Secretary Manager of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (CPC), David Grey, is urging public servants to ensure compliance in making statutory declarations of their assets, liabilities and income. He said those who are already late in filing declarations, which were due on March 31st, should still make every effort to do so as soon as possible. Declarations are...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expressing regret and sadness at developments over the weekend which have resulted in two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) losing their lives due to the vicious actions of criminal elements. The Prime Minister is reinforcing that recently appointed Police Commissioner, George Quallo, along with the brave and courageous men and women of the...

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), through the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), has been efficiently facilitating the implementation of various reforms to improve Jamaica’s business climate and performance on key global competitiveness indices. JAMPRO monitors several international indices, particularly the Doing Business Report of the World Bank, Logistics Performance Index and the Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum. Speaking...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, broke ground on April 28 for the construction of 85 housing solutions in Phase 2A of the Longville Park Housing Development, in Clarendon. The project, to consist of 43 studio units and 42 serviced lots, will be developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT), at a cost of $366 million. In his address,...

New Police Commissioner, George Fitzroy Quallo, has committed to developing a culture of proactive policing within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), that focuses on crime prevention. This, he says, will be characterized by significantly boosting the JCF’s resources and capabilities and forging new and strengthening existing partnerships. Mr. Quallo was speaking  at his installation as Jamaica’s 29th Police Commissioner, held...

Approximately 90 girls and young women from 15 high schools, universities and community colleges across the country competed for attractive prizes at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day Caribbean ‘Hackathon’ on Thursday (April 27). The all-day event, held at the Spanish Court Hotel’s Worthington Conference Centre in New Kingston, saw the young women...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will embark on a public awareness campaign to sensitise Jamaicans to job scams. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the announcement during her 2017/18 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House on April 26. While applauding the efforts of the 83 licensed employment agencies that have secured more than 9,000...