Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, has announced a series of events for the upcoming Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom ceremony, slated...
The John Reid and Thicketts communities in St. Ann, now have free Wi-Fi service, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The service has been made available as part of...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), hands a meal to an elderly resident during Wednesday’s (December 20) annual West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat held at...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, tour the facilities at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Noah Nick Perry (second right), during a meeting at...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s priority is to deal with violence, crime and public order as a national security risk. “Anything that weakens the ability...
Bank of Jamaica’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its meetings on 18 and 19 December 2023, unanimously agreed to maintain: (i) the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking...
At its meetings on 18 and 19 December 2023, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) noted the following: 1.      Jamaica’s annual headline inflation rate at November 2023 of 6.3 per cent, which...
Jamaica is now either fully or partially compliant with 37 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations. The recommendations constitute the international standards by which jurisdictions’ preventative measures...