| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses a back-to-school conference held on July 11, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are Education Officer with the Ministry, Marcia Higgins; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses a back-to-school conference held on July 11, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are Education Officer with the Ministry, Marcia Higgins; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall.

JETC Report Outlines Challenges and Opportunities in Education System – Minister

The report of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) has offered invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the education system, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Describing the document as a “groundbreaking report”, the Minister...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), in discussion with Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director, Yago Castro Izaguirre (right), and Stakeholder Manager, Balfour Denniston (second right), during the official opening of concrete pavements at McDonald Place, Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew West Central, on Thursday (July 13). At left is Councillor Caretaker, Molynes Division, Glendon Salmon. The concrete pavement solution initiative was undertaken in McDonald Place by the Caribbean Cement Company at a cost of $8 million.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), in discussion with Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director, Yago Castro Izaguirre (right), and Stakeholder Manager, Balfour Denniston (second right), during the official opening of concrete pavements at McDonald Place, Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew West Central, on Thursday (July 13). At left is Councillor Caretaker, Molynes Division, Glendon Salmon. The concrete pavement solution initiative was undertaken in McDonald Place by the Caribbean Cement Company at a cost of $8 million.

Prime Minister Urges Patience with Work on the Southern Coastal Highway Project
AWP 8679: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her presentation in State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 14)
AWP 8679: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her presentation in State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 14)

Government to Set Up AI Task Force
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (July 14).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (July 14).

Work Far Advanced on the NIDS Supporting Framework
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the handover of the upgraded Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre in Manchester, on July 13. Listening (from left) are Acting Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative, Dr. Serene Joseph and the Caribbean Development Bank’s Development Director (UK) for the Caribbean, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Malcolm Geere.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the handover of the upgraded Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre in Manchester, on July 13. Listening (from left) are Acting Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative, Dr. Serene Joseph and the Caribbean Development Bank’s Development Director (UK) for the Caribbean, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Malcolm Geere.

No Need to Panic – Health Minister

More

The Trade Board Limited’s long-serving employees and top performers share a moment following the agency’s 40th Anniversary Employee Service Awards Ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on June 10.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Limited Honours Long-Serving Employees

Twenty-eight current and former employees of the Trade Board Limited (TBL) were recognised for their dedication to Service Excellence, at a recent staff awards ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The event was held under the theme ‘Recognising Commitment to Service and Excellence’ and was hosted as part of TBL’s 40th anniversary celebrations. It provided an...
Read more
National Housing Trust (NHT) logo
Housing

NHT Now Refunding Contributions Paid Up to 2015

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is advising clients that contributions made up to the year 2015 are now being refunded. This was disclosed by the NHT’s Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, during the Love 101 radio programme, ‘Good Morning Minister’, on Wednesday (July 12). “This year (2023), we are refunding contributions that were made...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking to residents of Clarendon during a visit to several communities in the parish on Wednesday (July 12).
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Tasked with Identifying Alternative Crops for Cultivation In Southern Clarendon

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has been tasked with identifying orchard crops that can be grown on lands in southern Clarendon owned by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) that are not currently under cultivation. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing residents during a brief tour of the area on Wednesday (July...
Read more