The Government is committed to digital transformation and has prioritised investments in this regard, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Citing initiatives in this regard, he said that the development of a digital economy is moving ahead, noting that the programme has potential to consolidate and strengthen “our resilience-building efforts”....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers remarks at the United Nations Partnership Forum 2023, which was held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters on Tuesday (October 10) under the theme ‘Partnership for Peace, Planet and Prosperity - for Youth, with Youth, by Youth’.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the US$500,000 pledged by the United States (US) in support of Jamaica’s dengue response will go a far way in quelling the spread of the disease. Addressing students, teachers, dignitaries (including US Ambassador Nickolas Perry) and other stakeholders at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School, St. James, on...

A total of 91 small and micro entrepreneurs have been upskilled under the ‘Inclusive and Resilient Agri-Food Systems in Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Kingston’ project, which was led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The project mainly assisted young female business owners to implement agri-food businesses with a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient approach to...

Jamaica is anticipating a “deeper and closer collaboration” with the European Union (EU), according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Speaking at the opening session of the seventh Jamaica/EU Political Dialogue, held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston today (October 9), Mr. Terrelonge said as Jamaica enters into an “enhanced...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second left), is assisted by Grade Six Mannings Hill Primary School students, Zinoviea Hughes (left), and Raynor Gordon, during a tree planting exercise at the institution on Friday (October 6). Looking on is Senior Technical Advisor, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Clehan Williams. The exercise was held in observance...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right), presents a gift certificate to Bobby Carson Jr. (second left) during a presentation ceremony held for residents of Gregory Park, St. Catherine, who were affected by a firebombing incident earlier this year. The ceremony was held at the Kingston Bookshop, Portmore Town Centre, St. Catherine, on Thursday (October...