The Government is expanding the mandate of the National Competitiveness Council, as it continues to put measures in place to improve the business environment. In addition to addressing hindrances to doing business in Jamaica, Cabinet has mandated the Council to facilitate business environment reforms, and leverage resources and access to government officials to resolve issues. Speaking at Jamaica House press...

The Government is making good on its promise to roll out the Tablets in Schools pilot project, with Cabinet approving the allocation of $1.4 billion from the Universal Service Fund, to implement the initiative. Some 25,000 tablets will be issued to students and teachers in 38 schools, ranging from infant departments to special education institutions, and teachers’ colleges, across the...

Minister with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has released a letter sent to Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) President Jenni Campbell in May this year, which shows that the OPM was not opposed to granting on-location interviews with the media. The Information Minister said that within the last week,...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says that with the recent passage of the Defamation Act, the media must now move swiftly to establish the long-awaited complaints council or commission. She said that the Government has delivered its promise to update Jamaica’s libel law, and it is now time for the media to set up a...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, returned to her alma mater of Hampton School on November 21, to speak to the all-girls student body about the value of hard work in achieving lasting success. “I don’t want you to be gullible, or to think that success is something that you can wish. Success takes hard work....

The Government is accelerating its programme to provide schools across the island with modern sanitary facilities. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said 53 pit latrines will be removed this academic year and replaced with flush systems. She was speaking on November 20, at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister. A...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is participating in the fourth meeting of Security Ministers of the Americas, now underway in Medellin, Colombia. Making the announcement at the Jamaica House press briefing, on November 20, Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, noted that Cabinet had approved the official travel. Held under the auspices of the Organistion of...