The Government has accorded an Official Funeral for late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Violet Neilson, CD. The service will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James on Monday, July 8, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Neilson passed away on June 11, 2024, at age 92. Her record of public service spanned 13...

The Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Industries Practitioners Insurance Plan is to be launched within weeks. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25). “This game-changing plan will address situations where there is no money to bury a practitioner...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, on Tuesday (June 25) announced the 15-member Sexual Harassment Tribunal. All members have met the fit and proper eligibility requirements specified in the Sexual Harassment Act. The Tribunal will be chaired by Ferdinand Algernon Smith, and includes Dr. Meric Dale Walker, Donald Roberts, Debby-Ann Brown-Salmon, Karen Thompson-Wilson, Karen Campbell-Bascoe, Gennetta...

The Government is moving ahead with plans to develop Fort Rocky as a major venue in the Port Royal Entertainment Zone. “In building the Fort Rocky venue, we had to conduct an ecological assessment of the site, which caused the delay, as well as a survey of flora and fauna and a study of sound and light,” Minister of Culture,...

Ground is to be broken in August 2025 to commence work on the National Stadium’s redevelopment into a world-class sports facility. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25). She said the project will be facilitated under...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Lasford Douglas, raise a toast during a farewell diplomatic lunch held on June 21 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work has commenced to develop a comprehensive digital information portal for Jamaica’s laws. Funding is being provided by the World Bank under its Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project (FCGP). “I am pleased to report that the contract for the development of the Jamaica Legal Information Portal was awarded...