Public officials are being urged to submit their statutory declarations within their respective organisations. Previously, they were required to file declarations at the Integrity Commission’s office in New Kingston. However, the Commission has taken steps to decentralise the collection in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. All parliamentarians, members of the security forces, and public officials who are in receipt of...

A virtual ceremony to announce the new Poet Laureate of Jamaica will be held today, Wednesday, March 17 at 11:30 a.m. The Poet Laureate is generally selected from amongst a country’s most esteemed and accomplished poets. The event is being organised by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. It...

The deadline to register for the next Voters’ List is Wednesday, March 31. The list is scheduled to be published on May 31, 2021. Persons intending to have their name added to the Voters’ List must apply in person at any Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) constituency office. Individuals who register after March 31 will have to wait to be...

The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined by 0.1 per cent for February 2021 as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The decline in the inflation rate was mainly attributed to a fall of 1.3 per cent in the index for the heaviest weighted division, ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’. However, increases of 1.4 per cent in the...

Jamaica is to submit its first report on the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention (Convention 189). This follows Cabinet’s approval for its submission. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure, informed that Jamaica’s report to the ILO provides an overview of the measures the Government has instituted to enforce the Convention, including...

The portfolio of the Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) is to be transferred to the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank and managed as a concessionary revolving loan programme for productive microenterprises. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the transfer. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement while providing details on recent Cabinet decisions, during a virtual post-Cabinet...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is to be provided with 175 new hospital beds. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the award of a $70.89-million contract to Advance Procurement Limited to supply and install the beds. SERHA comprises public health facilities in St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams,...