Summary The Forty-Fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from Monday, July 3, to Wednesday, July 5. Description On 4 July 1973, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established to deepen regional integration. This year, the Region will celebrate 50 years since the signing of the...

The Senate is a nominated House made up of twenty-one (21) Senators. Thirteen (13) Senators are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The other eight (8) are appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. Not more than four Ministers can be appointed from the Senate, and they may have portfolio responsibilities. The...

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The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be hosting a signing ceremony for the Exchange of Notes between the GOJ and the Government of Japan to support the Ministry of National Security on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The Jamaica Information Service(JIS) is aimed at reporting up to date factual Government News for Jamaican Citizens here...

More than 4,600 Jamaican children in the care of the state who are in need of protective care, psychosocial or mental health interventions will benefit from the services of a Therapeutic Centre.

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), will be providing 2,250 scholarships to boost the country’s capacity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) over the next five years. The STEM Scholarship Programme will be launched, through which full tuition scholarships will be granted to some 1,250 new student-teachers at The Mico University...

The Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, the Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte, along with members of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), sit down with citizens of Portland to hear their concerns and have an open dialogue about Phase 1 of the Constitutional Reform Process. The Jamaica Information Service(JIS) is aimed at reporting up to date factual Government News for Jamaican Citizens...