Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards, is calling for greater collaboration among financial institutions, regulators, and law-enforcement agencies at both the local and regional levels to strengthen the resilience of financial systems and effectively combat fraud. Speaking during the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) Anti-Fraud Seminar held at the Terra Nova...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is expressing its continued commitment to transforming local artisans into global entrepreneurs, through the 12th staging of the Christmas in July trade show. The highly anticipated two-day event, which concludes today (July 10) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, serves as a premier platform for Jamaican talent to secure large-scale corporate, tourism and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, says the Government is steadily advancing the Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme to achieve the vision of having all parcels of land properly registered. Implemented by the NLA, the programme assists individuals who have occupied and used land undisturbed for 12 years or more to legally secure...

Several international officials from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), along with representatives from postal administrations across the Caribbean, will gather in Kingston for the UPU 2026–2029 Operational Readiness for E-commerce (ORE Plus) Kick-Off Workshop. The event will be hosted by the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post) from July 21 to 23 at its Central Sorting Office on South Camp...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is expanding access to cardiovascular health services through a series of community health centre visits across the island during July. The outreach programme is being undertaken as the HFJ continues activities marking its 55th anniversary of promoting heart health and preventing cardiovascular disease among Jamaicans. The month-long initiative reflects the Foundation's long-standing commitment to...

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) 2026 on Saturday, September 19 under the theme ‘Away is a Place’. Spearheaded locally by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), the annual observance engages volunteers in removing garbage such as plastics and Styrofoam from mangroves and shorelines to protect marine life. Addressing the virtual media...

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) plans to undertake approximately 700 metres of canal rehabilitation and 1,400 metres of pipeline replacement as part of measures to address dry conditions and ensure that farmers have adequate access to irrigation. The pipeline replacement will resolve water loss from leaks, ensuring more reliable water distribution for farmers and other customers, said Director of Engineering...