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Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.
Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.

TEF Hosts Job Fair on December 8

Persons seeking employment in the tourism sector are being invited to attend a Job Fair at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Thursday, December 8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event is being organised by the Tourism...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries.

Backlog of Elective Surgeries Being Reduced
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (second right); State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Baejin Lim (left) observe as Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (third left) points out features on an anaesthetic machine. Occasion was the handover of medical supplies and equipment donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Looking on (from left) are Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ingram-Martin; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence and Regional Technical Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (second right); State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Baejin Lim (left) observe as Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (third left) points out features on an anaesthetic machine. Occasion was the handover of medical supplies and equipment donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Looking on (from left) are Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ingram-Martin; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence and Regional Technical Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers.

Jamaica Gets Medical Supplies from Republic of Korea
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.

Shortlisting Completed for Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.

19 Instruments of Remaining 21 Legislative Matters in Throne Speech Drafted

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Progress Being Made to Improve Legislative Process

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says progress is being made in improving the Government’s legislative process. Speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6, she noted that all ministries have established Legislative Teams and that her Ministry has started working with them. The Minister informed that the inaugural meeting with the Legislative Teams was...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is met on arrival at the Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington DC on Tuesday (December 6) by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Prime Minister

PM Arrives in Washington DC for Five-Day Visit

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, arrived in Washington DC on Tuesday (December 6) for a five-day visit. He was met at the Ronald Reagan International Airport by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Her Excellency Audrey Marks. While in Washington, the Prime Minister will meet with State Department officials to discuss enhanced security cooperation, in light of...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 6).
Social Security

ZOSOs Extended in Seven Areas

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 6) approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. They are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town in St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6) to announce States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
Prime MinisterSocial Security

PM Issues Warning to Criminals

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has warned perpetrators of crimes that the Government will be relentless in combatting their criminal and violent intent. Mr. Holness noted that there are several countries in the region where the level of criminally organised violence by gangs is threatening the foundations of the State. “We will not have that in Jamaica as...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 6).
Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Tables Second Supplementary Estimates

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23, in the House of Representatives on December 6. It will primarily address the allocation of amounts previously captured under the contingencies in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Head across other ministries, departments and agencies to facilitate...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols (second left), with a token during the ceremony for the reopening of the Chapelton Community Hospital on December 6. Looking on are, from left, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, who is also Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Chapelton Community Hospital Reopens After Extensive Renovations

Thousands of residents of Chapelton and surrounding areas in Clarendon are benefitting from improved access to health services following the renovation of the Chapelton Community Hospital at a cost of $309 million. The project was undertaken through funding by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund; Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols; and the National Health Fund (NHF). It included...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 6 , where he announced the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
National SecurityOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Dispels Notion of Indefinite Detentions Under SOE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is no truth to the notion that persons can be detained indefinitely under the State of Public Emergency (SOE). “Nothing could be further from the truth. Under the emergency powers regulations now in place, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal – chaired by members appointed by the Chief Justice of Jamaica from...
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