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Public Education Manager at the Access to Information Unit, Prudence Barnes, highlights planned activities for Right to Know Week, to be observed from September 25 to October 1, at a JIS Think Tank.

Access to Information Unit Observes ‘Right To Know’ Week

A slew of activities have been planned for ‘Right to Know Week’ which will be observed from September 25 to October 1, under the theme ‘Right to Know… Power to Change’. Spearheaded by the Access to Information (ATI) Unit, a...

Environment Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Esther Zeledon (right), gives her remarks at a meeting on the Climate Economic Analysis for Development Investment and Resilience (CEADIR) Project at the Climate Change Division’s Half-Way Tree Road offices yesterday (September 12). Listening (from left) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon and Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan.

Jamaica a Regional Leader in Mainstreaming Climate Change

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.

PM Says Government will Continue to Invest in Sport

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Jamaica House Fellowship Selection in Progress

Winners, parents, teachers and sponsors gather on the steps of King’s House after the JIS 2015 Heritage Essay and Poster competitions award ceremony.

JIS Launches Heritage Photo Competition

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left), addresses journalists at Wednesday’s (August 24) quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening is Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Economy Records Growth

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is forecasting economic growth ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 per cent, for the July to September quarter. Newly appointed Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said this is expected after the country recorded a 1.1 per cent outturn for the April to June period. Noting that economic growth for the first six months of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Extends Solidarity and Support to Italy

In a letter to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of the Republic of Italy, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has conveyed Jamaica’s deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Italy, in the wake of a devastating earthquake which has killed at least 120 persons so far. In his letter, Prime Minister Holness said Jamaica is praying for the people of Italy...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, interacts with children, following a ceremony by the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) to hand over some 220 land titles at Jamaica House, on August 23.

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Draft Bill Being Finalised for Land Registration and Ownership

The Government is finalising a draft Bill to amend legislation governing land registration and ownership. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said amendments will be made to the Registration of Titles, Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) Act, to reflect a more culturally relevant legislation. Mr. Holness noted that the Bill will also serve to strengthen the work...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), hands over a land title to Donald Miller, one of over 220 recipients of land titles at a ceremony held by the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), at Jamaica House, on August 23. Mr. Holness gave the keynote address at the ceremony.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Says 1,200 Land Titles to be Delivered for 2016/17

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he expects the target of delivering 1,200 land titles for the 2016/17 financial year will be achieved, and possibly surpassed. He said this is largely as a result of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ)...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness presents a beneficiary with his land title during the Land Administration and Management Programme’s (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at Jamaica House on Tuesday, August 23. He was one of over 200 persons who received titles.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Over 200 Jamaicans Receive Land Titles

Over 200 Jamaicans collected land titles today (Tuesday, August 23) at a Land Titling Ceremony held at Jamaica House through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). Prime Minister Andrew Holness who was keynote speaker at the event, said this is an important initiative aimed at empowering Jamaicans with a renewed sense of ownership and pride in Jamaica. “We want...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (right). Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Antony Anderson.

10 years ago National Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

National Security Council Developing Strategic Anti-Crime Action Plan

The National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is in the process of elaborating a strategic anti-crime action plan, involving an integrated and comprehensive set of measures and actions to significantly reduce crime in the country. The NSC, in the light of the urgency of the matter, has been meeting monthly, rather than quarterly as previously obtained,...

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

EGC Members are Volunteers

The Office of the Prime Minister takes note of a media report and public interest on whether members of the newly formed Economic Growth Council will get a salary. The Office wishes to point out that from the outset, it was highlighted that members of the EGC are volunteers who have decided to give back to Jamaica by participating in...