The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be taking ‘Boots to Street’ to Liguanea in Kingston, on Wednesday, January 30, to heighten awareness of its role, and to inform regular citizens how they can achieve financial independence. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, will be a part of the contingent, helping to reinforce the Ministry’s...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says product diversification by industry stakeholders is pivotal to further boosting Jamaica’s global competitiveness, and successfully tapping into new markets. He told JIS News in a recent interview that international travellers are becoming increasingly demanding and have higher expectations of the destinations they visit or plan to travel. “International tourism trends are showing a shift...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, represents the “dawn of a new era” for the city’s business community. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the hotel’s opening on January 27, said he was confident that the establishment will enhance Montego Bay’s status as a resort city and Jamaica’s tourism...

Citizens are being encouraged to recycle and reuse solid waste material, where possible. This, according to Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, will greatly serve to reduce the volume of refuse generated and discarded. He was speaking at the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25....

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is committed to the facilitation of gender mainstreaming and values the importance of gender equality in disaster risk reduction. This was stated by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in a message at the January 24 Disaster Risk Management Gender Symposium, read by Senior Director of Corporate Services...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while Jamaica is not immune to its share of economic challenges, the fact still remains that more Jamaicans are employed today than at any other time in the nation’s history. Speaking at the official opening of the 120-room S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27, Mr. Holness said this...

  Public Relations Officer, Houses of Parliament, Tashana Sewell Alcock, signs the condolence book opened at Gordon House for former Government Minister the late Dwight Nelson, who died at the age of 72 on December 24, 2018. The official funeral for Mr. Nelson will be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street, Kingston on January 31, beginning at 10:00...