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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa at a press conference held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, in Kingston, recently.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa at a press conference held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, in Kingston, recently.
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Support Programme to Revitalise Yam Sector

By: Vanessa James, February 3, 2026
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has announced a specialised support programme designed to revitalise the yam sector, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, provided details during a recent press conference, held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, Kingston. He informed that the programme will focus on soil recovery, as teams from the Agricultural Land Management Division have already gone out into the fields to complete assessment to address the salt...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, centre), observes as (from left, seated) Chief Operating Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Jose Luis Rivera; Chief Executive Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Julio Bran; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Kedesha Campbell Rochester, and Minister of Energy, Transportation and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, attach their signatures to documents during the letter of intent signing ceremony for the subsea cable project, at Jamaica House on February 3. Also observing the signing are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Government Signs Letter of Intent to Strengthen Country’s Digital Infrastructure

By: Chris Patterson, February 3, 2026
Acting Director of Restorative Justice Branch in Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Sheron Betancourt.
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Several Activities for Restorative Justice Week 2026

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 3, 2026
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Rebuilding Together: Supporting Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

The passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025, resulted in extensive damage across the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, Trelawny, St. James, St. Ann, and Manchester. In the storm’s wake, many Jamaicans at home and abroad, as well as the international...

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Director, Research, Print and Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (right), present laptops to the Ena Barclay Academy of Excellence on January 23. Receiving are (from second left) Acting Principal, Jacqueline Hendricks-White, and Special Educator, Marla Brown.
Director, Research, Print and Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (right), present laptops to the Ena Barclay Academy of Excellence on January 23. Receiving are (from second left) Acting Principal, Jacqueline Hendricks-White, and Special Educator, Marla Brown.

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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).
January 27, 2026
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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Taneka Stewart-Blake (right), former inmate at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre, tells her story of transformation during the recent Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Best Practice Symposium held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Listening is interviewer, Rochelle Whyte.

Former Inmate Credits Rehabilitation Programme for Second Chance

By: Ainsworth Morris February 3, 2026

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