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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a gift to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Occasion was a welcome reception and tour at the Seville Great House in St. Ann, on Sunday (January 25). The event formed part a of visit to the island by a Ghanaian delegation headed by Mr. Ablakwa.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a gift to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Occasion was a welcome reception and tour at the Seville Great House in St. Ann, on Sunday (January 25). The event formed part a of visit to the island by a Ghanaian delegation headed by Mr. Ablakwa.

Minister Highlights Deep Cultural and Ancestral Connections Between Jamaica and Ghana

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has highlighted the deep cultural and ancestral connections between Jamaica and the Republic of Ghana, describing the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann as sacred ground where history, memory and...
Chief Public Procurement Policy Officer at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jovell Barrett, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Chief Public Procurement Policy Officer at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jovell Barrett, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

GOJ Emergency Procurement Tops J$5b Since Hurricane Melissa
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agriculture sector’s output since the passage of Hurricane Melissa during a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agriculture sector’s output since the passage of Hurricane Melissa during a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

Agriculture Ministry Launches Initiatives to Address Crop Surplus
Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, highlights the Brigade
Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, highlights the Brigade's major achievements for 2025 during an interview with JIS News at his offices located on Hagley Park Road in Kingston, on January 23.

Fire Management Software Rollout Major 2025 Achievement – JFB
Principal Probation Aftercare Officer in the Department of Correctional Services, Kerryann Davis (left), and Technical Specialist for Socio-Economic Development in the Community Renewal Programme at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm, participate in a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on January 12.
Principal Probation Aftercare Officer in the Department of Correctional Services, Kerryann Davis (left), and Technical Specialist for Socio-Economic Development in the Community Renewal Programme at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm, participate in a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on January 12.

DCS Outlines Challenges Faced by IRMS

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Taking Steps to Ease Patient Surge at Mandeville Regional Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced a comprehensive recovery plan to address the spike in patient numbers at the Mandeville Regional Hospital. It focuses on infrastructure expansion, staff augmentation, and the restoration of primary healthcare services. “Mandeville Regional Hospital is seeing a spike in the number of patients beyond what they are accustomed to....
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Students participating in a past National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Sensitisation Session
EducationInformationYouth

NEPA to Host 10th CSEC Student Sensitisation Session on February 12

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will host its 10th informative and engaging Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Student Sensitisation Session on Thursday, February 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The virtual session is designed for fourth- and fifth-form students preparing to sit the CSEC Geography examination and will provide guidance on completing their school-based assessment (SBA) paper....
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Newly installed President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Paulette Kirkland, delivers the keynote address at the half-yearly meeting of the Manchester Chapter of the LMAJ, held on January 22 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville. Also pictured is President of the LMAJ Chapter in Manchester, Dr. Wendy Freckleton.
Justice and Constitutional Affairs

Lay Magistrates Urged to Remain Firm as Custodians of Fairness

Lay Magistrates are encouraged to remain firm as custodians of fairness and guardians of community justice, as their progress is measured by the lived experiences of the people they serve. Making the call, newly installed President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Paulette Kirkland, said the roles of Justices of the Peace (JPs) and Lay Magistrates are critical,...
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Acting Manager of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Business and Entrepreneurship Development Unit, Odean Bernard.
Agriculture

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Seeking Support for RYEEP Participants Affected by Hurricane Melissa

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is seeking support on behalf of participants in the 2024/25 Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, who were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Acting Manager of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Business and Entrepreneurship Development Unit, Odean Bernard, disclosed that an assessment of participants’ losses has been completed. The findings were drawn from a survey in which...
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Minister of Energy, Transport, and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), cuts the ribbon to commission a 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit in the community of Darliston, Westmoreland, on Sunday, January 25. He is joined by (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Dr. Dayton Campbell; Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Danree Delancy; Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda; JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant; and President of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moses Chybar.
Energy

JPS Installs Emergency Mobile Power Generation Unit in Darliston

Darliston in Westmoreland received a significant lifeline on Sunday (January 25), with the official commissioning of a 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit, nearly three months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica. The temporary solution was set up at the Darliston Primary School by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and the Government. The unit will restore some semblance of...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Commends Workers at Savanna-La-Mar Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says workers at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland continue to provide yeoman service despite grappling with overcrowding, storm-related damage and staffing shortage. During a tour of hospitals in the Western Region on January 23, which began in Mandeville, Manchester, and included Black River, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Tufton acknowledged the difficult...
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