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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a recent post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.
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First Set of Modular Homes Expected in February

By: Donique Weston, January 28, 2026
The first set of modular homes being procured by the Government to address housing issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa should arrive on the island next month, says Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “Those homes are expected in the country by the end of February. You would have heard of the NHT (National Housing Trust) ones, and also some from the Ministry Responsible for Housing… those are in train… and those modular units are on...
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right) converses with (from left) Ambassador of France to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss; Director of the EL PAcCTO 2.0 Project, Javier Samper, and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, during the opening ceremony for the EL PAcCTO 2.0 Strategic Caribbean Focal Points Meeting, held on Wednesday (January 28) at the ROK Hotel in Kingston. EL PAcCTO 2.0 is an international cooperation programme funded by the European Union, aimed at strengthening justice and security institutions and policies to combat organised crime across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Justice Minister Urges Global Cooperation to Further Lower Jamaica’s Murder Rate

By: Vanessa James, January 29, 2026
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets newly crowned Miss Global Jamaica 2026, Deidrian Downer, during Tuesday’s (January 27) Heart Month Media Launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen; and guest speaker at the event, Dr. Michael Abrahams.
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Minister Tufton Urges Food Industry to Offer Healthier Choices

By: Garfield L. Angus, January 28, 2026
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (January 26).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (January 26).

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), displays a level, which was among tools and building supplies donated by New Era Developments Limited and Kemtek Construction, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Forward Operating Base in Luana, St. Elizabeth on Friday (Jan. 16). He is joined by Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle and President, New Era Developments Limited, Antonette Taddeo.
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), receives a token from Stony Hill Technical High School teacher, Oneisha Lawrence, during the official opening of an Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at the institution in St. Andrew on Friday (January 9).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses members of the congregation during the 20th ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ Day of Prayer Service, held at Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 7). The service, staged under the theme ‘Reunite and Build the Family with Love and Forgiveness’, coincided with the sixth Annual National Day of Prayer.
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), greets the 2026 Rhodes Scholar, Tiana Dinham, at a recent ceremony, held at King’s House in St. Andrew, to announce the scholarship.

2026 Rhodes Scholar Lauded for Rainwater Harvesting Project

By: Garfield L. Angus January 28, 2026

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