My fellow Jamaicans, at home and abroad, and friends of Jamaica. Lady Allen and I join with you as we celebrate our fifty-fifth year as an independent nation. Local and world events during the past twelve months have reminded us of the need to value the traditions and legacies of our past. We should use this time of reflection and...

Fellow Jamaicans, On the 55th anniversary of our independence, it is fitting that we celebrate our achievements and strengths while pondering our challenges. Our independence theme this year is, “Celebrating Jamaicans at home and abroad”. And how appropriate that we should have that theme when our athletes from home and abroad are right now holding our flag high at the...

My fellow Jamaicans, As we celebrate the 55th anniversary of our Independence, we can be justly proud of our achievements. We remain one of the few countries in the world which has maintained a stable parliamentary democracy where the rights of citizens to free-expression have been protected and administrations have been changed peacefully by way of the vote. The outstanding...

The operations of shipping firm, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), are being further diversified to, among other things, facilitate the management’s support of the Government’s ongoing mission to improve the ease of doing business in Jamaica. Chief Executive Officer, Grantley Stephenson, says this is being done under the latest phase of the entity’s transformation and expansion programme which commenced in 2015/16...

Thousands of Jamaicans, clad in the national colours of black, green,  and gold, turned out at the National Stadium on August 6, to celebrate the country’s 55th anniversary of political Independence, at the Grand Gala. Despite the presence of overcast skies and periods of slight drizzle, the event got underway at 6:00 p.m. and ended just after 10:00 p.m. with...

Hundreds of Jamaicans turned out on Sunday, August 6, at the Howard University’s Dunbarton Chapel for a service of thanksgiving in celebration of Jamaica’s 55th anniversary of Independence. The annual church service, which is the centrepiece of the Embassy of Jamaica’s commemorative activities, was attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps, as well as members of the Jamaican community in...

Parenting specialist, Karlene Rickard, who returned to Jamaica in May, after living in England for 30 years, is seeking to empower parents in the Patrick City community in St. Andrew, where she resides. The 62-year old, who has a background in education and community work, tells JIS News that she will begin a series of counselling sessions next week. The...