The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is seeking to expand engagement with members of the diaspora in Africa and Latin America as it seeks to tap into non-traditional areas where there are communities of Jamaicans. State Minister in the Ministry, with responsibility for Diaspora Relations, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure during the Love 101 radio segment ‘Good...

A new, specialised police operational base is to be established in Montego Hills, St. James, which will provide enhanced security and improved response time for residents in the community and surrounding areas. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, made the disclosure during a stakeholder engagement at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Hanover on Tuesday, June 6. He informed...

More than 1,000 students from two primary and one secondary school in St. James are the beneficiaries of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment donated by the United States (US) Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Programme. The equipment, valued at US$15,000, consists of three heavy-duty multifunction printers and three interactive whiteboards. They were presented to Spot Valley High and Barrett Town...

The shift system will be removed from Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, by the 2024/25 academic year, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. This move will impact 1,626 students, of whom 900, who are in grades seven to nine, are now on the morning shift. The remaining youngsters are rostered for evening classes, while sixth-form...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Caribbean needs a more informed approach to tackle crime and violence, in order to improve regional security. “It is a reality that our region, Latin America and the Caribbean, is a high-violence region. It is for this reason [we need] a more informed approach to combat crime and violence,” Mr. Holness...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work to advance reform of the Constitution has progressed significantly. She said this commenced on March 1, with the appointment of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) members. Mrs. Malahoo Forte noted that the CRC’s role is to assist in providing expert guidance and oversight to the Government and people...

Jamaica has implemented several measures to ensure the highest standards of conduct, accountability, and ethics among its political leaders. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, at today’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew, in response to a recent press release issued by the Integrity Commission. “In addition...