The Electoral Office of Jamaica’s (EOJ) ‘Dead Elector Removal Exercise’ is expected to result in significant savings to the country in terms of election costs, says Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown. He was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank to announce the launch of the exercise, which is aimed…
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says upon the reactivation of aviation activity at Vernamfield, a National Civil Aviation Master Plan will need to be completed to inform an airport master plan for the area. “Based on the airport master plan, the timely…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has wrapped up his ten-day working visit to three major international Summits where he delivered key presentations. During his official working visit, the Prime Minister signed a major agreement and made several important announcements. In the US capital, Washington DC, the Prime Minister gave a keynote…
Since the 39th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Montego Bay last July, we have continued on the path towards making the CSME more effective and more responsive to the needs of Community nationals. We have just concluded two days of intense, frank and decisive discussions on…
Phase one of the Vernamfield Development Project in Clarendon commenced on October 29 with the bushing of the aerodrome, and is scheduled to be completed by this week. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during a Statement to the…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is this morning (December 1) expressing sadness at the passing of the 41st President of the United States of America, George HW Bush. The Prime Minister recognized the 41st President as a man of strength and believer in the building of democratic institutions. “He oversaw the…
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is extending its stakeholder partnerships in order to clear the names of deceased persons from the national voters’ list. Section 6 of the Electoral Commission Interim Act mandates the ECJ to compile and maintain the register of eligible electors. Chairman of the Commission, Dorothy…
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has embarked on a ‘Dead Elector Removal Exercise’, to remove the names of persons on the voters’ list who have died since 1998. Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, says the exercise aims to delete the names of in excess of 260,000 deceased electors. He…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today signed an Energy Framework to foster cooperation on energy and infrastructure investment in Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness and Secretary Mnuchin signed the Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure Investment and Energy Cooperation at the U.S. Department of the…
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says protection of Jamaica’s music and creative works is critical to national development. “We must protect our music, which is being marketed to the world, more so now than we have done in the past. The Government…
Fifty-seven of the nation’s youth, who have made invaluable contributions in various areas of national life, were presented with the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday (Nov. 24). The award recipients, which include 2017 Miss Jamaica Universe, Davina…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness departed the island this afternoon (Sunday, November 25) for official working visits to three major international Summits where he will deliver key presentations. The Prime Minister will travel to the capital of the United States of America, Washington D.C. He will then travel to Buenos Aires,…
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to providing more affordable housing solutions for residents of St. James as part of a strategy to tackle squatting in the parish. “The National Housing Trust (NHT) has been building solutions. The Estuary, phases one and two, is…
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new US$1-million bypass for the Three Miles area in Kingston is nearing completion and will be opened soon to the public. In an interview with journalists during a tour of the new road, today (November 23), the Prime Minister said the…
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to deepen its collaboration and cooperation with other Caribbean stakeholders and counterparts in order to strengthen regional safety and security. Speaking on November 14 at the commissioning of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) new Maritime Patrol Aircraft Hangar, at…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (Thursday, November 15) convened a meeting with the National Works Agency (NWA), China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the management of Flow to resolve challenges associated with the major roadworks taking place. The meeting was attended by the Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, QC as…
Members of the disabled community are looking forward to the benefits they will enjoy with their inclusion in the proposed National Identification System (NIDS). This is according to Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, who said mentally challenged persons in particular “are very happy…
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, is calling on motorists to look out for children on the roads. Mr. Henry, who was speaking at the launch of the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s ‘X Marks the Spot’ road-safety campaign at the Hazard Primary School…
Work is scheduled to get under way shortly on the construction of a police station in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure, said that the facility will serve as a “community security central point, because the idea is to create an…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday, October 25, 2018, chaired the monthly sitting of the National Security Council. During the deliberations of the Council, concerns were raised by the Security Forces regarding the granting of parole to offenders whose release has been assessed as being contrary to the public interest,…
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