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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Work Continues on the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital

Construction of the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, will continue during the new financial year, from an allocation of more than $800 million. Details of the project are outlined in the 2024/2025 Estimates of Expenditure,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the second day of the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Saturday (February 17).

Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre Rebranded

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the opening of the Ministry’s second Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (February 16).

Country Continues to Thrive After Covid-19 Challenges – Tourism Minister

Chair, Jamaica Day Planning Committee and Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education Youth’s Core Curriculum Unit, Marlon Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Thursday (February 15).

Two US Cities to Join in Jamaica Day Celebrations on Feb. 23

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2024/2025 Throne Speech in Gordon House on Thursday (February 15).

Jamaica Secured $4.5 Billion in Bilateral Assistance

President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of a visiting Parliamentary Group from the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (February 12). Visiting are (from left) Parliamentary Group Vice Chairman, Steffen Janich; Vice Chairman and Head of Delegation, Axel Echeverria; Group Member, Susanne Menge; Vice Chairman, Matthias Hauer; Vice Chairman, Jens Beeck, and Assistant to the Group, Monika Hein.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsSenate

PHOTOS: Senate President Receives Courtesy Call from Visiting German Parliamentary Group

President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of a visiting Parliamentary Group from the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (February 12). Visiting are (from left) Parliamentary Group Vice Chairman, Steffen Janich; Vice Chairman...

2 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

OAS Accepting Applications for Internship Programme

The Organization of American States (OAS) is accepting applications for its Internship Programme 2024 for Summer Session (Headquarters) and Session II (National Offices). This Internship Programme is open to students and professionals with a minimum grade average 3.0 out of four on an American scale or equivalent, depending on the country. Students must at least have completed their second-year undergraduate...

Project Manager with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Krystal Lofters addresses the recent handover ceremony for the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (JAM-DEM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

JAM-DEM Portal Deemed Pivotal to Strengthening Ties with Jamaicans in the Diaspora

The establishment of the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (JAM-DEM) is demonstrative of the Government’s commitment to strengthening ties with the country’s nationals based overseas, according to Project Manager with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Krystal Lofters. The virtual platform, valued over $30 million, is designed to enhance engagement with members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the areas of trade...

Noted researcher and businessman, Dr. Henry Lowe, will be honoured by the David "Wagga" Hunt Foundation at the organisation’s fundraising gala in Washington DC on February 17.

2 years ago EducationForeign AffairsYouth

David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation to Disburse $3.6 M in Scholarships

Twenty-four students from Kingston College (KC) and Calabar High will benefit from $3.6 million in scholarships for the 2024/25 academic year. The support will be provided by the David "Wagga" Hunt Foundation, which was established in 2009 to honour the legacy of the late football coach and sport administrator for which the organisation is named. It raises funds to support...

Chairperson, Board of Directors, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Debby-Ann Brown Salmon (second left) and Interim Executive Director, WCJF, Novelette Howell (left), accept a cheque from Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Dr. Lansford Douglas (right) and Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emiliana Bernard Stephenson. The presentation, which is in support of the WCFJ’s A-STREAM programme, took place on Thursday (February 8) at the entity’s headquarters, 42 Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Women’s Centre Gets $310,000 from Diplomatic Corps

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has received a donation of $310, 000 (US$2,000) from the diplomatic corps in support of its A-STREAM programme. Instituted in 2018, A-STREAM provides sponsorship and mentoring for adolescent mothers enrolled in the WCJF to ensure that they, along with the fathers, can complete their secondary education and advance to tertiary studies. The cheque,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Director of Research, Caribbean Policy Research Institute, Jamaica, Dr. Diana Thorburn (right) during the second staging of the national security seminar at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on February 7. At centre is Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsNational SecurityPrime MinisterTourism

Closing the Gap Between Crime and Public Perception

As Jamaica continues to register a significant decrease in serious and violent crimes, focus must be placed on closing the gap between the perception and experience of crime in the country, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Prime Minister, who was addressing Tuesday’s (February 7) national security seminar at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, noted...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the second staging of a security seminar, held at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on February 7.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsNational SecurityPrime Minister

Administration Continues to Lobby US to Stem Inflow of Illegal Guns – PM

The Administration continues to lobby the United States to provide greater assistance in stemming the flow of illegal guns into the island, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Addressing a security seminar at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on February 7, Mr. Holness said this would bolster the measures the Government has implemented to secure the...