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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right) and Commissioner of Corrections for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Brigadier (Retired) Radgh Mason (second left), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new Portmore Probation Office. The ceremony for the new infrastructure was held on Wednesday (July 8) at the Big Buy Plaza in Portmore, St. Catherine. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Principal Probation Aftercare Officer at the Portmore Probation Office, Kerry-Ann Davis and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right) and Commissioner of Corrections for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Brigadier (Retired) Radgh Mason (second left), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new Portmore Probation Office. The ceremony for the new infrastructure was held on Wednesday (July 8) at the Big Buy Plaza in Portmore, St. Catherine. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Principal Probation Aftercare Officer at the Portmore Probation Office, Kerry-Ann Davis and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe.

New Portmore Probation Office Opens

The Government has taken another significant step towards modernising the country’s justice system, with the official opening of the new Portmore Probation Office. The ceremony for the new infrastructure was held on Wednesday (July 8) at the Big Buy Plaza...
Deputy General Manager for Planning Development and Project Management, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Loy Malcolm, provides an update on several projects being undertaken by the agency, during a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, July 9.
Deputy General Manager for Planning Development and Project Management, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Loy Malcolm, provides an update on several projects being undertaken by the agency, during a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, July 9.

Kingston Harbour Walk to Transform Waterfront
Senior Vice President and Country Manager for Jamaica at ibex, Phil Taylor, outlines how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to enhance operations rather than replace workers during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Senior Vice President and Country Manager for Jamaica at ibex, Phil Taylor, outlines how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to enhance operations rather than replace workers during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on Thursday (July 9).

Industry Leaders Say AI Will Boost, Not Replace, Global Services Jobs
Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson, converses with First Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz (left), and Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Office for the Caribbean, Eric Falt, during a recent workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI): Online Safety and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Mrs. Coburn Robinson represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the event.
Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson, converses with First Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz (left), and Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Office for the Caribbean, Eric Falt, during a recent workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI): Online Safety and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Mrs. Coburn Robinson represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the event.

JamSafe App to Bolster Gender-Based Violence Response
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (second left), shares a moment with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange (third left), cricket legend and entrepreneur Christopher “Chris” Gayle (right), and Dancehall Entertainer, Tanto Black, at the official launch of Rich Rum by Triple Gold Rums Limited at the AC Hotel Kingston, on Wednesday, July 8.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (second left), shares a moment with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange (third left), cricket legend and entrepreneur Christopher “Chris” Gayle (right), and Dancehall Entertainer, Tanto Black, at the official launch of Rich Rum by Triple Gold Rums Limited at the AC Hotel Kingston, on Wednesday, July 8.

Launch of Rich Rum Signals Country’s Growing Capacity to Produce for Global Market – State Minister

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Some of the new vehicles recently acquired by the Ministry of National Security and Peace for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the JCF
National Security and Peace

Crime Stop Arrests Up 38 Per Cent in 2025

Total arrests under the Crime Stop Programme increased by 38.2 per cent to 76 in 2025, while rewards paid out rose from $7.5 million in 2024 to approximately $10.3 million. This information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2025, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on June 30. “These outcomes...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in discussion with Hon. Edith Chin, Custos of Clarendon, and Derron Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Agricultural Society, at the 128th Annual General Meeting, held at the Denbigh Showground on Wednesday, July 8.
Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Proposes Redesign of Denbigh

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has proposed that the Denbigh Agricultural Show Ground in May Pen, Clarendon, be redesigned. “We have said to the President and the CEO [of JAS], that we want to come up with a comprehensive Denbigh rehabilitation plan, and we have indicated that we will provide the resources for an architect to...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre, middle row), poses for a photograph with members of the Charles Town Maroon Council and community following the presentation of a $500,000 cheque from the Ministry in support of the 18th Annual International Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival, held recently under the theme ‘Resilience: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’.
Culture

Culture Ministry Donates $16M Bus to Charles Town Maroons

The Charles Town Maroon Council in Portland has received a 2026 Toyota Coaster bus, valued $16 million, as a gift from the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The vehicle is expected to strengthen transportation services while supporting cultural preservation and community development initiatives within the Charles Town Maroon community. The presentation was made by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia...
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Dancers from the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) perform during the NDTC gala media launch held at the S Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (July 8).
CultureEntertainment

NDTC Closes Season of Dance in Montego Bay on August 16

The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) will conclude its annual Season of Dance outside of Kingston for the first time, when the company stages the final performance of its 64th season at the Iberostar Theatre in Rose Hall, St. James, on August 16. To be presented in partnership with First Dance Studios in St. James, the production will...
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Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, addresses the recent launch of Operation CALM (Cleaning, Advising, Leveraging and Maintaining) at the Hugh Shearer Community Centre in Rocky Point, Clarendon.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

NSWMA Urges Proactive Approach to Waste Management

Jamaicans are being urged to take a proactive approach to waste management to mitigate flood risks during the hurricane season. Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, made the call, during the recent launch of Operation CALM (Cleaning, Advising, Leveraging and Maintaining) at the Hugh Shearer Community Centre in Rocky Point, Clarendon. The initiative is...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 7).
Finance & Public Service

MSMEs Encouraged to Register on Gov’t’s Public Procurement System

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to register on the government public procurement system. She explained that registering will allow MSMEs to benefit from the Government’s Public Procurement (Set Aside) Framework. “They have to register, so that we know who they are in order to get them set...
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