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JISTV | Signing Ceremony: Government of Jamaica & Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)

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JISTV | Joint Meeting of the Houses of Parliament and Address by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama

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Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade's Hazmat Units and participants in the Postgraduate Education Course in Radiation Protection and Safety take part in a source recovery training exercise hosted by the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) at The University of the West Indies on August 25.
Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade's Hazmat Units and participants in the Postgraduate Education Course in Radiation Protection and Safety take part in a source recovery training exercise hosted by the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) at The University of the West Indies on August 25.
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Over 40 Personnel Trained to Respond to Radiological Emergencies

By: Sherika Williams, August 27, 2026
More than 40 emergency responders and radiation safety trainees participated in a hands-on exercise aimed at strengthening their ability to safely manage incidents involving radioactive materials. The source recovery training exercise, hosted by the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) on August 25, brought together 30 members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Hazmat Units from Kingston and Montego Bay, along with the 12 participants enrolled in the Postgraduate Education Course (PGEC) in Radiation Protection and Safety. Director...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johson Smith (fifth left), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Alicia Herbert (fifth right) share a moment with Chevening, Commonwealth and Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust scholars (from left) Nicholas Kee, Jerome Garwood, Emoney Clayton, Ricardo Hunter, Lamar-Shey Grant, Akeem Campbell, Melisha Gordon and Zantaye Thomas inside the Windrush Gardens on the grounds of the British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday (August 25). The occasion was a send-off ceremony held in honour of the scholars.
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UK Commended for Scholarships Awarded to Young Jamaicans

By: Ainsworth Morris, August 27, 2026
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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.
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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Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Morant Bay Regional Office team pause for a photograph during the Karing Hearts Foundation’s annual Health Fair and Back-to-School Treat at Font Hill Primary School in St. Thomas on August 14. From left are Manager, Nyoka Linton; Summer Intern, Richana Hewitt; Administrative Assistant, Debrakay McKenzie; and Morant Bay High School student, Davida Quelch.
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Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Charles Grant (second left), contributes to a panel discussion after the 'New Freedom Lecture', “No First Use of Nuclear Weapons: The Limits of Law?”, delivered in the Aubrey Fraser Lecture Theatre at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 4. At right is Campus Legal Officer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Peter Glegg.

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