The Most Honourable Prime Minister Andrew Holness leads Jamaica’s delegation to the 37th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM being held in Georgetown, Guyana, July 4-6 under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. The Prime Minister and his delegation left the island yesterday (Sunday, July 3). The meeting is being...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government continues to monitor the possible opportunities and implications for Jamaica, consequent on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU). She said the Ministry, through its Foreign Trade Department, was liaising with representatives from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and academics, in this...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has extended condolences to the people of Trinidad and Tobago on the death of their Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning. In his letter to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister Holness said Manning was “a stalwart in seeking the achievement of the CARICOM ideal.  His contribution to the area of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is anticipating significantly increased employment generation from the expansion and upgrading of Jamaica’s ports. He believes this will materialize, even as equipment and technology are installed to improve efficiency and productivity at these facilities. The Prime Minister was speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on Friday, July 1 to announce Kingston...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has welcomed the new health centre located at Geffrard Place, in Kingston, donated to the public by the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI). The Prime Minister described the gesture as “commendable”, as the facility will be offering services such as dental care for children and adults, antenatal and postnatal care, and other medical services....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be moving quickly to ratify the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Convention on Domestic Workers. Giving the keynote address at the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year Award luncheon at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston today (June 30), Mr. Holness said he recognises the value of Jamaica...

Chairman of Jamaica’s newly formed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, Hon. Bruce Golding, says the panel will be taking a structured approach to fulfilling its very broad mandate. He says this includes utilising a “huge body of work”, comprising reports, research and studies that exist on CARICOM, to “inform ourselves as we try to address the wide range of issues”....