Journalists and communication specialists from across the region participated in a media workshop on climate change at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters at Mona, on November 29. Hosted by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with key participation from regional representatives of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the workshop featured presentations, discussions and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will lead a Jamaican delegation this afternoon to attend the official private mass for foreign dignitaries for the former President of the Republic of Cuba, Fidel Castro Ruz. The mass will begin at seven this evening at the Jose Marti Revolution Square in the capital, Havana. The members of the Jamaican delegation include, Speaker of the...

The government and people of Jamaica join with our Cuban neighbours in mourning the passing of former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has written to President Raul Castro extending deep sympathies on behalf of Jamaica. “The Government and people of Jamaica join me in extending to you, the entire Castro family and the Government and people of...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (November 25) received a full brief of the ongoing Islandwide Mitigation Drain Cleaning Programme during a meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA) E.G Hunter. The programme is a preventative exercise to protect public health...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies that violence should not be used as a means of control over citizens. Speaking at the launch of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children campaign at the Office of the Prime Minister today (November 24), Prime Minister Holness said the move is part of a strategic...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ensuring human rights of all Jamaicans are protected, preserved and maintained. This assurance was made during a meeting with members of the human rights group Amnesty International at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday (Tuesday, November 22). The Amnesty International delegation met with the Prime Minister and presented its...

The Government today (November 22) launched the country’s first ever Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica. The Council comprises 16 youth who will serve for the 2016-2018 period. Speaking at the launch at Jamaica House, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the new group embodies the government’s commitment to treat youth as full and equal partners in the decision making process. The...