Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the annual youth parliamentary sittings are aimed at encouraging young people to remain engaged in the democratic process. She said they also seek to counter an often-cynical outlook, which leads some youth to withdraw from civic activities and the political process, as well as lose faith in the value of dialogue...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has attained an enviable track record of executing large-scale public-private partnership (PPP) and privatisation transactions. He says specific transactions have been recognised internationally, noting that “we have [among other things] won structuring awards.” Among these engagements, Mr. Holness points out, are the East-West and North-South legs of the Highway 2000 toll...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Third Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the 2021/22 financial year, in the House of Representatives on January 25. The Minister said the Estimates reflect the changes and composition of ministries, departments and agencies and other public bodies recently announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government has been strategic in its coronavirus (COVID-19) response and management measures. He said that the focus is on balancing lives and livelihoods, noting that the measures will allow for a return to normalcy and economic recovery. “We want to give the businesspeople, the small enterprises, the average Jamaican the...

The Government plans to embark on a new vaccination campaign to increase public confidence in and uptake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 25), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the Government recognises that there remains a high level of misinformation in the public domain regarding the vaccines. “The Government...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until February 10, 2022. Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on January 25. “This means that the curfew hours remain from 10:00 p.m. nightly to 5:00 a.m. the following morning, until...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says her Ministry will take charge of and give focused attention to the Government’s legislative agenda and its legal and constitutional reform aspirations. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 18), Mrs. Malahoo Forte noted that the creation of the Ministry could be regarded as the first serious...