Young people from across the region have been called on to apply their skills towards sustainable development in their countries by Regional Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah. Addressing the recent four-day Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS), held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston, Dr. Amenyah urged the participants to lend their...

Jamaican-born Mayor of Barking and Dagenham in England, Councillor Donna Lumsden, has called on students at her alma mater, Maverley Primary School, to strive for greatness. The Mayor, who stopped at her former school in St. Andrew during her recent visit to the island, urged the students to believe in their ability to achieve success despite their circumstance. Sharing her...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Noah Nick Perry (second right), during a meeting at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on December 19. The Minister engaged Mr. Perry in discussions surrounding labour and social security matters. Looking on (from left) are Permanent...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Consular Corps of Jamaica, on Thursday (December 14), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will aid in training and building various stakeholder groups’ awareness on human trafficking. The MOU was signed during a ceremony at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. In her remarks, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is expected to make a ministerial statement this week on Jamaica’s participation in the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28). The announcement was made by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon....

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is calling for greater diaspora support for non-traditional high schools that are responsible for the education of hundreds of thousands of youths in the building of Jamaica. Addressing the inaugural fundraising dinner of the Anchovy High School Past Students’ Association in Delaware on the weekend, Ambassador Marks pointed to the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, met with Secretary of the United States (US) Navy, Hon. Carlos Del Toro, this week, where they discussed cooperation to strengthen Jamaica’s border security. The Prime Minister was on a four-day working visit to Washington DC from December 4 to 7, where he held talks with several high-level US officials. The Prime Minister...