My fellow Jamaicans, at home and abroad, I greet you warmly as we mark the fifty fourth anniversary of our Independence. This is a day of celebration and reflection as we look back, but also as we look ahead and commit ourselves to the further advancement of our beloved nation. This year we are at the half way point, between...

Fellow Jamaicans, It is fortuitous that we are celebrating our independence at the same time that our athletes are in Rio, all set to bring glory again to this small nation, an athletic superpower. Our athletic prowess is one indication of our excellence as a people. It is a metaphor of our distinction. A distinction manifested in our music, with...

My fellow Jamaicans here at home and the millions in the Diaspora, I wish you all a happy Independence. Independence is the celebration of the best of Jamaica;our dynamic culture and the many achievements of our people. Our people have blazed trails of success globally in many different fields. They have established Jamaica as a recognised brand and a sought...

The Government has welcomed Jamaica’s selection to host the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean. The office, which will provide technical support to the United Nations Environment Assembly, is housed at the International Seabed Authority’s building in downtown Kingston. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the...

  Deputy Governor-General and Custos of Kingston, the Hon. Steadman Fuller, is commending the over 200,000 farmers in Jamaica for “expending their time, energy and effort to ensure that agriculture can still be counted as a major contributor to national development.” His comments were made at the recent Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show where he also cited the effects...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, has described the late television producer and founder of Phase Three Productions, Richard Forbes, as “a man of great vision who transformed film and television production in Jamaica.” According to Prime Minister Holness, “Mr Forbes had a passion and demonstrated commitment to media and the development of Jamaica’s creative industry.  He was a...

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, anticipates further improvements in the agency’s service delivery over the next seven months. This is based, he says, on changes which, among other things, have influenced a change in the public’s seemingly negative perception of the agency, particularly in the aftermath of last year’s massive fire at the Riverton City disposal...