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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (seated left), and Permanent Secretaries affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the GeoConnect Multi-Entry Data Governance Framework, at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June 2). The Permanent Secretaries are (from second left) Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin; Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams; Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (Acting); and Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith. Observing the signing are (from left) Acting Principal Director for Housing Management in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Christina Gardner; and Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Branch in the Ministry, Alicia Edwards.
Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (seated left), and Permanent Secretaries affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the GeoConnect Multi-Entry Data Governance Framework, at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June 2). The Permanent Secretaries are (from second left) Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin; Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams; Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (Acting); and Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith. Observing the signing are (from left) Acting Principal Director for Housing Management in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Christina Gardner; and Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Branch in the Ministry, Alicia Edwards.
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Jamaica’s Disaster Response Capacity Strengthened Through New Data Governance Framework

By: Judana Murphy, June 3, 2026
Jamaica has strengthened its disaster response and recovery capacity for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing GeoConnect, a multi agency data governance framework. GeoConnect provides a single, secure platform that enables ministries and agencies to share, cross reference, and verify damage assessment data in real time. The MoU was signed by Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, along with five Permanent Secretaries, during a ceremony held at Jamaica House on...
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Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Giovanni Dennis (second left) shares a photo opportunity with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right); Deputy CEO, Celia Lindsay; and Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Information Division of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nicola-Ann Brown Pinnock.
Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Giovanni Dennis (second left) shares a photo opportunity with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right); Deputy CEO, Celia Lindsay; and Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Information Division of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nicola-Ann Brown Pinnock.

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, in suit); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Robert Montague (seventh right), and other officials pictured with some of the 124 residents in Manchester, who received land titles from the National Land Agency (NLA), during a ceremony held at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, on May 27
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Students of Liberty Learning Centre in Tower Isle, St. Mary, participate in the Young Tasters Challenge during the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Culinary Arts Competition and Showcase held in Port Maria, St. Mary, on May 21.
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia (right), presents graduate Javaughn Douglas with his certificate of completion during the recent Amber HEART Academy Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2026.
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