Six Jamaicans living overseas have been bestowed with the 2021 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country and the diaspora. They are Amani Simpson and Bishop Llewellyn Graham from the United Kingdom (UK), Dave D’Oyen and Dr. Sylvanus Thompson from Canada, and Cassandra Campbell and Dr. Trudy Hall from the United States (US). The...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting the 109th session of its annual International Labour Conference from June 16 to 18. The focus will be on the response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 and the action required to build a better future of work. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, who is representing Jamaica, congratulated the...

The pledge to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations has sparked renewed confidence and hope at the prospect of overcoming the supply challenges being experienced by many territories, says Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (June...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to building a robust diaspora engagement strategy. The strategy, she said, is geared towards deepening and strengthening the relationship with members of the Jamaican diaspora, wherever they reside. Senator Johnson Smith, who was speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) opening of the two-day...

The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council have been operationalised following the establishment of working groups and the preparation of a programme to guide their work. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, made the disclosure while addressing the opening of the Ministry’s virtual Jamaica...

Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an organisational review of the human resource (HR) capabilities required for an efficient Parliament is being commissioned. “This [is] to enable us to justify [the] reclassification of current positions, creation of additional positions where necessary to attract and retain the hard-working, capable and...

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Articulated Truck Driving Programme (ATD) will equip young people in vulnerable communities will skills for the job market and steer them away from gangs. “With the skill set, training and qualification that they will earn during the programme, I am confident that these participants will be scouted...