Jamaica is one of the leading Caribbean countries in establishing a strong National Quality Infrastructure (NQI). The NQI is a national framework through which the goods and services produced and traded in the country are declared fit for consumption or use in the marketplace. One of the entities that makes its work possible is the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ),...

Jamaica is receiving strong support for the candidature of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). “We have been engaged...

The Government is committed to the reform of the Access to Information Act and the sharing of publicly held information, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. He said that updating the legislation is essential in ensuring effective governance by facilitating greater openness and transparency. “We have agreed…...

The criteria for the appointment of principals are to be revised following Cabinet’s approval for these changes to be made. This will be facilitated through the amendment of section 43 (1) of the Education Act, 1965 and sections of the Education Regulations, 1980, which relate to the criteria for the appointment of principals. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited for the provision of administrative services for the Government Pensioners’ Administrative Services Only (GPASO) health scheme and related services. This contract was awarded at a rate of 5.25 per cent of the first year’s premium of $1.53 billion. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime...

The official funeral service for the late former Cabinet Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (March 12), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Chapel. Dr. Robertson, who died at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on February 19, following a brief illness, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government. As a...

National Career Week 2022 will place significant focus on new and emerging jobs, in an effort to prepare students for the dynamics of the modern labour market. The Week is being observed from February 6 to 11 under the theme - ‘Career Success: Building Critical Skills to Navigate the Future’. A semi-virtual church service was held on Sunday (February 6)...