The Jamaican flag will fly at half-mast tomorrow (Friday, December 2), on all government offices and national buildings as a tribute to the late former President of the Republic of Cuba Fidel Castro Ruz who died on Friday, November 25. Jamaica will join the rest of CARICOM in the symbolic gesture of condolence to mark Mr. Castro’s passing and mourn...

Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, has noted, with concern, the recent comments of the Contractor General, on the grant of a Domestic Mobile Spectrum Licence to Symbiote. In reviewing the comments, the Prime Minister has instructed the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology to prepare and issue a statement, setting out the timeline and sequence of...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (December 1) received a telephone call from Vice President-Elect of the United States of America, Governor Mike Pence. The Prime Minister congratulated Governor Pence on his administration’s election to the Presidency of the United States. Both Prime Minister Holness and Governor Pence also discussed Jamaica’s strong relationship with the people of the United States and...

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...