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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that damage and welfare assessments are being carried out following heavy rainfall over the weekend, which caused severe flooding in some areas. The evaluations are being conducted by representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Prime Minister said. She was speaking to JIS News on October 1 following...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon Natalie Neita Headley, is suggesting that the University of the West Indies (UWI) develop its laboratory into an internationally accredited drug testing facility for the region. "This, I believe, will allow for Jamaican sporting bodies and Caribbean sporting bodies make use of our own local facilities and to save on the expenses of sending...

By early next year there should be a full-fledged social media policy in place, with guidelines for order and professionalism in Government. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement on September 27, while addressing a presentation ceremony for graduates who participated in an RO Communications e-Training course on 'Social Media Marketing for Businesses', at...

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says there is a need to pursue a more active consumer protection, advocacy, and legislative environment in order to protect the rights of consumers. “We must seek, in an even more aggressive and consistent way, to improve consumer information and consumer representation, protect consumers from health hazards, and strengthen...

The World Bank's Jamaica Country Office wishes to salute the work of Faith Innerarity, late Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Labour & Social Security. In her previous role as Director of Social Security Mrs. Innerarity was highly valued as the driving force behind our partnership with the Government of Jamaica in the rationalisation of Jamaica's Social Safety Net...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling for greater support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as Jamaica, to build resilience to economic and environmental shocks.   "Many nations like Jamaica have great possibility and potential that are not reflected in, or reflective of its present economic indicators," she said, while addressing the 67th Session of...

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says that since the passage of the Access To Information Act in 2002, there has been increasing usage by members of the public and civil society. The Minster noted that in the last five years, the total number of applications received for access to information increased by over 180 per cent. Last year...

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said that all well-thinking Jamaicans must stand up against brutality, especially when it is directed at women and children. She was speaking yesterday morning (September 26) in the wake of the brutal attack on five females in Irwin, St. James. The victims, ages eight, 14, 16, 23 and 28, were attacked in their...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has condemned the rape of five females ages 8 to 28 in Irwin, St James last night. The five were taken from their home and raped repeatedly in an open lot. The eight year old girl had to undergo emergency surgery. The Prime Minister says this kind of savagery against our women and girls is...

Cabinet has approved the imposition of a levy of US$1 on each pound of conch exported during the 2011 conch season. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at the Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Wednesday (September 19). Miss Falconer informed that the Conch (Export Levy)...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is urging Jamaicans to report cases of rodent infestation to the relevant authorities. The Minister’s call came against the background of recent media reports of rats and roaches at the abandoned Supreme Court building in downtown Kingston. "We won’t know where there are problems everywhere. All we ask of the...

Cabinet has approved a US$3.9 million contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), in California, USA, for the provision of maintenance services for cargo inspection machines deployed at the ports of Kingston and Montego Bay and the bonded warehouses in Kingston. Speaking at the Jamaica House Press Briefing, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said maintenance...