Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the main speech at the annual Bastille Day celebration held at the French Embassy in St. Andrew on Sunday (July 14). The occasion was themed ‘A Night in Paris’.

Jamaica has received a donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at more than US$14,000 from the United States (US) government. The items, which arrived on the USNS Burlington, were handed over on Wednesday (July 10) at Kingston Wharves. They include 12 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines, 25 nebulisers, two hospital beds, 500 syringes, 20 urine containers, 20 shoe...

Two primary schools in St. James are celebrating great outcomes in this year’s grade-six sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which were administered recently. Corinaldi Avenue Primary, in Montego Bay, is once again boasting impressive passes, with 168 students getting scores over the 300 mark out of 400 in the exams. Principal of the school, Deon Stern-Anglin, told...

From July 4 to 10, Jamaica welcomed 55,000 visitors to the island, indicating a recovery of the industry post Hurricane Beryl. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during his address at the opening ceremony of the Christmas in July trade show, on July 11. The trade show, which is now in its 10th year, is being held from...

Social Worker, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Clurdine Powell Harrison, uses a mobile phone to capture images highlighting damage to Cameka Chamberlin's residence in Mitchell Town, during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3. Occasion was a visit to the community in Clarendon on July 10 by teams from the Ministry to assess the damage and provide relief items...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left) greets past student of the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme, Joshua Hall during the staging of the programme’s 2024 graduation exercise held on July 10 at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple in Kingston.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Records Officer, Stacey-Ann Coleman (left), documents information being provided by resident of Mitchell Town in Clarendon, Novlette Rhoden, on the extent of damage sustained during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. The occasion was a visit to the community by teams from the Ministry on Wednesday (July 10) to assess damage and present relief items to affected...