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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa, at a press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, Kingston, on January 20. The Minister reported that there has been rapid recovery of crops, and interventions are being employed to address areas of surplus.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa, at a press briefing held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, Kingston, on January 20. The Minister reported that there has been rapid recovery of crops, and interventions are being employed to address areas of surplus.

Minister Lauds Farmers for Rapid Recovery of Agricultural Crops

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is championing the resilience of Jamaican farmers and interventions by the Ministry and its agencies for the rapid recovery of agricultural crops that were significantly disrupted during the passage of Hurricane...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (centre), is accompanied by President of the Pineapple Craft Traders Association, Claire Bruce (right), on a tour of the Pineapple Craft Market in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (centre), is accompanied by President of the Pineapple Craft Traders Association, Claire Bruce (right), on a tour of the Pineapple Craft Market in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

2026 Brings Renewed Business Optimism – Seiveright
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, hails former Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House.
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, hails former Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House.

Minister Vaz Pays Tribute to Former Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer
Senior Director for the Internal Audit Directorate at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Suzette Campbell.
Senior Director for the Internal Audit Directorate at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Suzette Campbell.

Finance Ministry Hosts Audit Committees’ Conference on January 21
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the official handover of computer labs and related equipment to the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, on January 15.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the official handover of computer labs and related equipment to the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, on January 15.

TVET Exemplary Lab Being Established at Bustamante High

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Manager, Communication and Customer Relations, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.
Works / Construction

Traffic Flow Changes Expected as Work Ramps Up on Naggo Head to Braeton Road Project

Traffic flow changes are expected during ongoing road improvement works on the Naggo Head to Braeton Road project in St. Catherine, under the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme. Manager, Communications and Customer Relations, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, provided an update on the project during a recent interview with JIS News. “We continue our work under the Capital Expenditure...
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The Seal of the International Monetary Fund.
Foreign Affairs

IMF Approves US$415m Disbursement to Jamaica Under Natural Disaster Window

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$415 million to Jamaica under the Rapid Financing Instrument’s (RFI) large natural disaster window. This decision was formally announced in an IMF communiqué issued on January 16. The communiqué emphasised that the disbursement is intended to address Jamaica’s urgent balance of payment needs arising from the...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), observes as Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, extends greetings to Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Damion McLean, during the handover ceremony for HEART’s Region I National Development Project, held at the JSB in Kingston on January 15.
InformationLabourSocial Security

Gov’t Reaffirms Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are recognised as full citizens, with equal rights to access, participation and opportunity. “You can see our commitment in how we have been approaching post-Hurricane Melissa recovery,” she said during the official handover ceremony for...
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The Court Administration Division (CAD) Logo.
Justice and Constitutional Affairs

CAD to Spearhead Traffic Ticket Public Day at St. Catherine Parish Court on March 4

The Court Administration Division (CAD) will spearhead a Traffic Ticket Public Day on March 4 at the St. Catherine Parish Court. This is aimed at quickly clearing thousands of outstanding traffic ticket matters currently before the court in the parish. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Jarrett-Fletcher, told JIS News that the initiative is intended...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith (second left), addresses staff of the Trelawny Infirmary during a recent psychosocial intervention session. Also listening (from left) are Matron at the Infirmary, Tracey-Ann Bell, and Councillor for Sherwood Division in Trelawny, Dunstan Harper.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

SDC Processing Over 170 Applications Under Gov’t’s Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative

More than 170 applications have been received and are currently being processed by the Social Development Commission (SDC) under the Government’s Community Church Clean‑Up and Restoration Initiative. The initiative, announced recently by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, forms part of the post‑Hurricane Melissa National Clean‑Up Programme and provides $75 million in grant funding to support clean‑up activities...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), shares in the cutting of ribbon to officially open KFC Morant Bay at the Morant Bay Urban Centre in in St. Thomas on January 17. From left are Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin; Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Managing Director, Mark Myers; Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; ROJ Marketing Director, Tina Matalon; and Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica, Lyttleton Shirley.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

KFC’s Expansion to Morant Bay a Symbol of Economic Decentralisation – Minister Hill

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has welcomed the opening of KFC Morant Bay as an important symbol of economic decentralisation. The store, which is the 43rd KFC in Jamaica and the 29th outlet outside of Kingston, represents an investment of $350 million by franchise owners, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ). “This is the kind of...
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