The Government is to review Jamaica’s foreign affairs and foreign trade policy to strategically align them to the country’s growth and development targets. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the disclosure today (July 26) to members of Jamaica’s diplomatic community in London at Jamaica’s High Commission in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister was en route to begin an official working...

The Jamaica Middle East Diaspora is looking to partner with local entities on various projects in support of national development. “All of us have a common goal, which is we love our country and we want to give back,” said Administrator of the group, Marcia Clarke. “We are passionate and we are ready to support. We do not want to...

Approximately 500 illegal weapons have been taken off the streets under the ‘Get the Guns’ campaign for the six-month period from January to June. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, in making the disclosure at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (July 24), said the figure represents a 32 per...

The rich, authentic and tantalising tastes of Jamaican foods and wines are to be showcased when well-advanced plans by the Tourism Ministry to market Jamaica as a hub for Gastronomic Tourism materialise. The Ministry’s first step in claiming a piece of that market is the establishment of a number of Gastronomic Centres across the island, with Devon House, in Kingston,...

Well-known American actress Victoria Rowell, who filmed her comedic soap opera ‘Rich and Ruthless’ in Jamaica last year, has committed to further projects in the island. “Persons come to Jamaica, take Jamaica and leave with it, but my goal is to come and commit to Jamaica, employing persons, and to come again and again,” she said. The Emmy-nominated actress and...

The St. James Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are strengthening their relationship in the fight against crime. Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, said the entities will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in short order, which will guide their working relationship. He said the MoU was one of the decisions coming out of a meeting...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a special Education Policy, which seeks to fulfil the academic requirements of students with special needs, is to be rolled out. The policy, which will complement the Disabilities Act, makes provision to safeguard and enhance the welfare of persons with disabilities across Jamaica. Senator Reid made the announcement...