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Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, responds to questions during a JIS Special Interview with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Giovanni Dennis. The interview was held at the ODPEM’s offices in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 21).
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, responds to questions during a JIS Special Interview with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Giovanni Dennis. The interview was held at the ODPEM’s offices in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 21).
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507 Roofs Repaired Under Phase One of Gov’t Led ROOFS Repair Programme

By: Donique Weston, July 22, 2026
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says 507 roofs that were impacted by Hurricane Melissa have been repaired under Phase I of the Government-led roofs repair programme. The initiative is one of six primary components under the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP). “That programme is being implemented by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and her military partners, from as far as Africa, and we’ve had some Caribbean participation as well,” the Director General stated. He was speaking...
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Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (left), and ODPEM’s newly appointed Board Chairman, Trudy Deans (centre), respond to questions during a Special Interview with JIS Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Giovanni Dennis, at ODPEM’s offices on Tuesday (July 21).
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth right), is joined by other agricultural stakeholders in the ground-breaking exercise to signify the launch of the Hartlands Irrigation Project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (July 21). He is joined by (from left) Hartlands farmer, Tanya Anderson; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully; Board Chairman of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited, Cleveland Allen; Board Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Vitus Evans; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Central, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Joseph Gyles; Councillor for Horizon Park Division, Jennifer Hull and Managing Director of SCJH, Nigel Myrie. The mini pressurised irrigation system is expected to benefit 41 farmers in Hartlands during its immediate implementation, with plans to expand the system up to 400 acres.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth right), is joined by other agricultural stakeholders in the ground-breaking exercise to signify the launch of the Hartlands Irrigation Project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (July 21). He is joined by (from left) Hartlands farmer, Tanya Anderson; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully; Board Chairman of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited, Cleveland Allen; Board Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Vitus Evans; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Central, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Joseph Gyles; Councillor for Horizon Park Division, Jennifer Hull and Managing Director of SCJH, Nigel Myrie. The mini pressurised irrigation system is expected to benefit 41 farmers in Hartlands during its immediate implementation, with plans to expand the system up to 400 acres.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador the Hon. Audrey Marks (second right), greets Regional and Capacity-Building Expert, Universal Postal Union (UPU), Pooran Parampath (left), during the Universal Postal Union (UPU) 2026 to 2029 Operational Readiness for E-Commerce (ORE Plus) kickoff workshop, at the Central Sorting Office, 6-10 South Camp Road, Kingston, on July 21. Sharing the moment (from second left) are Physical Services Implementation and Capacity-Building Programme Manager, Universal Postal Union (UPU), Chokri Ellili, and Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, Lincoln Allen.
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) and Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second left), pose alongside St. Catherine awardees (from third left) Kaydia Clair, Sasha Williams and Joel Shaw at the 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) ceremony, held at King’s House, on July 2.
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), with one of the pregnant heifers that will be distributed to local dairy farmers under the Heifer Redistribution Programme. At right is Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson. Occasion was the launch of the programme on July 15 at Serge Island Dairies in St. Thomas.
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