A virtual ceremony to announce the new Poet Laureate of Jamaica will be held today, Wednesday, March 17 at 11:30 a.m. The Poet Laureate is generally selected from amongst a...

The deadline to register for the next Voters’ List is Wednesday, March 31. The list is scheduled to be published on May 31, 2021. Persons intending to have their name...

The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined by 0.1 per cent for February 2021 as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The decline in the inflation rate...

Jamaica is to submit its first report on the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention (Convention 189). This follows Cabinet’s approval for its submission. Minister of Education, Youth and...

The portfolio of the Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) is to be transferred to the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank and managed as a concessionary revolving loan programme for productive microenterprises....

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is to be provided with 175 new hospital beds. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the award of a $70.89-million contract to Advance Procurement...

The Real Estate Board and the Commission of Strata Corporations are requesting that its customers make all payments online, considering the coronavirus pandemic and the current government-issued ‘Work from Home’...

Jamaica’s total spending on imports and earnings from exports for January to November 2020 declined relative to the similar period in 2019 as released today by the Statistical Institute of...