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State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, addressing the inaugural Children of Excellence Awards 2026 on May 28 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

Gov’t Strengthening Mental Health Support for Young People

State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, says the Government continues to strengthen mental health support for the youth as research shows increasing levels of anxiety, depression, trauma, bullying, and social isolation among adolescents. “Importantly,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left) greets Commander of Carrier Strike Group 11on the USS Nimitz, Rear Admiral Cassidy Norman (right) at the arrival ceremony and media tour of the vessel at the Kingston Freeport Terminal on Monday (June 1). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Brigade Commander of Maritime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC) at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Brigadier Elon Clarke and United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner.

Visit of USS NIMITZ a Symbol of Friendship Between Jamaica, US

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), cuts the ribbon to mark the symbolic opening of the rehabilitated Fontabelle to Geddes Town Road in St. Mary on May 29. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Land Titling and Settlement and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), along with (from left) Managing Director of Wadmar Construction Limited, Mark Knight; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Fitzroy Wilson; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace. The road rehabilitation project was financed by the TEF at a cost of $27.5 million

Newly Rehabilitated Roadway in St. Mary to Boost Heritage Tourism and Community Development

Chair, Jamaica Diaspora Day of Service and Empowerment Subcommittee, Dr. Sylvanus Thompson.

Montego Bay Craft Market to Benefit from Diaspora Conference Initiative

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers address of Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at the opening of the 12th Annual Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICAB) Conference, on June 1, at the ROK Hotel, in Kingston.

Governor-General Calls for Greater Regional Collaboration to Fight Corruption

Senior Superintendent of Police, Carlos Russell (seated, centre), Commanding Officer for St. Ann Division, with award recipients at the St. Ann Divisional Conference and Awards Ceremony, held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, May 28.

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Discovery Bay Police Station is Tops in St. Ann

The Discovery Bay Police Station walked away as the top station for the St. Ann Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the parish’s Divisional Conference and Awards Ceremony, held at the Cardiff Hotel & Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, May 28. The event, celebrated under the theme: ‘Delivering Excellence In Policing Through Resilience And Professionalism’,...

Jamaica’s outgoing Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (right), joins OAS Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, and Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Laura Gil (second left), in unveiling the portrait of late Jamaican women’s rights pioneer and former parliamentarian, Princess May Lawes, in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 29. Looking on is Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), Alejandra Mora Mora.

1 week ago Foreign Affairs

OAS Honours Late Jamaican Trailblazer, Princess Lawes, with Portrait Unveiling

The Organization of American States (OAS), on May 29, honoured late Jamaican women’s rights pioneer and former parliamentarian, Princess May Lawes, by unveiling her portrait in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The tribute, organised by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) in collaboration with Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the OAS, celebrated Miss Lawes’...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts the ceremonial ribbon to mark the completion of the Hills of Spicy Grove Infrastructure Project in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 24. He is joined (from left) by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Hon. Robert Montague; Custos Rotulorum for St. Mary, Hon. Errol Johnson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

1 month ago Works / Construction

Gov’t Regularisation of Informal Settlements Will Not Displace Residents – PM Holness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans not to fear Government efforts to regularise informal communities, assuring that these actions will not lead to the displacement of residents. He gave this assurance while addressing residents of The Hills of Spicy Grove Infrastructure Project in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 24. Dr. Holness noted that recent experiences,...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein (second left); and Acting Director, Family Health Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Julia Rowe-Porter (left), present the Port Maria Health District with their prize for winning the HPV jingle competition during a Vaccination Drive and Health Fair in Port Maria, St. Mary, on April 30.

1 month ago Health & Wellness

Health Fair to Mark Vaccination Week in the Americas

Port Maria, St. Mary, was the site for Jamaica’s commemoration of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2026 with a Vaccination Outreach and Health Fair at the Giant Family Mart Car Park on Thursday, April 30. The event offered the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine, Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine, Hepatitis B Vaccine, Influenza (Flu) Vaccine and...

Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Audrey Sewell (right, seated); and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Dr. David Lowe (seated left), share a photo opportunity with members of the P4 team during a Staff Recognition Brunch at the agency’s offices in Kingston on Friday (May 1).

1 month ago Development

P4 Division of DBJ Commended for Contribution to National Development

Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Audrey Sewell, has hailed the Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation (P4) Division at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) for its stellar contribution to Jamaica’s development. Mrs. Sewell was delivering the main address at a Staff Recognition Brunch for the P4 Division, held at the DBJ’s offices in Kingston on Friday (May 1). “You have been a part...

Chief Executive Officer of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Shaun Cameron (right), and representative of the Croydon, United Kingdom (UK)-based volunteer group, Dr Andrew Brown, present a cheque to Principal of Unity Primary in Strathbogie, Westmoreland, Dawnette Hall-Beharie, on Tuesday (April 28), in support of post-Hurricane Melissa relief efforts.

1 month ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryJamaican Diaspora

UK Diaspora Volunteers Partner with CIB to Deliver Post-Hurricane Aid in Westmoreland

A United Kingdom (UK) based volunteer group, in partnership with the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), has delivered vital humanitarian aid to residents of Darliston, Westmoreland, and schools in nearby communities, as recovery efforts continue six months after Hurricane Melissa. The initiative, which includes the donation of food and essential supplies, is being led by volunteers from Croydon in the UK...

Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Territorial Officer for Hanover, Deputy Superintendent of Police Nadine Murray-Brown.

1 month ago National Security and PeaceYouth

JCF to Launch ‘Operation Grief Relief’ in Hanover Schools

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is preparing to launch a new initiative across the Hanover Division that will provide counselling and support to students affected by trauma, particularly those exposed to violence or the loss of loved ones. The programme, titled ‘Operation Grief Relief’, will be introduced during Child Month in May and is expected to be implemented across the...