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

NSWMA Observes Solid Waste Day on June 6

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is observing Solid Waste Day on Friday, June 6, under the theme ‘Pass the Broom: End Plastic Pollution, the Future is Reusable’. The Day, being marked as part of Environmental Awareness Week, provides...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, observe as Member of Parliament for Kingston Central, Donovan Williams (right), assists New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary Clive Griffiths to sign the social contract for his home during the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially hand over the unit to him in Franklin Town, Kingston, on Wednesday (June 4). Mr. Griffiths, who is visually impaired, received a three-bedroom home for himself and his family.

NSHP Homes are Investments in Families and Communities – PM Holness

Director, Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence (left), in conversation with Country Representative, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Olga Isaza, at the launch of ‘Fix My Food Jamaica: Youth-Led Advocacy for Healthier Food Environments’, held at Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on June 5. At centre is Nutritionist, Jamaica Health Advocates Youth Arm, Alex Johnson.

Front-of-Package Warning Labels to Help Persons Make Healthier Food Choices

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting held on Wednesday (June 4) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Hagley Park Road in Kingston.

Disaster Financing Coverage at $130.6 Billion

Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha A. Lloyd.

St. Elizabeth Ready for Hurricane Season

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), commissions the new $23-million water supply system in the Lapland District of Catadupa, St. James, on Wednesday, June 4. He is joined by (from left) Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Limited, Omar Sweeney; Councillor for the Cambridge Division, Javin Baker; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis; and Chairman of the function, Everes Coke.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Hundreds of Residents to Benefit from Water Supply System in Lapland, St. James

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, officially commissioned a new $23-million water supply system in the Lapland District of Catadupa, St. James, on June 4. The project, implemented by Rural Water Supply Limited, features a 20,000-gallon storage capacity, powered entirely by solar energy. It is designed to serve approximately 1,000 residents...

Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston on Wednesday (June 4).

1 year ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

MET Service Forecasts Up to Five Major Hurricanes for 2025 Season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) forecasts three to five major hurricanes for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director, Evan Thompson, explained that the projection indicates Category Three, Four or Five hurricanes, with sustained wind speeds exceeding 177 kilometres (110 miles) per hour. He was addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Ministry of Local Government...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks, delivers remarks at the opening of the first European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Digital Alliance High Level Policy Dialogue, on Thursday (June 5). The event will be held at the S Hotel in Kingston from June 5 to 6.

1 year ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime MinisterTechnology

EU and Caribbean Partners Discuss Digital Cooperation

Partners from the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to hold talks on digital cooperation. The talks are being facilitated under the first EU-LAC Digital Alliance High Level Policy Dialogue. The high-level meeting, which is being co-chaired by Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, is being held at the S Hotel in Kingston,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 3).

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Gov’t Engages 23 Local Subcontractors in $45b SPARK Road Improvement Programme

As part of the Government’s $45-billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme, 23 local subcontractors have been engaged across more than 20 constituencies. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, during his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Hon. Delano Seiveright

1 year ago Tourism

Positive Attention from Revised US Travel Advisory

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Senator the Hon. Delano Seiveright, says Jamaica is already seeing positive international attention following the recent revision of the United States (US) travel advisory for the island. He noted that the move from a Level 3 to a Level 2 designation by the United States Department of State, signalling increased safety and...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), participates in the official handover of laptop computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) by Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee. At right is the Director General of the JLS, Maureen Thompson. The handover ceremony was held on Monday, June 2, at the MOESYI.

1 year ago EducationInformationSkillsYouth

JLS Gets Additional 200 Laptops from e-Learning Jamaica Ltd.

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has received an additional 200 laptop computers from e-Learning Jamaica Limited. This brings to 400 the total number of devices that have been donated to the JLS by e-Learning Jamaica. The investment forms part of Jamaica’s broader national digital transformation plan spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), aimed at ensuring...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, centre) witnesses the contract signing for the East Palms Housing Development during a ground-breaking ceremony on East Avenue in Kingston Central on Wednesday (June 4). Participating are (from left, seated) Chair, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony J. Sampson, and Kingston Central Member of Parliament, Donovan Williams. The new development will replace the previous dwelling, which was destroyed by fire in July 2021, leaving a 13-member family homeless ever since.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Rehouse Family of 13 in Kingston after Devastating Fire

A family of 13, displaced after a fire destroyed their 12-bedroom home on East Avenue in Kingston Central in July 2021, is set to receive a new multi-family residence –East Palms Housing Development – within six months. This is being provided under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a cost of $58.86 million. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most...