A next generation of public-sector workers is being produced through the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. This, according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who conceptualised the programme. The initiative is intended to spawn a more dynamic, efficient, and agile public service while providing an opportunity for young professionals to participate in national development and governance at the highest...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the upcoming gun amnesty will, in no way, impede the police from carrying out their regular duties. The Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) (Firearms Amnesty) Order, 2022, which will facilitate the amnesty, was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 1). The amnesty, which runs from Saturday, November 5,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says parents need to be extra vigilant in protecting children from respiratory illnesses, as the infection rate is high. The Minister’s call came following a visit to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, today (November 2), where he saw, first-hand, a high number of children admitted to the healthcare...

The Chapelton Community Hospital, which has been closed for years, is to be re-opened on December 8, 2022, after undergoing upgrading and expansion. The facility will be formally opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the...

Recent graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Alexia Hibbert, displays her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours certificate while standing beside the crab cooking station in Kingston where her mother, Makeisha “Munchie” Walker, works. She now holds a major in Political Leadership, Strategy and Management and a minor in Political Science. Ms. Hibbert visited her mother...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is appealing to motor-vehicle owners who allow other persons to operate their vehicles to request driving abstracts from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on November 2, the Minister said this will help the owners to be aware of the traffic ticketing status of their...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) recently hosted a networking reception at the Jamaican High Commission in London to introduce four locally based filmmakers to potential British financiers, investors, and distributors. The delegation from Jamaica comprised filmmaker and storyteller, Ina Sotirova; Producer, ‘Have a Bawl Productions’, Analisa Chapman; writer, filmmaker and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayzha Productions, Mezan Ayoka; and CEO,...