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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the audience at the Road to Republic Town Hall, held at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Thursday (July 25). Listening is Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Christopher Malcolm.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the audience at the Road to Republic Town Hall, held at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Thursday (July 25). Listening is Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Christopher Malcolm.

Cabinet Approves Tabling of Legislation to Abolish Monarchy

Cabinet has given approval for legislation to be tabled to abolish the Monarchy as Jamaica’s form of government and for the retention of the parliamentary Cabinet system. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the disclosure...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).

$1.3b Allocated To Nwa And Nswma Under Post-hurricane National Clean-up Campaign
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is presented with agricultural inputs to assist farmers impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, by Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hardware & Lumber, Olive Downer Walsh. Over $15.3 million in supplies were handed over at Hardware & Lumber Limited in Kingston on Wednesday (July 17). An additional $9.7 million will be allocated to broader recovery initiatives, including infrastructure repair and community rebuilding.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is presented with agricultural inputs to assist farmers impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, by Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hardware & Lumber, Olive Downer Walsh. Over $15.3 million in supplies were handed over at Hardware & Lumber Limited in Kingston on Wednesday (July 17). An additional $9.7 million will be allocated to broader recovery initiatives, including infrastructure repair and community rebuilding.

PHOTOS: Hardware & Lumber Donates $15.3 Million In Agricultural Inputs To Farmers (JIS)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), receive a cheque valued at $7.5 million from Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang, to assist Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 16).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), receive a cheque valued at $7.5 million from Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang, to assist Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 16).

China Donates $7.5 Million To Jamaica
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).

Gov’t Earmarks $300m For Post-hurricane Dengue Mitigation

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Hurricane Beryl

Telecoms Services Restored For Majority Of Customers

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): Telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow are reporting that significant coverage has been restored for customers, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 16, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said Flow reported that as of July 15, out of a total of 782 sites, 588 are online and population...
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Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies at the Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon, addresses a JIS
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

COJ Improves Services To Stakeholders (JIS)

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) continues to make improvements to better serve its stakeholders, addressing key challenges in conducting business with the office. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Registrar of Companies at the COJ, Shellie Leon, told JIS News that in recent months, “the COJ has engaged in extensive consultations with its stakeholders to identify...
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Disaster ReliefHurricane BerylPrime Minister

500 Summer Workers To Do Hurricane Beryl Damage Assessment (JIS)

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): Approximately 500 young people who are engaged in the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) will be assigned to do Hurricane Beryl damage assessment in communities islandwide. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in a statement in the House of Representatives on July 16, said that the youth workers will play an integral role in the...
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Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (third right, standing), and other representatives of the Corporation are joined by My Medic Training + Response President, John Lyon (third left, standing), and his team during the handover of equipment on Thursday (July 11) to aid post-Hurricane Beryl relief efforts in the parish.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

St. Elizabeth Gets Post-Hurricane Relief Support from American Emergency Response Entity

Post-Hurricane Beryl relief and recovery efforts in St. Elizabeth have been bolstered with the donation of essential tools by My Medic Training+ Response, a United States-based organisation specialising in emergency first-aid response support. The provisions, inclusive of chainsaws, drills, buzz saws and hygiene kits, were presented to the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation during its sitting in Black River on Thursday...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

41 Less Public Bodies Operating In Government

KINGSTON, July 7 (JIS): There are 41 fewer public bodies operating in Government, says Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Giving an update on the progress of the Public Sector Transformation Programme during the recent Caribbean Public Sector Financial Management Conference in Kingston, Dr. Clarke noted that in 2016, there were 190 public bodies. “Today, we...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), speaks with residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, during a tour of the area on Saturday (July 6), to get a firsthand look at the impact of Hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane BerylPrime Minister

PM Hails Optimistic Spirit Of South Clarendon Residents

KINGSTON, July 7 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is lauding the optimistic spirit of residents in Southern Clarendon. During a tour of three communities in the parish on Saturday (July 6), to observe hurricane damage, the Prime Minister said that the residents were understandably concerned, but showed an understanding of the situation, and there was a general...
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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
IndustryLocal GovernmentPress Release

Preliminary Assessments Show 80-100 Per Cent Banana And Plantain Crop Loss Due To Hurricane Beryl

KINGSTON, July 7 (JIS): Preliminary assessments conducted by the Banana Board show an 80 to 100 per cent loss for bananas and plantains, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Board has, so far, conducted assessments in the larger banana producing parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, St. James, St. Catherine and Clarendon. General Manager, Janet Conie, says...
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