Monday, September 19, the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty, The Queen, will not be observed as a public holiday in Jamaica. “It is not a discussion or a contemplation at this time; and I would have to be guided otherwise for a national holiday to be declared for this matter,” Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

The recently held Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, provided an opportunity for important bilateral talks between Jamaica and several other countries. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is advising the public that only persons who are ‘usual residents’ of Jamaica on Census Day, Monday September 12, will be counted in the 15th Population and Housing Census when data collection gets under way. Usual residents are those persons who spend the greater part of the year (six months or more) or on...

Digital education company, EduFocal Limited, is partnering with the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) to establish learning centres across the JLS’ network. The ceremony for the initiative was held on Thursday (August 11) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library’s Tom Redcam Drive location. The partnership will include, but is not limited to, provision of free internet access and technical...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), engages in conversation with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the diplomat's visit to Jamaica House in St. Andrew on August 10.

Persons looking for an adventurous activity to do this summer are being encouraged to take advantage of the ‘Summa Thrills’ promotion, being offered by the world-famous Dunn’s River Falls and Park. The promotion, which ends September 15, includes paying one cost to climb the Falls, ‘Tek-A-Hike’ and Zip over the Falls via the Chukka Falls Flyer. In addition, persons will...

As Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of Independence in 2022, the nation is also marking 50 years of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has hailed this relationship as mutually beneficial and has lauded China as a significant economic partner. “China...