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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House.
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House.
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Gov’t to End Current JPS Licence in 2027

By: Rochelle Williams, July 1, 2025
The Government of Jamaica will not be renewing the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company’s current all-island licence under the existing terms, upon its expiration on July 8, 2027. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the announcement at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House. He indicated that the JPS has been officially advised. “My letter to the JPS was written pursuant to Condition 27 of the licence, which provides for the Government of Jamaica to acquire the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by Privacy and Legal Management Consultants (PLMC) Lead Compliance and Software Engineer, William Henlin (right), during PLMC’s Prioritising Privacy: Protect, Comply, Thrive conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (July 1). Sharing the moment is PLMC Managing Director, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.
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Modern Digital Society Must Be Built on Trust – Minister

By: JUDANA MURPHY, July 1, 2025
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Tuesday’s (July 1) press conference at Jamaica House to announce the Government’s decision regarding the existing terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) license.
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Decision on JPS Licence Signals Gov’t’s Intent to Explore Alternatives – Minister Williams

By: Vanessa James, July 1, 2025
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Fishing and Hunting Seasons – Lobster, Queen Conch and Game Bird

The GOJ has created conditions for the preservation and conservation of certain wildlife that are often considered delicacies among Jamaicans. The Queen Conch, Spiny Lobster and a variety of game bird can only be caught within the open season. The National Environmental...

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Senior Reporter, Garfield Angus, with his award at the 2025 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) ceremony, held at King’s House on Thursday (June 26). Mr. Angus was the St. Catherine awardee in the over 35 age category. In the background are the St. Catherine awardees for the 18-24 years category, Shamoi Brown (second left) and in the 25 to 35 years category, Sherika Perkins.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Senior Reporter, Garfield Angus, with his award at the 2025 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) ceremony, held at King’s House on Thursday (June 26). Mr. Angus was the St. Catherine awardee in the over 35 age category. In the background are the St. Catherine awardees for the 18-24 years category, Shamoi Brown (second left) and in the 25 to 35 years category, Sherika Perkins.

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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), explains the components of the engine in one of the new units that will be used in the rural school bus system to Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was the arrival of the first 25 school buses at Kingston Wharves on Tuesday (June 24).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being guided by members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade to partake in a truck simulation exercise at the Brigade’s facilities located at the MJS Industrial and Technology Park in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on June 24, during the official opening ceremony for the industrial and technology park.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right) cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the Garmex Free Zone Redevelopment and Expansion project (Phase 1) on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on Monday (June 23). Also participating are (from left) Director of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ), Kirk Benjamin; FCJ Corporate Secretary, Dirkette Cooper; FCJ Managing Director, Dr. Donald Farquharson; FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley; Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill; and FCJ Director, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah Young.
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Botanist and Plant Breeder at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Chantelle Campbell-McTaggart, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston.

CIB Research Driving Growth and Resilience in Jamaica’s Coconut Industry

By: TWILA WHEELAN June 30, 2025

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