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Caption: Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce.

ITA Director General Urges Collective Responsibility for Road Safety

Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce, is again calling on Jamaicans to take collective responsibility for safer road use. His appeal follows the authority’s latest report, which shows that 41 persons have...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address at the national youth dialogue on food security held at the University of the West Indies' Mona campus in St. Andrew on Friday (Feb. 27). The event was held under the Organization of American States (OAS) Youth Partnership Programme.

Gov’t Building Out Irrigation Infrastructure to Bolster Climate Resilience, Food Security

Chief Public Procurement Policy Officer at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Jovell Barrett speaking with JIS News.

Public Bodies Must Justify Use of Emergency Procurement Procedures

Director of Arts Development and Training at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Andrew Brodber (left), presents a trophy and cash award to the Overall Best Writer in the 2023 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition, Clyde Bowen, at an awards ceremony and launch of the Jamaica Creative Writing Exhibition, at the Summit in Kingston.

JCDC Reports Surge in Entries and Winners for 2025 Creative Writing Competition

Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the Court Administration Division (CAD), Kadiesh Jarrett Fletcher, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Smooth Operations Anticipated for Traffic Ticket Public Day in St. Catherine

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of the American Friends of Jamaica

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Agriculture Rebounding Strongly – Minister Green

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the sector is rebounding strongly following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, with high production levels driving down prices. Prices for vegetables at Coronation Market, the major food market in Kingston, were trending downwards, with tomatoes being sold for as low as $50 per pound. The Minister, who was addressing...

1 month ago AgricultureFisheriesMining

Agriculture Ministry Focused on Recovery of Egg Industry

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is working to rebuild the local egg industry following significant losses from Hurricanes Beryl and Melissa. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green said that recovery of the sector will require partnerships and increased investment in broiler production. Speaking at the launch of the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) small farmers voucher programme at S...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is in conversation with President, American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), Wendy Hart, at the official launch of AFJ

1 month ago Agriculture

1,600 Small Farmers to Benefit from Voucher Programme

A total of 1,600 small farmers across five western parishes, which were hardest hit by hurricane Melissa, will benefit from an $80-million voucher programme to bolster their recovery. Being undertaken by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in partnership with Hardware & Lumber Limited (H&L) and H&L Foundation, the programme aims to provide farmers with access to critical agricultural inputs....

Senior Instructor at the HEART/NSTA Trust’s College of Construction Services, Shalimar Blair, outlines the agency’s role in training tradesmen and sensitising citizens on the importance of using hurricane straps to secure roofs.

1 month ago Skills

Tradesmen Targeted in ODPEM’S ‘Strap Up Jamaica’ Campaign

The HEART/NSTA Trust has intensified efforts to train and sensitise tradesmen on the critical importance of using hurricane straps to properly secure roofs. The training forms part of a national campaign dubbed ‘Strap Up Jamaica’, which is being led by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). It aims to encourage safer roofing practices and strengthen disaster preparedness...

1 month ago AgricultureTourism

$1.46B Being Channelled Through Redi II to Strengthen Tourism and Agriculture Initiatives

A sum of $1.46 billion will be allocated in fiscal year 2026/27 to advance initiatives that expand market access and promote climate-resilient practices for targeted beneficiaries in the tourism and agriculture sectors. The allocation, provided under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) II, is detailed in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives...

Outgoing chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ahead of bilateral discussions on Wednesday (February 25). The discussions were held on the sidelines of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in St Kitts and Nevis.

1 month ago Foreign Affairs

US Wants Closer Ties with Caribbean as Part of New Western Hemisphere Dynamic

United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says his Administration is interested in rebuilding and constructing a new dynamic in the Western Hemisphere, including strengthening partnership with Caribbean nations on common issues. He was addressing a meeting with CARICOM leaders on Wednesday (February 25), during the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, converses with representatives of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) during the Legal Forum for Adolescent Mothers held on Wednesday (February 25) at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. From left are Executive Director of the WCJF, Novlette Howell; Counsellor at the WCJF Kingston Centre, Marlene Murray-Brown; Kingston Centre Manager, Aniesha Northover; and Regional Manager (East), Kimarla Johnson-Fagon. The forum, held under the theme ‘Women Gracefully Charmed; Legally Informed’, was hosted by the Legal Aid Council in partnership with the WCJF under the Social Justice (So-Just) Project sponsored by Global Affairs Canada and implementing partner, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

1 month ago Justice and Constitutional Affairs

Minister Chuck Urges Adolescent Mothers to Embrace Their Journey as Pathway to Greatness

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has encouraged adolescent mothers to see their journey, not as a catastrophe but as the beginning of greatness. Speaking at the Legal Forum for Adolescent Mothers on Wednesday, February 25 at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, Minister Chuck noted that while teenage pregnancy is often a circumstance society tends to...