The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reporting that inflation is falling throughout the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. IMF Deputy Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, Anna Ivanova, said that after reaching 7.8 per cent in 2022, headline inflation in the region, excluding Argentina and Venezuela, is expected to decline to five per cent in 2023 and to 3.6 per...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), converses with Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis, and Jamaica Prefects Association Vice President for Region 7, Kamar Edwards, during the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 25) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (at podium), addresses the United Nations (UN) Club Colloquium held on Tuesday (October 24) at Hillel Academy in St. Andrew to mark UN Day. This year’s observance marked the 78th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The Charter sets...

The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other key stakeholders for taking steps to address mental health issues affecting persons locally. Speaking during the recent National Youth Mental Health Summit, hosted by UNICEF at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at the JYAN, Shanielle Allen, said “we serve...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, continues to speak of the significant infrastructure developments that abound for the parish of St. Thomas, particularly through the Morant Bay Urban Centre. This time, Mr. Holness took the message to members of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada where he gave some insights as to why the centre is being constructed to replace...

Come next week, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., will be heading to Canada to do a thorough check of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) in which thousands of Jamaicans participate annually. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a Diaspora town hall in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday (October 19)....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged the current generation of Jamaicans, both at home and within the Diaspora, to protect and contribute to the expansion of Brand Jamaica. Speaking during a Diaspora Town Hall in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday (October 19), Mr. Holness noted that generations have, throughout history, made their own mark on Jamaica’s collective legacy....

KINGSTON, Oct. 20 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Canada has been a good friend to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean and continues to work closely with the region on matters such as climate change, climate financing, and development financing. “We are very grateful to have the support of Canada in foras in which we do not...

Greater emphasis will be placed on Jamaica’s industrial minerals, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Addressing the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)/ European Union (EU)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) development minerals programme final conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 18), the Minister said “a number of things...