Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday left the island for the 7th Association of Caribbean States Summit in Cuba. On the agenda is the election of a new secretary general to take over from Alfonso Munera, who has been in office since 2002. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos, Panama's Juan Carlos Varela, Costa Rica's Luis...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to ensuring that all students receive a full secondary education. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television news programme, Issues and Answers, Mr. Holness said his administration believes that every secondary student should remain in school up to age 18. He said youngsters would be so enabled,...

The Government will, over the next week, provide details on how it will be expanding and enhancing the work of the National Partnership Council. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, Issues & Answers on May 31, declared that the Council is important to the Jamaican society, indicating that...

The Japan Government has earmarked approximately US$1.8 million ($220 million) through the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP), to provide assistance to Jamaica in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Approximately $73 million of that sum will be provided to support on-the-ground work to help communities’ efforts to cope with the effects of climate change. Another portion of the money will be...

The Senate on Tuesday (May 31) passed the Appropriations Bill, which authorises the Government to spend funds allocated in the 2016/17 Budget. The $580 Billion budget was passed last Wednesday (May 25) in the House of Representatives. Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who piloted the Bill, said the Government has crafted...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will be inviting the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to make available talented members to serve on Boards, to ensure the efficient implementation of economic projects. Noting that a “reservoir of talents” exists at the JDF, Mr. Holness pointed out that the skills are not only in the area of security, but...

My Fellow Jamaicans, As we mark Labour Day, we recall the heroic and landmark struggles of the Jamaican worker from the cane fields of Frome in Westmoreland to the docks of the Kingston Waterfront. It was these workers’ struggles that seeded and catalyzed the national movement towards self government and independence, and developed the first truly mass national organization which...