Cabinet has approved the development of a National Employment Policy by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to facilitate several modalities of worker engagement. Speaking during a recent Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, Minister without Portfolio in the OPM with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the policy “will also target youth who are not academically qualified but still trainable”....

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has suspended printing of the first free birth certificates and limited the maximum number of copies persons can apply and pay for, effective Monday, September 19. The suspension, which is expected to last until Friday, September 30, results from supply chain logistical challenges sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has affected the production and shipment...

Monday, September 19, the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty, The Queen, will not be observed as a public holiday in Jamaica. “It is not a discussion or a contemplation at this time; and I would have to be guided otherwise for a national holiday to be declared for this matter,” Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

A series of community interventions will be undertaken to identify persons who qualify for free birth certificates under Operation Birthright. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says teams from the National Identification System (NIDS) Project and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will go into areas across the island, to sign-up persons who fit...

The recently held Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, provided an opportunity for important bilateral talks between Jamaica and several other countries. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has advised that no celebratory activities or events should be held from September 8 to 19, which is the Period of Mourning for Her Majesty, The Queen, who demised on Thursday (September 8). “On the Day of Mourning, the public should note that only authorised activities related to the Day are approved and...

The Cabinet today received a preliminary briefing from Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJ) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), on media reports that agricultural lands in Innswood, St Catherine will be used for housing development. While the Cabinet will get further briefings, the following facts have been established: Model Agricultural Production Limited, which is a company...