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National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leonard Francis (left); Principal of Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Richard Thompson (centre), and Island Car Rentals CEO, Ryan Parkes, view a display mounted during the National Schools Environmental Clubs Student Workshop hosted by NEPA at the school on March 6.
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leonard Francis (left); Principal of Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Richard Thompson (centre), and Island Car Rentals CEO, Ryan Parkes, view a display mounted during the National Schools Environmental Clubs Student Workshop hosted by NEPA at the school on March 6.
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NEPA Launches Competition to Inspire Jamaica’s Young Environmental Leaders

By: Glen-Wayde Brown, March 25, 2026
High-school students across Jamaica are poised to benefit from exciting opportunities through the upcoming Junior CEO Competition, to be launched by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The competition is part of NEPA’s broader strategy to engage young people in environmental protection and promote sustainable development. The initiative, scheduled to begin this year, was announced by NEPA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leonard Francis, during his address at a National Schools Environment Club Programme (NSECP) capacity building workshop, held at Titchfield High School in Portland...
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Founder and Executive Director of Young Women and Men of Purpose, Lasinia Rhoden.
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Entrepreneurs to Benefit from REAP Conference on March 26

By: Lisa Rowe, March 25, 2026
Minister of Local Government & Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), in conversation with Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (second right); Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith (right) and SDC Board Chairman, Hidran McKulsky. The interaction took place at the Kingston & St. Andrew Governance Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (March 25).
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Churches to Receive Hurricane Grants in April

By: Donique Weston, March 25, 2026
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SPEED – The GOJ Programme for Fast and Efficient Services

Jamaicans now benefit from fast and efficient services through the Streamlining Processes for Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED) Programme which was launched by the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) in January 2025. The purpose of SPEED is to modernise government services and make...

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Protect Your Drinking Water Supply After a Hurricane

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Jamaica is the 3rd largest Island in the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s fastest sprinters ever and it’s own genre of music, reggae, made famous by the legendary singer Bob Marley.

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Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber (left), looks at the exhibition of the various projects completed under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), at the initiative’s close-out ceremony, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24). He is joined by (from left) Programme Manager for the GOJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Shelia McDonald-Miller; Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry and Member of the Programme’s Steering Committee, Eleanor Jones. The programme, which was implemented in 2013, has achieved or surpassed its various objectives associated with increasing climate resilience in Jamaica.
Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber (left), looks at the exhibition of the various projects completed under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), at the initiative’s close-out ceremony, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24). He is joined by (from left) Programme Manager for the GOJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Shelia McDonald-Miller; Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry and Member of the Programme’s Steering Committee, Eleanor Jones. The programme, which was implemented in 2013, has achieved or surpassed its various objectives associated with increasing climate resilience in Jamaica.

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The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) participates in the St. Catherine High School's 14th annual health fair held on March 20 at the school's campus in Spanish Town. From left are Driver, Michael Samuels; Computer Services System Administrator (Acting), Jaleel Powell; Web Developer/Designer, Abbagay Richards; Special Projects Officer, Romona Geohaghan and Special Projects Manager, Paul Allen. The team provided information about the service offerings of the JIS and issued health-related brochures on various topics such as
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador the Hon. Audrey Marks (sixth right), and Founder of Intellibus, Ed Watal (eighth left), share lens with the top three teams in the Intellibus Artificial Intelligence (Al) Hackathon. The awards ceremony was held on Sunday (March 15) at the National Arena in Kingston, on Sunday (March 15).
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Managing Partner and Operations Director of Jamaica Tower Farms, Kerrie-Anne Gray, carefully removes a seedling from an aeroponic tower at her commercial farm in Havendale, St. Andrew, to demonstrate the early stages of growth in the soilless cultivation system.

Jamaica Tower Farms Redefines Urban Agriculture with Soiless Cultivation Technique

By: Vanessa James March 25, 2026

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