Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), is greeted by Hilary Renner (right), wife of the Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States (US), Scott Renner (centre), at the US Independence Day celebrations on June 24, at the Embassy in Kingston. On July 4, the US will commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), greets Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston on Tuesday (June 23).

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Third Country Nationals (TCN) programme is separate from an initiative being explored with the United States (US) for the structured migration of skilled personnel. Dr. Holness, who was speaking during an interview on Nationwide News on Monday (June 22), said there has been a conflation of the two distinct programmes....

Iconic Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is urging Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to invest more in local athletes, especially in the early stages of their career. Speaking at the recent 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, she said that the support is crucial in ensuring that the country’s elite athletes remain motivated and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the opportunity for deeper cooperation and heightened investment from the United States (US). “We are very clear it is a multipolar world and we want to see more US investment. We want to see more US firms come to Jamaica,” he said. He was responding to questions during an interview...

Members of the Jamaican diaspora reaffirmed their support for healthcare development on June 18, when they provided medical services for residents during the Diaspora Day of Service, at the reopened Catherine Hall Community Health Centre in St. James. The initiative, led by 2024 Governor-General's Achievement Award recipient and Vice Chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Task Force Action Network (JDTAN) Health...

The hotel construction boom across St. Ann and St. James presents opportunities for local farmers to boost domestic production to supply the expected demand for food, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. “We are witnessing a historical surge in our hospitality infrastructure,” he said. “In Montego Bay, mega-resorts like Moon Palace and Hard Rock and the...