Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is committed to the negotiation for a successor arrangement to the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Cotonou Partnership Agreement, when the existing facility expires in 2020. She also welcomes the EU’s “strong signals” expressed during the recent 42nd Session of the ACP-EU Council of...

Student achievement in mathematics at the John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James was not always something that could be spoken about with pride. But this was before the introduction of the Calculation Time programme in 2011. The initiative, which is a collaborative effort between the Governments of Japan and Jamaica, is designed to improve students’ knowledge and appreciation...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has called on parliamentarians to be meticulous in carrying out their lawmaking task, noting that the process is too important for shortcuts. She said it is of “utmost importance” for Parliament to ensure that the intention of the legislation is clear before the Court does the interpretation. “Over the past year, I have picked...

Teams from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security have been distributing food and care packages to persons in some communities, who were severely impacted by the recent heavy rains. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, following a tour of worst-affected communities in St. Catherine, Clarendon and St. Ann on Wednesday (May 16). She informed that persons...

The act of bravery by Jermain and Jamauno Riley and their friend Ramone Peart, in saving five members of one family during the recent flood rains, is something that will be spoken about by residents of Sunnyside, St. Catherine, for decades to come. The three young men rescued Nordia Lewin; her young twin sons, Daleik and Daleel Ebanks; their sister...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says some $426.4 million was paid by the Government towards judgment debts for the 2016/17 financial year. Making her contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 17, Mrs. Malahoo Forte said for the financial year 2016/2017, the Government had originally allocated a budget of $342.2 million towards the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has signed a $190-million contract for the construction of a modern administrative building for the Portmore Municipal Corporation. Speaking at the signing ceremony at his Hagley Park Road offices in St. Andrew, on Thursday (May 18), Minister McKenzie said the project will provide the Corporation with its own space from...