The National Logistics Initiative Council (NLIC) has informed Cabinet that insufficient due diligence information has been presented by the proposed bidders – Krauck Group, to enable the Council to recommend to Cabinet that negotiations between the Government of Jamaica and the Krauck Group concerning the development of an Integrated Logistics Hub should proceed at this time. Cabinet has accepted NLIC's...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, is reporting a number of positive developments for Jamaica and the wider region, coming out of the Second European Union/Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU/CELAC) Summit. The summit was held June 10 and 11 in Brussels, Belgium. Minister Nicholson was part of the Jamaican delegation to the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Cabinet has approved the revision of the National HIV Policy. “While the factors driving the disease largely remain the same, the HIV Policy 2005, was developed at a time when the epidemic was generalised. Current epidemiology data, however, indicates that pockets of concentration are among certain groups,” she said....

Cabinet has approved the issuing of drafting instructions for a Bill to make special provisions for the payment and collection of the conch levy payable under the Conch Export Levy Act. The new provisions will apply in respect of the 2015 conch season. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement at a post Cabinet...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government will continue to implement poverty reduction and alleviation measures in a bid to improve the conditions of the most vulnerable Jamaicans. “We are working diligently to eliminate poverty through economic growth, job creation, the expansion of business ownership, the generation of wealth, and social programmes to benefit the most...

Forty persons, who have made outstanding contribution to the advancement of education in Jamaica, are to be honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education. The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, will present the awards at a ceremony slated for Wednesday, June 24 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, commencing at 6:30 p.m. She will also deliver...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has pressed for changes to be made to the existing classification of some developing countries as “middle income”. She noted that the classification has prevented these countries from accessing greater levels of funding for development and other economic support. The Prime Minister was addressing a retreat held on June 11 in Brussels,...