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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (sixth left); and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, Techa Clarke-Griffiths (sixth right), display a copy of the 2025-2028 wage negotiation agreement for public-sector employees. Looking on are State Minister, Hon. Zavia Mayne (fifth, left); President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), St. Patrice Ennis (fifth, right); President-General of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Kavan Gayle (fourth, left); President of the University and Allied Workers’ Union (UAWU), Senator Lambert Brown (second, left) and other key stakeholders. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (August 27).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (sixth left); and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, Techa Clarke-Griffiths (sixth right), display a copy of the 2025-2028 wage negotiation agreement for public-sector employees. Looking on are State Minister, Hon. Zavia Mayne (fifth, left); President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), St. Patrice Ennis (fifth, right); President-General of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Kavan Gayle (fourth, left); President of the University and Allied Workers’ Union (UAWU), Senator Lambert Brown (second, left) and other key stakeholders. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (August 27).
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Gov’t, JCTU Sign New Three-Year Public-Sector Wage Agreement

By: Donique Weston, August 28, 2026
The Government and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) have formally signed a public-sector wage agreement for the contract period April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028. The package includes an $80,000 tax-free, one-time grant in the first year of the agreement, a five per cent salary increase for the 2026/27 financial year, and a further five per cent increase for 2027/28. The agreement was signed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, and the heads of trade unions representing...
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Chief Executive Officer of the VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (right), shares a photo opportunity with the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) National Reading Competition 2026 national champions during the awards ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (August 27). They are (from left) Haley Clarke of Trelawny (15 to 20 age group), Yash Makhijani of St. James (nine to 11 age group), Liam Williams of Portland (six to eight age group), Yendi Burke of Portland (12 to 14 age group), and Sashana Campbell of St. Mary (21 and older age group).
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), joins farmer, Aslyn Amos Parchment (front, centre) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the newly rehabilitated Newcombe Valley to Amos Lane road in the Pedro Plains area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, August 26. Looking on are Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto (second left); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Dermon Spence (third right); Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (second right; Parish Manager of Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), St. Elizabeth, Mark Lee (right); farmers and other stakeholders.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), joins farmer, Aslyn Amos Parchment (front, centre) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the newly rehabilitated Newcombe Valley to Amos Lane road in the Pedro Plains area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, August 26. Looking on are Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto (second left); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Dermon Spence (third right); Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (second right; Parish Manager of Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), St. Elizabeth, Mark Lee (right); farmers and other stakeholders.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Chief Executive Officer, Giovanni Dennis, ahead of a Ministerial Update Interview on Tuesday (August 25) at the Ministry’s North Street offices in downtown Kingston.
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President of the St. John’s Heights Citizens Association in St. Catherine, Yian Shettlewood (second left), greets Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Charmaine Shand, during the launch of the St. John’s Heights Neighbourhood Watch in St. Catherine on Sunday (August 23). Looking on (from left) are Territorial Officer in the St. Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael Williams, and Commanding Officer, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hopton Nicholson.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, poses for a photograph with Jamaican cricketer, Rovman Powell, during Jamaica's final home match of the 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season between the Jamaica Kingsmen and the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Sabina Park in Kingston on August 18.
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