Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the launch of the Public Bodies Database of Prospective Directors held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 18.

Regional foreign ministers are calling for developed nations to do more to cut their emissions and assist small islands and low-lying coastal developing States to build climate resilience. The call was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, Dominica, Dr. Vince Henderson, during the opening session for the 11th United Kingdom (UK)-Caribbean forum at The Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says with the salary adjustments announced for the political directorate under the new public-sector-compensation regime, there will be greater interest in the political field. “Everyone who is occupying a political office ought to be thinking very carefully that I need to increase my political performance, because there are many young people out there...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that security guards who come to the Ministry with a legitimate claim relating to their employment contract will be given a fair hearing and assessment of their case. He gave the commitment at a town hall with security guards on Wednesday (May 17), where he pledged to defend the rights...

A $7-million non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed for the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme. The MOU was signed by NEPA, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation Limited and the JPS Company Limited, at a ceremony held at the NEPA Headquarters in Kingston on Thursday, May 18. Chief Executive Officer, NEPA, Peter Knight, said the signing...

Groups from corporate Jamaica, as well as civil society organisations and schools, among others, are being invited to participate in the National Labour Day Project on Tuesday, May 23. This will entail the planting of trees along Highway 2000 in the vicinity of Hartlands Road, St. Catherine. The target is 10,000 trees. Labour Day will be observed under the theme...

The Government has provided almost $9 billion towards the school-feeding programme for this 2023/24 fiscal year, representing an increase of $2 billion over the prior year. “Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) will continue to provide the breakfast/snack component of the school-feeding programme,” Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said during her contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the...