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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left); Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, and

Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality, Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker, examine a helmet at the launch of the BSJ Motorcycle Helmet standard - JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users - on March 31 at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston. — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left); Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, and Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality, Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker, examine a helmet at the launch of the BSJ Motorcycle Helmet standard - JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users - on March 31 at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston.

BSJ to Establish Regional Motorcycle Helmet-Testing Laboratory

By: Rochelle Williams, April 2, 2026

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will be establishing a regional motorcycle helmet-testing laboratory as part of a broader effort to raise awareness about the importance of using certified, high-quality...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday’s (March 18) Ministerial Briefing during Diplomatic Days 2026, at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica’s CARICOM Chairmanship Advances Regional Integration

By: Donique Weston, March 21, 2026

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton, addresses the opening ceremony for the 2026 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Ministerial Forum, held on Wednesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

CARICOM Urges Bold Regional Education Transformation In The Digital Age

By: Judana Murphy, March 19, 2026

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By: Donique Weston, February 26, 2026
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By: Donique Weston, February 25, 2026
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Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart (left) listens keenly during Monday’s (December 1) briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

4 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica’s Hurricane Response Lauded by CDEMA Team Lead

Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart, has praised Jamaica’s resilience and coordinated emergency response as the...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, December 3, 2025

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne (left), speaks to reporters at a media briefing in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, following a tour of several hurricane-affected communities in western Jamaica, on November 17. Listening at right is President of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), Ilan Goldfajn.

4 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Antigua’s PM Says Jamaica Can Bounce Back Bigger and Better

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, says Jamaica and its people can bounce back bigger and better from Hurricane Melissa, just as his country did after the catastrophic...

By: Garwin Davis, November 21, 2025

Hurricane victims, Icilda Brown (centre), Christine Burnett (left) and Angela Farquharson in the badly damaged community of Whitehouse, in Westmoreland, on November 17.

4 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Hurricane Victims Hopeful After Visit by PM and CARICOM Heads

The visit to Whitehouse and adjoining communities in Westmoreland by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and CARICOM Heads, on November 17, is being viewed by some residents...

By: Garwin Davis, November 19, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively as Commanding Officer for Westmoreland Police Division, Superintendent Othneil Dobson (right), provides a status report on post-Hurricane Melissa operational activities in the parish. The occasion was a visit to Whitehouse, Westmoreland, by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government and officials, and Jamaican Ministers of Government on Monday (November 17). The tour was led by Dr. Holness, who Chairs CARICOM. Also listening (from second left) are Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell; President of Guyana, Dr. the Hon. Irfaan Ali (partially hidden in background); President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, and Jamaica's Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

4 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Grenada’s Prime Minister Highlights Regional Solidarity Amid Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery

Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, has emphasised the vital importance of regional solidarity during times of crisis, citing the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa, which severely impacted Jamaica....

By: Serena Grant, November 19, 2025

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali (centre), addresses reporters following a tour of hurricane-affected areas in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, on November 17. Listening are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right).

4 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

President of Guyana Outlines Assistance for Jamaica

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has outlined a comprehensive, rapid-response programme to assist Jamaica as the island recovers from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Addressing...

By: Garwin Davis, November 19, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), interacts with residents of Whitehouse in Westmoreland during a visit by CARICOM Heads of Government and government ministers to the community on Monday (November 17).

5 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

PM Pledges Fiscal Discipline, Transparency in Hurricane Recovery and Rebuilding

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to fiscal discipline and transparency in the Hurricane Melissa recovery and rebuilding process. He said that every...

By: Garwin Davis, November 19, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), listens as Guyanese President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali (third right), expresses his country's solidarity with Jamaica, during a tour of hurricane-ravaged Whitehouse, Westmoreland on Monday (November 17), by a delegation comprising CARICOM Heads of Government, international development partners and Cabinet Ministers. From left are Barbados Prime Minister, Hon. Mia Mottley; CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett; Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne; Inter American Bank President, Ilan Goldfajn; and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

5 months ago CARICOMPrime Minister

PM Encouraged by Strong Support from Regional and International Partners

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed gratitude for the rapid response and steadfast commitment demonstrated by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and international partners in the wake...

By: Garwin Davis, November 18, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) is being briefed by Brigadier Commander Mahatma Williams (left) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), during a walk-through of the Whitehouse community in Westmoreland on Monday (November 17). The Prime Minister was leading a delegation comprising CARICOM Heads of Government, international development partners and Cabinet Ministers, on a tour of some of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. The touring party also included Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley; CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett; and President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

5 months ago CARICOMPrime Minister

PM Welcomes Regional Solidary in Hurricane Restoration

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government welcomes the strong show of regional solidarity as Jamaica begins large-scale recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa....

By: Serena Grant, November 18, 2025