Adults must ensure that children are protected from contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19), by adhering to the containment and preventative protocols. Making the call, Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen, noted that during the month of January, an alarming number of children were admitted to the Spanish Town Hospital, suffering from the virus. She told the...

The Government remains committed to the against corruption and is supportive of anti-corruption investigations. This assurance was given by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, when he addressed the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (February 9). “Between 2016 and now, I think Jamaica has seen the most...

Cabinet has approved the acquisition of parcels of land for road improvement works in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to finance the acquisition in the amount of $1.2 billion, as a pre-investment cost. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert...

The increase in the price of oil on the world market to US$90 per barrel has significantly impacted the cost of goods on the local market. This was revealed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, while responding to questions at Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing....

The Government is to spend US$4 million on the digitisation of vital records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), the repository for all records of births, marriages, deaths and deed polls. This follows the Cabinet’s approval of the award of a contract for the digitisation of vital records consultancy to Fujitsu Caribbean (Jamaica) Limited. Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

The US$49-million biodiversity conservation project slated to be undertaken in the Cockpit Country has been approved for implementation by Cabinet. Entitled “Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated Approach”, the project is being undertaken through funding by the Government of Jamaica, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), plays drums with percussionist Bongo Herman (centre), while Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), plays the shaker. Occasion was the recent Rita Marley: Mystic of a Queen Exhibition, held at the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew.