The long-delayed Local Government Election will be held on Monday, February 26, 2024, according to Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie, who is also a member of…
Texal Christie, who exchanged mechanical engineering for the classroom, has been reaping the rewards of the career switch. The latest came on September 8 when he was…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness last evening announced additional restrictions following a spike in the number of cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The island, up to…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Jamaicans will go to the polls to elect a government on Thursday, September 3, adding that he wants the election…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said people in Jamaica will again be allowed to access beaches and rivers, starting Sunday, June 7. He, during a virtual press conference…
Funerals and weddings in Jamaica will be allowed to have a maximum 50 people, starting on Sunday, June 7. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement last…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced another extension to the virtual lock-down of St. Catherine in an effort to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an increase in curfew hours for the Easter holidays, thereby giving people much less time to be outside their premises. The…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he is contemplating reopening the island’s ports to facilitate the entry of Jamaicans stranded overseas. He described the decision as one of…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said persons who came into the island after March 18 and have not reported to the health ministry will be charged, adding that…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness this evening announced an island-wide night curfew, from Wednesday (April 1) to April 8. The curfew, which restricts people’s movement, will be effective…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that barbershops and hair salons have been added to the list of businesses now restricted in an effort to minimize the…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will strictly enforce a new order, which reduces the number of people allowed to gather at any one place to…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said Jamaica has confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that his government will build more facilities and procure…
The government has threatened to punish people who violate orders it announced on Monday (March 16) to restrict the operation of several people and organizations across the…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all public schools, including the government’s HEART institutions, will be closed for 14 days, starting tomorrow, March 13. He, during…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness a short while ago announced that Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has declared a State Of Emergency (SOE) in the entire parishes of…
Carmelita Patterson was among 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education during a ceremony at Jamaica House on June 26….
While not ruling out a possible return to competitive politics, Caswell Pinnock said he recently resigned as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for Clarendon Northern because he…
Amid allegations of wrongdoing at his ministry, Ruel Reid has adhered with the prime minister’s request for him to resign as Minister of Education, Youth and Information….
1,287 is not just another number. It represents people who could be alive today, had criminals not cut them down across Jamaica last year. Prime Minister Andrew…
Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the Alternative Development Programme (ADP), which will provide an avenue for small ganja farmers to benefit from…
The parliamentary opposition headed by Dr Peter Phillips has voted against further extension of the three States Of Public Emergency (SOPE), paving the way for them to…
While he commissioned two surveillance helicopters and a surveillance aircraft into service yesterday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the gesture is tangible proof that his government is investing…
Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Administration stands to save as much as $2.4 billion in annual office rental costs from development of…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday promised to ensure that festivities and commerce associated with the Christmas season are not impeded by the special security operations in sections of…
While making it clear that his government is not contemplating an island-wide state of public emergency, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared that all communities known to be…
People in and around the island’s capital woke up Sunday morning (September 23) to a state of public emergency, which already sparked a notice for businesses to…
Jamaicans traveling to the Republic of Namibia for business or tourism will not be required to obtain a visa. The Governments of Jamaica and Namibia this morning…
