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National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leonard Francis (left); Principal of Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Richard Thompson (centre), and Island Car Rentals CEO, Ryan Parkes, view a display mounted during the National Schools Environmental Clubs Student Workshop hosted by NEPA at the school on March 6.

NEPA Launches Competition to Inspire Jamaica’s Young Environmental Leaders

High-school students across Jamaica are poised to benefit from exciting opportunities through the upcoming Junior CEO Competition, to be launched by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The competition is part of NEPA’s broader strategy to engage young people...

Founder and Executive Director of Young Women and Men of Purpose, Lasinia Rhoden.

Entrepreneurs to Benefit from REAP Conference on March 26

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in discussion with Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the closing of the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24.

Environmental Protection Levy Revised

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, closes the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24.

JSE Establishes Stock Market Sandbox

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2026/2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on (March 19).

Gov’t Leveraging National Debt to Drive Growth – PM

Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.

2 months ago Health & Wellness

Physiotherapy Services Added to Primary Care in Portland

The Portland Health Department is offering physiotherapy services in primary care in the parish. Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sharon Lewis, speaking at the March sitting of the Portland Municipal Corporation, said that a Primary Care Physiotherapist joined the staff on January 2, 2026. “She used the month of January to prepare the unit, which is located at the Buff...

2 months ago Budget 2026/2027

Micro and Small Business Owners Invited to Procurement Meeting on March 26

Micro and small business owners are being urged to attend a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 26 to learn about the Government’s procurement process and increase their prospects of bidding for contracts. The meeting is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the EXIM Bank’s meeting room, 85 Hope Road, and is designed to help entrepreneurs understand and access...

2 months ago Budget 2026/2027

SCT on Sweetened Beverages to Be Based on Sugar Content

The Government is revising the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages, shifting from a volume-based system to one based on sugar content, says Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. She made the disclosure while closing the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 24), where she announced that the SCT will...

2 months ago Budget 2026/2027

Implementing Electronic Invoicing Requires Buildout of Digital Infrastructure – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says introduction of electronic invoicing in Jamaica requires extensive development of the country’s digital infrastructure. “This is something that has already been contemplated, but to get to implementation you have to build the digital infrastructure to support it,” he said. Dr. Holness was making his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in...

Director of the Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services (EDMSS) Branch at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright (centre) greets Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (left) ahead of the opening of the MOHW/PAHO Health After-Action Review – Hurricane Melissa, which is currently under way at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. At right is Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein.

2 months ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Launches Health After-Action Review Following Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a comprehensive Health After Action Review (AAR) in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, marking a pivotal step in strengthening Jamaica’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery systems. Speaking during the opening session on Tuesday (March 24) at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

2 months ago Budget 2026/2027Office of the Prime Minister

NHT to Mark 50th Anniversary with New State Parks in Manchester and Kingston and St. Andrew

In celebration of its 50th anniversary this year, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will break ground on new State parks in Manchester and Kingston and St. Andrew. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that the Kingston and St. Andrew park will be located on sections of King’s House lands, while discussions continue regarding the exact site for...

Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber (left), looks at the exhibition of the various projects completed under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), at the initiative’s close-out ceremony, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24). He is joined by (from left) Programme Manager for the GOJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Shelia McDonald-Miller; Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry and Member of the Programme’s Steering Committee, Eleanor Jones. The programme, which was implemented in 2013, has achieved or surpassed its various objectives associated with increasing climate resilience in Jamaica.

2 months ago Climate ChangeVision 2030

Special Envoy Recommends GOJ/AFP as Model for Resilience Building in SIDS

Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber, has lauded the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), declaring the initiative a “model for resilience building in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”. In a keynote address at the close-out ceremony of the GOJ/AFP, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24), Professor Webber emphasised that while the project was...