A total of $180 million is being spent on the ‘Jamaica 55’ Emancipation and Independence celebrations islandwide. The activities are being spearheaded by the Jamaica Cultural […]
Members of the public are advised that – in accordance with the provisions of the Holidays (Public General) Act – Independence Day as a public holiday […]
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Patois must be regarded as a first language for persons who have little exposure […]
The Government has approved an interim policy for the use of mobile telephones, which places a cap of $40,000 on all telephone expenses by Ministers and […]
Fellow Jamaicans, As we celebrate yet another Emancipation Day, let us continue to remind ourselves of the hard-fought struggles which led us to achieve that momentous […]
My fellow Jamaicans: I greet you in the spirit of the freedom that we now celebrate annually on Emancipation Day. This celebration is a timely reminder […]
The annual Festival Song Competition, one of the highlights of Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, will return in 2018. This was announced by Culture, Gender, Entertainment […]
The Government is looking to implement the new framework for public sector salary negotiations during the 2017/19 contract period. The framework, which has been endorsed by […]
Cabinet has approved the creation of 300 additional posts for nurses as part of moves to ease the personnel shortage in the public health system. This […]
The Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, is to be renovated at a cost of approximately $200 million. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, […]
Chairperson of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Hyacinth Lightbourne says regulations being developed to guide a legal hemp industry in Jamaica should be in place next […]