The Grand Gala, which will culminate Jamaica’s 61st anniversary celebrations, is scheduled to take place at the National Stadium on Sunday, August 6, starting at 5:30 p.m. It will feature performance of Jamaican culture in music, drama, song and dance by costumed and uniformed groups alongside popular local artistes and will include a spectacular drone show. “The Gala ah guh...

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Jamaica is a signatory to the Stockholm Convention that calls for the proper management and elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that linger wherever they are released, causing significant harm to human health and the environment. Generally, human exposure even to low levels of POPs - can lead to many health effects including increased cancer risk, reproductive disorders, alteration of...

The Jamaica 61 Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service is slated to be held on Sunday, July 30, under the theme ‘Jamaica 61… Proud and Strong’. The service, which is hosted by the Government through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Waltham Park New Testament Church, 65 Waltham Park Road, in...

The Jamaica Information Service(JIS) is aimed at reporting up to date factual Government News for Jamaican Citizens here and abroad. We have packaged it into the Jamaica Magazine and JIS News along with other features. Look through each of our playlists and you will be able to find various features highlighting the Government's endeavour to meet its mandate. Don't forget...

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...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in collaboration with the National Water Commission will host the groundbreaking event for the Port Royal Transmission Main Replacement Project on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 2:00 pm. The event will be held at the Port Royal town Centre. The Jamaica Information Service(JIS) is aimed at reporting up to date factual Government...