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TCN Separate from Structured Migration Talks – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Third Country Nationals (TCN) programme is separate from an initiative being explored with the United States (US) for the structured migration of skilled personnel. Dr. Holness, who was speaking during...

Principal at Hague Primary School in Trelawny, Dameian Elvin (third right), shares a moment with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) achievers following the release of the 2026 PEP results on Monday, June 22.

Strong PEP Performances at Falmouth Primary, Hague Primary and Infant

Project Lead and Transformation Officer, Transforming Education for National Development (TREND), Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon (second left), joins students at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) booth, during a recent TREND School Pop-Up at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine. Administrative Assistant, J-TEC, Sydney Graham (left), shares information about the Commission's work.

PHOTOS: TREND School Pop-Up

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), makes a presentation to Somar Montague in recognition of 30 years of service to SPM Waste Management Limited, at the entity's Long Service Awards ceremony held on Thursday (June 18) at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

Minister Mckenzie Hails Country’s Sanitation Workers

Jamaican sprint legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Fraser-Pryce Urges Increased Support for Athletes

2 days ago EducationYouth

Top Primary PEP Student Hails from Park Mountain in St. Elizabeth

Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth is Jamaica's top primary-school student in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. She scored 394.2 out of 400 points. The grade-six student said she felt proud and excited when she learned of her achievement following the release of PEP results on Monday, June 22. “I did not...

Winners of the autonomous mobile robotics friendly competition, Ray Chu (left), and Esben Mong, share a photo opportunity during the closing ceremony for the WorldSkills Jamaica Invitational Training Camp at Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on June 12.

2 days ago Skills

Singapore Teen Wins Gold, Gains Global Insight at Jamaica Robotics Camp

Nineteen year old Esben Mong travelled more than 11,000 miles from Singapore to take part in the WorldSkills Jamaica and Studica Robotics Invitational Training Camp, held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, from June 8 to 12. By the end of the week, he and teammate Ray Chu captured gold in the autonomous mobile robotics friendly...

Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, addresses a press conference on Monday (June 22) at the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications in Kingston, to provide an update on the investigation into the arson of a bus at the Spanish Town lay-by, St. Catherine, on May 30.

2 days ago Transport

JUTC Offers $1 Million Reward for Identification of Suspected Arsonist

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is offering a $1-million reward for information leading to the identification of an individual of interest in connection with the setting of a bus on fire. The act of arson took place on May 30 at the Spanish Town lay-by, St. Catherine, destroying a Yutong compressed natural gas (CNG) bus with a replacement value...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, addressing

2 days ago Tourism

60 Per Cent Growth in Caribbean Visitors Over Last Three Years

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says there has been a 60 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from Caribbean countries over the past three years, underscoring the success of targeted efforts to strengthen regional tourism. He attributed this growth primarily to the expansion of inter-Caribbean air connectivity, noting that increased airline services across the region have made travel between Caribbean...

2 days ago Foreign Affairs

PM Holness Welcomes Opportunity for Deeper US Cooperation

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the opportunity for deeper cooperation and heightened investment from the United States (US). “We are very clear it is a multipolar world and we want to see more US investment. We want to see more US firms come to Jamaica,” he said. He was responding to questions during an interview...

2 days ago Energy

Prime Minister Holness to Visit Suriname and Guyana

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, departs Jamaica on Monday (June 22) to participate in the sixth edition of the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition and to undertake an official visit to Guyana. The Summit, being hosted by Suriname’s national energy, oil, and gas company, Staatsolie, will be held in Paramaribo from June 23 to...

2 days ago EducationInformationSkillsYouth

79 Per Cent of PEP Students Master Literacy, 75 Per Cent Numeracy

Seventy-nine per cent of students exiting primary school in June 2026 have demonstrated mastery of literacy, while 75 per cent have mastered numeracy. Literacy and numeracy competencies were assessed at the grade-six level of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for the first time this year. Addressing Monday’s (June 22) PEP Press Conference at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth...