Minister of Youth and Culture and Member of Parliament for South East St Ann, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, is deeply saddened by the passing of 11-year-old Octavia Smith, a student of the Prickly Pole Primary School in Bensonton, St Ann. According to Minister Hanna, while the cause of the student’s death is unknown, she is perturbed by preliminary reports which...

STATEMENT FROM PERMANENT SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND CULTURE ON ISSUES RAISED AT THE HUMAN RESOURCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT   The Ministry of Youth and Culture was invited to the sitting of the Human Resource and Social Development Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 to provide members with a full understanding of the...

Statement by the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller ON, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica For Plenary Session of PetroCaribe 10th Anniversary Summit September 5, 2015   President Maduro Other colleague Heads of State and Government Ministers Delegates Friends It is my distinct pleasure and honour to welcome you to Jamaica. The records show that when he came here, Christopher Columbus...

Statement to Parliament by the Prime Minister Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller ON, MP On the Performance of Jamaica’s Athletes at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China Mr. Speaker, from August 22 to 30 the entire world was dazzled by the glorious display of athletic brilliance, talent and dominance of a team of amazing young men and women,...

The Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, has expressed sadness at the passing of Emil George, QC. Mr. George, originally from Dominica where he was an Island Scholar, came to Jamaica early in his career, after graduating with first class honours from Oxford University and being called to the English Bar.  He quickly rose in the legal profession, acting as...

‘Youth Civic Engagement’ Message from the Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP In Recognition of International Youth Day August 12, 2015   Today, Jamaica joins the global community in observing International Youth Day (IYD) under the theme ‘Youth Civic Engagement’. IYD was established by the United Nations in 2000 as a means of bringing attention to issues...

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.   My fellow Jamaicans:   Today we celebrate One Hundred and Eighty One years of Emancipation.  We celebrate today the struggle of our forefathers and mothers who were displaced, mistreated – whipped, chained raped and bludgeoned. Often they screamed out in pain. Yet, year after...