Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (centre) and Charge d’Affaires United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre, during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston on Thursday (March 10).

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accepts copies of Letters of Credentials of 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate from Director of Protocol in the Ministry, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock, at the Ministry in Kingston on March 8. The 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate are from Croatia, Korea, Netherlands, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Iran, Austria, Thailand and Ghana.

Several legacy projects have been identified for implementation by the Government in celebration of the nation’s Diamond Jubilee this year. Among these are renovation of the National Stadium; establishment of two museums focusing on sports and music, development of the Montego Bay Performing Arts Centre, and the creation of the Usain Bolt/University of the West Indies (UWI) Sports Medicine Centre....

Jamaica’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is projected to recover to 96 per cent by March 2022 as the economy continues its strong rebound from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The debt-to-GDP ratio was 94 per cent at the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, but due to the pandemic and the measures implemented to slow its spread, the ratio increased...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging citizens to apply to become census takers and supervisors for the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Recruitment will begin on Sunday, March 13 and end on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Corporate Communications Manager, STATIN, Georgia Garvey-Green, told JIS News that STATIN is looking to recruit approximately 8,000 census workers from across the...

Government has committed to restoring the islandwide railway service. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining the Hon. Audley Shaw at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). “We are going to put in a service from Montego Bay, St. James, to...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says he had a “positive” meeting with developers while notifying them of the Municipality’s intent to strengthen its inspection processes. “They raised their concerns on some matters, which we took into consideration, but we were very clear [and] very strident with our position, and it's my distinct impression that they had no serious...