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, 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,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Thursday (June 11) ended her participation in a two-day summit of Heads of State and Government of the 28-member European Union (EU) and the 33 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).The EU is the leading foreign investor in the CELAC region and is its second largest trade partner. The...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the second summit meeting of Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the 33-member regional grouping of Caribbean, Central American and South American countries representing 600 million people. The discussions to be held in Brussels, Belgium on June 10...

Jamaica has been invited to participate in the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which will take place on June 10-11, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. The important EU-CELAC Summit will bring together Heads of Government and technocrats of European, Latin American and Caribbean nations to discuss economic and social issues...

The National Road Safety Council’s (NRSC) public education campaign as well as motor vehicle accident statistics for 2015, are expected to be the top agenda items at the Council’s meeting at Jamaica House on Thursday, June 4. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who Chairs the NRSC, will preside over the meeting, scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m....