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

Through strategic engagements at the regional, hemispheric and multilateral levels, Jamaica harnessed bilateral assistance of $4.5 billion in 2023, towards national development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the the 2024/2025 Throne...
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.
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.

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

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

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

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

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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...
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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.
Foreign AffairsNational Security and PeacePrime 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...
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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.
Foreign AffairsNational Security and PeacePrime 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...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing, second left); and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz (left), observe as Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mauritza Perez Blanco, administers an eye test on patient George Scott. Occasion was a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on February 6, which is one of two public health facilities where the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme operates. The other is the Kingston Public Hospital. Also looking on are Coordinator for the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, Natasha Biggs (second right); and Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mayra Chaveco Almanza.
Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

1,230 Procedures under Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023

Jamaicans continue to benefit under the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme with 1, 230 sight-saving procedures conducted since September 2023. The programme, which has been operating in Jamaca since 2010, resumed last September after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that since the resumption, 368 cataract procedures have been performed,160...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Country Coordinator, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Nelsa English Johnson (right), present a goat tech pack to goat farmer Javol Williams, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (February 2).
AgricultureForeign Affairs

Santa Cruz Goat Farmers Get Support

Goat farmers in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, are benefiting from support to improve the health of their animals and boost meat and milk production. The assistance, which is being provided under the Canada-funded Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) project, includes technical training and goat tech pack distribution. The tech packs contain specialised tools and products to safeguard the animals...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during Wednesday’s (January 31) European Union (EU)-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run media launch at the EU Delegation Office in Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Second EU-Jamaica 5/10K Run Set for March 10

The second staging of the European Union (EU)-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run is slated for Sunday, March 10 in downtown Kingston. The event, which aims to bring together 3,000 participants, will be held under the theme ‘All Together Against Crime and Violence’. This year’s patron is Olympian, Megan Tapper, who copped Jamaica’s first medal in the 100-metre hurdles at the...
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