Jamaica to commemorate World Water Day, an annual event started by the United Nations (UN). The theme for this year is "Accelerating Change - Water, Changing Behavior, and Lives." It corresponds to the UN's Sustainable Development Goal number six, which is to ensure universal access to
Jamaica's minimum salary will rise from $9,000 to $13,000 per 40-hour work week beginning June 1, 2023. The statement was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday. (March 16). According to him, the
Hon. Karl Samuda, Jamaica's Minister of Labour and Social Security, will announce an increase in the minimum wage in April. This was revealed by Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House
Release - Continuing to expand gateways and ease of access to the island for US travellers, Jamaica welcomed new nonstop air service from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) with Frontier Airlines. In keeping with Jamaica’s warm island culture, the
Release - Despite recent statistics showing that dementia prevalence is set to increase in the Caribbean by 155 per cent by 2050, regional progress in tackling the neurodegenerative condition is far too slow, say Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the global federation for 105 Alzheimer’s and dementia
Canada seeks to improve relations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Canadian Minister of International Development, Harjit Sajjan, visited Jamaica and Barbados from January 9 to January 14. He stated that the purpose of his trip was to explore opportunities for strengthening partnerships and to continue building
The Government will move swiftly toward transitioning Jamaica into a republic, according to the Prime Minister, the Most Honorable Andrew Holness. Holness, speaking at the Half Moon Hotel in St. James on January 14 for Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett's 25th Anniversary Scholarship Programme, noted that while
Jamaica's tourism industry is rebounding strongly from the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with earnings of $3.64 billion in 2022. Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, made the announcement during a House of Representatives session. “We ended the year equalling the record-breaking earnings of tourism
Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its efforts to prevent the spread of mpox and COVID-19, resulting in low infection rates. Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of the Portfolio, stated that as of December 15, there were 18 confirmed cases of Mpox, but just one was
The new Jamaican banknotes have arrived and will be put into circulation in 2023. Minister of Finance and Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke revealed the printed polymer notes at a Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) press briefing on Thursday (December 15). "These notes are notably distinct from those
