Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Antonio Guterres is now in the island on a two-day working visit for important discussions. The UN Secretary General arrived in the island this afternoon Sunday May 14 and leaves tomorrow Monday May 15. Prime Minister Holness and Secretary General Guterres will hold bilateral talks on...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is being praised for the robust transformation being made by implementing cutting edge technology solutions that are supporting its operations and shaping the future of customer relations.  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, praised the organisation while delivering the keynote address during Thursday’s (May 11) opening ceremony for the JCF’s inaugural ‘Transformations 2023: People,...

Consequent on the resignation of Senators Natalie Campbell-Rodriques and Leslie Campbell, the Prime Minister has written to the Governor General recommending the appointment of Dr. Dana Morris Dixon and Mr. Abka Fitz-Henley to the Senate. The new Senators will be sworn in at the next sitting of the Senate tomorrow, May 12, 2023. Prime Minister Holness said “I want to...

Permanent Secretary the Office of the Prime Minister and co-founder of the Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Audrey Sewell (second left), with (from left) General Manager, Legal Services, Development Bank of Jamaica and co- founder of the scholarship fund, Sheron Henry; Superintendent, May Pen Circuit of Methodist Churches, Reverend Nicola Barrett- Glasgow; Co-founder and committee member, Watsonton Methodist Church Scholarship...

Thirteen microcredit institutions that provide financing to individuals and micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) have been licensed since the implementation of the Microcredit Act, 2021. “We have over 100 microcredit institutions that have applied to be licensed, and that’s a process that will take some time,” said Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke....

Individuals making disclosures to the Integrity Commission (IC) under the Protected Disclosures Act, 2011 are encouraged to do so in good faith and in the public’s interest. This urging comes from the agency’s Senior Complaints Review Officer, Alecia Darby, who implores persons providing information to do so responsibly. “It is not about making a complaint because you have a vendetta...

Amendments are to be made to the Civil Registration Act to modernise the identity verification process for persons seeking to procure a birth certificate. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Floyd Green, who made the disclosure, said the amendments will seek to address the challenges that people face in verifying their identity. “We are...