Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), accepts Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Angola to Jamaica, His Excellency Joaquim Do Espirito Santo, at King’s House on Friday (February 18).

Dairy Farmers are set to benefit from the installation of a brand new milking system and improved Dairy Parlour at the Bodles Research Station. Commissioned into use in September 2021, the new milking system has been paired with a new barn to house dairy animals in between milking. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Acting Principal Research Director for...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon Dr. Horace Chang is encouraging the top brass of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to formulate new crime fighting strategies in order to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated crime producers. He made the call in an address to senior police officers at the JCF’s Strategic Planning and Management Retreat held at...

The Crime Monitoring and Oversight Committee (CMOC) will be increasing sensitisation about the National Consensus on Crime, as the body seeks to build national solidarity on the strategies surrounding crime fighting. The consensus is an agreement involving the government, opposition, civil society, and the private sector to support a process to transform Jamaica into a safe, secure, and investment-friendly society....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says EXPO2020 Dubai is “as much a symbol of hope as it is a demonstration that we can do things differently”, against the backdrop of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during a media interview at the Expo on February 18, Senator Johnson Smith noted that the global...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw says that the VM Pensions Management Limited scheme established for public transport operators, has opened discussions for other financial benefits for the sector. This initiative has opened discussions in other areas such as, life and health insurance, and financial literacy. It is imperative that we work to have these open discussions, with...

WA0000 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), in discussion with members of the Jamaica Middle East Diaspora Group (from left) Shari Franklyn and Delroy Simms, at EXPO2020 Dubai on Saturday (February 19). The occasion was a special meeting with members of the Jamaican community in that region. Minister Johnson Smith briefed them...