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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA to Undertake Several Clean-Up and Beautification Projects on Labour Day

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be undertaking several clean-up and beautification projects across the island on Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Executive Director of the agency, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that in...
Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality in 2023. Looking on are other volunteers and members of the surrounding communities.
Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality in 2023. Looking on are other volunteers and members of the surrounding communities.

Portmore Residents to Work Along George Lee Boulevard on Labour Day
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays a Labour Day poster while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays a Labour Day poster while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Engage in Environmental Protection on Labour Day
Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.
Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.

WRA Head Appointed WMO’s Region Four Panel Chair
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his presentation in Tuesday’s (May 20) Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his presentation in Tuesday’s (May 20) Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.

Law to Significantly Increase Penalties for Tampering with Any Telecommunications Facility Tabled in House

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on May 20.
Gender AffairsParliament

Members of Parliament Condemn Recent Acts of Violence Against Women and Girls

Members of Parliament on Tuesday (May 20) condemned the recent acts of violence against women and girls in Jamaica. These include the killing of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon; the University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) student, Anisa Dilworth, who was reported missing and whose body was recently discovered; and the random, brutal attack on a defenceless nurse by a man holding a...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry Targets Completion of Osh Bill This Year

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is seeking to complete the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill this year. “We are moving steadily ahead to ensure that we actually provide a legislation that has teeth in terms of the provisions to protect workers going forward,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The OSH Bill is intended to repeal...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his presentation in Tuesday’s (May 20) Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives
Energy

Jamaica On Track to Meeting Renewable Energy Target

Jamaica is on track to meeting its goal of generating 50 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030, with sources such as solar and wind accounting for 12.5 per cent of the country’s energy mix as of May 2025. “As a Government, we are strategically advancing towards our goal... through targeted investments, policy reforms, and infrastructure development,” said Science,...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his presentation in Tuesday’s (May 20) Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.
Energy

Petrojam’s Project to Convert Heavy Fuel Oil into Asphalt Scheduled for Completion by End of June

Petrojam’s project to convert heavy fuel oil (HFO) into asphalt is progressing and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year. This initiative involves installing new facilities to process HFO and produce asphalt for both local consumption and export. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the initiative will result in...
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Education Programme Specialist, the Education Policy Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Rokhaya Fall Diawara, gives the keynote address at the opening of the sixth annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Monday (May 19).
EducationYouth

Jamaica Commended for Enrolment in Early-Childhood Institutions

Jamaica has been commended for having more than 95 per cent of children, aged four to five, enrolled in early-childhood institutions across the island. This comes from Education Programme Specialist, the Education Policy Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Rokhaya Fall Diawara. Ms. Diawara was giving the keynote address at the opening of the sixth...
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