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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 25), where he provided an update on his attendance at the G20 Summit in South Africa.

Government Requests Int’l Community to Assemble Reconstruction Support Package

The Government has formally requested the international community, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, bilateral development partners, climate finance platforms, and multilateral development banks, to assemble a reconstruction support package that scales with Jamaica’s ambitions and needs....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

NSWMA Expands Garbage Collection with Increased Private-Sector Support

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts during a Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

45 Lives Lost, 16 Missing as Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts Continue Across Jamaica

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 26).

Cabinet Approves US$150-Million Loan to JPS to Speed Up Restoration Efforts

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (centre), and President, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), Richard Mullings (right), in discussion with Divisional Manager for Waterworks, Isratech, Gregory Chin Loy, about the high-density polyethylene pipes manufactured in Jamaica, during the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) seminar, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on November 25.

Consultations to Be Held on Establishment of One Road Authority

Principal of the Seaside Primary School in Portland, Adli Lewis.

7 months ago Education

Portland Principal Helps Community ‘Press’ Forward After Hurricane Melissa

A Portland-based school leader has been receiving widespread praise after turning the school into a hub for parents and other community members to iron their clothes, following Hurricane Melissa. Principal of the Seaside Primary School, Adli Lewis, told JIS News that the idea grew from his own experience living in one of the many communities that remained without power at...

Volunteers repair a building at Westwood High School for Girls in Trelawny during a repair and clean-up exercise at the school on Friday (November 21).

7 months ago EducationYouth

School Boards, Teachers and Parents in Region Three Commended for Clean-Up Effort

School Boards, teachers, parents and Education Ministry personnel who have been collaborating to prepare campuses in St. Ann and Trelawny (Region Three) for reopening have been commended for their commitment in the clean-up activities. Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Karlene Segre, said the schools are working to resume normal operations following the passage of...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, provides data on the prevalence of poverty, during the PIOJ

7 months ago Finance & Public Service

Poverty at Record Low of 7.8 Per Cent

Jamaica’s poverty rate dropped to a record low of 7.8 per cent in 2024. The rate, which is the lowest on record since 1989, is down from the previous historic low of 8.2 per cent in 2023. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, in providing the statistics during the entity’s hybrid quarterly press conference...

Lead for Youth and Education Programmes at the JN Foundation, Sydoney Preddie, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston.

7 months ago EducationYouth

DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School to Be Repaired by JN Foundation

The Jamaica National (JN) Foundation will be undertaking repairs to the DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School in Catherine Hall, St. James, which sustained major damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Lead for Youth and Education Programmes at the JN Foundation, Sydoney Preddie, said the school was selected because of its location in one...

Corporate Public Relations Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams, speaking at a daily briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston on November 24.

7 months ago Water

NWC Establishing Temporary Supply Stations in Communities

The National Water Commission (NWC) is establishing temporary water supply stations in communities that remain without potable water following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Delano Williams, said that the initiative is aimed at providing safe drinking water, free of cost to affected persons, while the agency continues its restoration activities. “We’ve come up...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), along with (from left) Country Head and Director of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Preetdarshi Patnaik; First Secretary at the High Commission of India in Jamaica, Yash Pal Singh; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, display some of the medications and vitamins donated by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, in support of hurricane relief efforts, during a handover ceremony, held on November 25, at the offices of the NHF in New Kingston.

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Receives Donation from Reddy’s Laboratories

Jamaica has received medications and vitamins from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, valued at more than US$200,000, to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the donation is “very valuable and timely to the people of Jamica, in their pursuit of wellness and healing”. “It demonstrates the relationship, the friendship, and the social...

Manager for Grid Interconnection, Engineering Service at the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Errington Case (left),provides an update on post-Hurricane Melissa restoration efforts during Monday’s (November 24) daily briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston.

7 months ago Energy

JPS Restores Electricity in Westmoreland After Hurricane Melissa

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has marked a significant achievement in its post-hurricane restoration programme, with electricity restored across northern and southern Westmoreland after the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. This was disclosed by Manager for Grid Interconnection, Engineering Service at JPS, Errington Case, during the daily update meeting of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)...