Prime Minister Andrew Holness has extended congratulations to President-elect of the United States of America Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Mr. Biden, was announced as President-elect this morning (November 7) following the November 3, elections in the United States, making him the 46th US President. Prime Minister Holness said: “On behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, I...

The HEART/National Service Training Agency Trust is bound under statute to operate as “a total training institution for Jamaica that will track the life cycle of all Jamaicans and support their training needs at all stages.” This broad mandate puts the Organisation in a unique position to serve all members of the Labour Force through workforce preparation, job placement, retooling,...

Jamaica’s Constitution makes special provisions for the smooth transition of authority between political administrations, following a General Election. Chief of State Protocol, Chancery and Protocol Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Sandra Grant Griffiths, told JIS News that for the period from the proroguing of the Houses of Parliament via Proclamation by the Governor-General, through the General Election and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that while the spike in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country is cause for concern, there is no need for panic. “The Government of Jamaica continues to manage the epidemic on a day-to-day basis, and I personally keep a direct track and [have] a direct hand in the management of the...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has implemented protocols consistent with COVID-19 guidelines and has moved to temporarily suspend operations at one of its buildings on the property due to a suspected coronavirus case. Out of an abundance of caution, the Permanent Secretary in the OPM, Mrs. Audrey Sewell has advised that the building in question will be closed...

The Government has extended all the COVID-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act (Enforcement Measures) (No. 11) Order, 2020. The current measures will expire on Friday (July 31). The new measures in response to COVID-19, will now run from August 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday (July 28)....

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his primary focus is rebuilding the economy to ensure Jamaica recovers from the effects of COVID-19. Jamaica like other economies in the world is experiencing an economic recession as a result of the global pandemic. Speaking on Friday (July 17), at the handing over of a house under the HOPE National Social Housing Programme, in...