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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers the keynote address at the National Policy-Level Workshop on 'Stronger and Greener Productive Capacities for a Just Transition in Jamaica' on Wednesday (February 11), held at S Hotel in New Kingston. The workshop, held in collaboration with Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), aims to utilise evidence-based data to examine Jamaica’s opportunities to strengthen productivity, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Minister Charles Jr. Calls for Multi-Sector Collaboration

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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the press launch of the Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference and Expo (GTRDCE) at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (February 9). The three-day event will be held from February 16 to 18 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme ‘Tourism Resilience in Action: From Crisis Response to Impactful Transformation’.

Global Tourism Resilience Conference and Expo to Be Held in Kenya

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant, gives an update on the company's restoration efforts at Wednesday's (February 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

JPS in “Last Mile” of Power Restoration

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (February 11) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Six Jamaicans to Participate in Ship for World Youth Programme

Additional 7,000 JPS Customers to Receive Power in Two Weeks

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Wednesday (February 11) at Jamaica House.

4 months ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Monitoring Situation in Cuba

The Government is considering what support could be provided to Jamaican students in Cuba, whose studies are being affected by fuel shortages and electricity disruptions in that country. Speaking at the post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 11), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said the matter was discussed...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

4 months ago Governor General

G-G Delivers 2026/27 Throne Speech on February 12

The Ceremonial Opening of Parliament for Fiscal Year 2026/27 will take place on Thursday, February 12 at George William Gordon House, beginning at 11:00 a.m. It symbolises the start of a new legislative session. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the Government’s legislative agenda and projects and...

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Natacha Marzolf, delivers remarks at a Minister

4 months ago Development

IDB Lauds Jamaica’s Science & Innovation Plans

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Natacha Marzolf, has commended the Government of Jamaica for prioritising science, technology and innovation within the national development agenda. Ms. Marzolf was speaking at a Minister's Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 6). She welcomed the convening of the high-level dialogue by...

Administrative Manager in the Customer Relations Management Division, National Housing Trust, Shara Luke Cooper addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on February 5.

4 months ago Housing

NHT Pays Out $409 Million Under Hurricane Melissa Grant Facility

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reporting that approximately $409 million has been paid out to contributors under its Hurricane Melissa Relief Grant initiative. Administrative Manager in the Customer Relations Management Division at the NHT, Shara Luke Cooper, made the disclosure during a recent JIS Think Tank. She noted that the figure represents 1,049 of the 3,898 applications received as...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee (left), commends Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) staff, who designed the new Computerised Maintenance Management System, following the launch at the SRHA offices in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (February 5). They are (from second left) Rohan Smith, Toni-Ann Rodney, Ryan Dixon, Saede Nisbeth, O

4 months ago Health & Wellness

SRHA Launches Homegrown Maintenance Management System

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has developed and implemented its own Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to more effectively manage the maintenance of infrastructure and equipment at hospitals and health centres across the region. The digital platform, built by staff members Rohan Smith, Toni-Ann Rodney, Ryan Dixon, Saede Nisbeth, O'Nelia Caballero and Jozané Bryan, overhauls traditional maintenance approaches, improving...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), has a drink of water at the recent official commissioning of the Quarry Hill Pipeline Improvement Project at the Quarry Hill Basic School in St. Catherine. He is joined by Regional Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Gawaine Johnson (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Wayne O. Robertson (third right), Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South, Fitz Jackson (right), and other stakeholders.

4 months ago Vision 2030Water

Quarry Hill Gets Reliable Access to Water

More than 2,000 residents of Quarry Hill in St. Catherine now have reliable access to potable water, following the completion of the $36-million Quarry Hill Pipeline Improvement Project. Undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), the project involved the installation of approximately 5.2 kilometres of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) distribution pipelines to resolve low-pressure issues, and improve reliability, efficiency, and quality...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), receives a vinyl token titled

4 months ago CultureForeign Affairs

Minister Grange Receives Jamaica-Argentina Cultural Token

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, was presented with a commemorative vinyl token titled ‘Jamaica-Argentina: A Tango-Reggae SoundClash’ during the Bob Marley tribute concert at Emancipation Park in Kingston on Friday (February 6). The token was handed over by Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica, His Excellency Marcelo Balbi Calvo, as part of a cultural initiative developed...