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Students from schools in St. Catherine display awards presented for outstanding performance in the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Friends of Region 6 awards ceremony held on Saturday (December 20), at the Old Harbour High school in St. Catherine.
Students from schools in St. Catherine display awards presented for outstanding performance in the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Friends of Region 6 awards ceremony held on Saturday (December 20), at the Old Harbour High school in St. Catherine.

Friends of Region 6 Recognise Outstanding Students, Educators from St. Catherine

Ten outstanding Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students from of St. Catherine have been awarded bursaries valued at $20,000 each by the Friends of Region 6. The presentation was made at the organisation’s annual awards ceremony held on Saturday (December 20),...
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addresses Monday’s (December 22) Quarterly Monetary Policy Report press conference at BOJ’s auditorium in downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addresses Monday’s (December 22) Quarterly Monetary Policy Report press conference at BOJ’s auditorium in downtown Kingston.

BOJ Holds Policy Rate at 5.75 Per Cent
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), accompanies Cynthia Johnson on a tour of her new house in Rock River, Clarendon, on Friday (December 19). The two-bedroom house was presented under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), accompanies Cynthia Johnson on a tour of her new house in Rock River, Clarendon, on Friday (December 19). The two-bedroom house was presented under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

Four Clarendon Families Get New Homes in Time for Christmas
Principal of the St. Catherine-based Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, Calvin Harris (right), presents students at the Pedro Plains Primary School in St. Elizabeth with relief supplies recently.
Principal of the St. Catherine-based Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, Calvin Harris (right), presents students at the Pedro Plains Primary School in St. Elizabeth with relief supplies recently.

Marlie Mount Primary Reaches Out to Schools in St. Elizabeth
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from right), looks on as Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (right), points to the destruction of the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth caused by Hurricane Melissa. Occasion was a tour of the area on Thursday (December 18), by a delegation from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). From left are Programme Manager for Programming and Country Engagement (PACE) at the Fund, Jihyea Kim; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Wayne Robertson; Executive Director of the FRLD, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong; and Acting Principal Director in the Climate Change Branch, Omar Alcock.
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from right), looks on as Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (right), points to the destruction of the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth caused by Hurricane Melissa. Occasion was a tour of the area on Thursday (December 18), by a delegation from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). From left are Programme Manager for Programming and Country Engagement (PACE) at the Fund, Jihyea Kim; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Wayne Robertson; Executive Director of the FRLD, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong; and Acting Principal Director in the Climate Change Branch, Omar Alcock.

Jamaica Leveraging International Partnerships in Rebuilding Effort

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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated centre), and Custos of St. Mary, Hon. Errol Johnson (seated, third left), are surrounded by newly installed Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. Mary, at the recent commissioning ceremony held at the Cabarita Inn & Grill in the parish.
Justice

JPs Urged to Support Residents Impacted by Hurricane

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to provide counselling and support to residents in areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa. “What would be nice is if you meet the residents [and] talk to them. Many of them need some counselling, some understanding, some guidance as to how they can recover,” he said. Minister Chuck...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green
AgricultureFisheries

$3-Billion Recovery Programme in Progress for Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors

A $3-billion recovery programme is being implemented by the Government as part of efforts to restore the agricultural and fisheries sectors, following widespread damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at a hybrid Recovery and Resilience Forum, hosted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) on December 17, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the response is...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), greets Kemtek Development and Construction Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director, Sylvester Tulloch, during Thursday’s (December 18) ceremony for the handover of building supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The presentation was made at Kemtek’s warehouse at Oak Estate in Greater Bernard Lodge, Portmore, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Mahatma Williams; ODPEM Senior Director of Mitigation Planning and Research, Michelle Edwards; and Kemtek Directors Garwin Tulloch, Handel Tulloch, and Karl Tulloch. The supplies, part of Kemtek’s $70-million Hurricane Melissa relief initiative, will aid communities in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and St. James.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLocal Government

Prime Minister Urges Greater Private Sector Role in Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging greater private-sector participation in the national recovery effort following Hurricane Melissa. He made the call while speaking during Thursday’s (December 18) presentation of building supplies, valued $50 million, to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) by Kemtek Development and Construction Limited. This contribution will support the rebuilding...
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Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown.
Agriculture

RADA Hosts Livestock Clinic in Westmoreland on December 19

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at the Westmoreland Parish Office in Llandilo, on Friday, December 19, beginning at 10 a.m. In an interview with JIS News, RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, said key partners will be on location to provide free animal health services. “You can bring your animals to benefit from professional veterinary...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Early Interventions by Government Yielding Results in Agricultural Sector

Early interventions by the Government are beginning to yield results in the agricultural sector, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, with signs of renewed production already emerging. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said swift action by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) allowed farmers to begin replanting shortly after the hurricane. He was speaking at...
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