Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is of strategic importance that the appropriate programmes be put in place, making Spanish a second language in Jamaica. Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, Mr. Holness said there are so many Spanish investments in Jamaica, that “bilateral...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says given Jamaica’s favourable macroeconomic conditions, it is no longer far fetched to believe that Jamaica could attract some six million visitors in a single year. Giving the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, the Prime Minister said he has been watching...

The deadline for nominations for the Jamaican High Commission’s Windrush Legacy publication has been extended to October 31, 2018. The Legacy publication is a major project of the High Commission to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush, which was a watershed moment in the history of a multi-cultural Britain. The publication, which will be...

Some 1000 trees are to be planted across communities in the constituency of East Rural St. Andrew by the end of this year. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness while addressing the National Tree Planting Day ceremony, at the Donald Quarrie High School in St. Andrew, on October 5. “We are...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a programme of training for those employed to infirmaries will be instituted across the island. The initiative is being undertaken as part of measures to heighten the skill levels of those employed in the facilities. “Once we have done that training, we are going to be undertaking an evaluation of...

The rehabilitation programme for incarcerated youths at the St. Catherine-based Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Facility is being strengthened to assist their productive re-entry into society. Under the ‘New Path’ project, the classrooms at the all-male facility were recently upgraded to allow for expanded skills training and HEART Trust/NTA certification. Superintendent of the facility, Martin Dryden, welcomes the support under New...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on the private sector to increase investment in innovations that will boost their operations and the Jamaican economy. “In the new model for growth for Jamaica, the reliance cannot be on the Government to innovate and lead growth; it has to be the private sector,” he said. “I want to reaffirm...