Cabinet recently appointed seven (7) members to serve on the Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), which was established in The Electricity Act, 2015. The entity will be headed by Professor Alvin Wint, Emeritus Professor of International Business, UWI, as Chairman. The other members are: Mrs. Helene Davis White, President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions; Dr. Wayne Henry, Director General,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that a new entity, Global Connect Jamaica (GloJam), is being established to strengthen the country’s engagements with members of the diaspora. Mr. Holness said GloJam, which will result from a reshaping of the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation and Jamaica Diaspora Institute, is geared towards encouraging more persons to invest in the country...

The Government has formally apologised to the victims of the State-inflicted violence that occurred in the Coral Gardens Community in April 1963. In addition, a trust fund of no less than $10 million will be established for the benefit of survivors of the Coral Gardens incident. “In this regard, I will work alongside the Ministry of Finance and the Public...

Public order issues hindering growth in tourism sector says, PM Holness Prime Minister Andrew Holness says public order issues among other things are hampering the growth of tourism in Falmouth. “It (Falmouth)has so much history, the architecture is there, the people are there who are friendly and welcoming, but, public order issues, cleanliness issues, organisational issues of the town and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon (March 30) received the final report from the Caricom Review Commission. Chairman of the Commission former Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding presented the report to Prime Minister Holness during a visit to the Office of the Prime Minister. The Commission comprised 17 members, along with ex-officio and support staff, from a wide cross section...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the National Identification System (NIDS) project is on track for implementation in the 2017/2018 financial year. A Bill to establish a body to be called the National Identification and Registration Authority for the promotion, establishment and regulation of a national identification system for the registration, verification and authentication of the identity of citizens and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (March 25) left the island for a two - day visit to St. George’s, Grenada. The Prime Minister will return on March 27. Prime Minister Holness is slated to be the keynote speaker at the closed session of the New National Party Convention let by Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell. During his absence, Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to look at developing its real estate as part of a university township programme that could accommodate business process outsourcing (BPO) operations. With the projected continued growth in the industry, which also offers knowledge and information technology outsourcing, Mr. Holness said the development...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (March 21), announced the establishment of the Zones of Special Operations as part of the Government’s plan to secure Jamaica. Making his contribution to the 2017/2018 Budget Debate in Parliament, the Prime Minister said the legislation has been brought to the Houses of Parliament to ensure the special measures can take effect. The Bill entitled,...