Jamaica’s National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy, which enabled an immediate response to Hurricane Melissa, is among major financial achievements of the Government in the 2025/26 fiscal year. “All disaster risk financing instruments were triggered. The deposits in the Contingencies Fund and the National Natural Disaster Reserve Fund, they financed relief, rehabilitation and initial reconstruction, supplemented by donor flows,” said...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on heads of Jamaica’s diplomatic and consular missions to leverage foreign policy as a fundamental  tool for securing total economic independence for the country. Noting that a strong economy is essential for true sovereignty, he directed the envoys to focus on building strong partnerships that safeguard the country’s international credibility,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging greater collaboration across all sectors to build Jamaica’s economic resilience through increased and sustained productivity. He was speaking at the National Policy-Level Workshop on ‘Stronger and Greener Productive Capacities for a Just Transition in Jamaica’ on Wednesday (February 11), held at the S Hotel in New Kingston. The...

The fourth staging of the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference and Expo (GTRDCE) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from February 16 to 18. The three-day event will take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Under the theme ‘Tourism Resilience in Action: From Crisis Response to Impactful Transformation’, the focus will be on building a sector capable of...

Crews from North America, who have been in Jamaica to assist with power restoration efforts since late October 2025, will depart the island this weekend, as the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company enters the final phase of recovery and restoration. JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant, made the disclosure in his address at Wednesday’s (February 11) post-Cabinet press...

Six Jamaicans will be participating in the 37th Ship for World Youth (SWY) Programme in Japan, from February 15 to March 13. SWY is an international youth leadership and exchange initiative implemented by the Government of Japan. The announcement was made by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Wednesday’s (February 11)...

An additional 7,000 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers will have their power reinstated over the next two weeks, says the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant. “This will reduce the number of customers without power to fewer than 10,000 by the end of February,” he said. Mr. Grant was addressing Wednesday’s (February 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...