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Hundreds of Lives Saved in 2025 – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, is welcoming the significant decline in murders, noting that 2025 will be remembered as a year in which hundreds of lives were saved and violent crime was significantly reduced. “Murders are down by 43...

National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Women Playing More Dominant Role in Human Trafficking

Fogging being conducted to destroy mosquito breeding site.

Chemicals Used in Mosquito Fogging Safe – Dr. Tufton

Commissioner Urges Persons to Comply with Police Instructions to Avoid Confrontations

Aerodromes Manager at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Claude Service, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on safety and security at the nation's airports during the busy holiday travel period.

AAJ Urges Vigilance During Busy Holiday Travel Period

Media Relations Officer at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Christopher Burke (right), assists Santa and his elf in handing out gifts to attendees at the JTB

5 months ago Tourism

PHOTOS: Jamaica Tourist Board’s Christmas Treat

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for 10 new tipper trucks presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The ceremony was held at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).

5 months ago Foreign AffairsHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Thanks China for Support After Hurricane Melissa

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed gratitude to the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its unwavering support to Jamaica and its people in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated sections of the island. “The Chinese Government has been very good to us,” Dr. Holness affirmed during a ceremony to hand over 10...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with Chief Executive Officer of NCB Foundation Jamaica Limited, Bruce Bowen (centre), and fisherman, Gervon Parchment, as they inspect fishing wires during the distribution of agricultural and fishing supplies at the Breds Foundation Complex in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (December 23), as part of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

5 months ago AgricultureFisheries

200 Farmers and Fisherfolk in Treasure Beach Receive $7m in Hurricane Recovery Supplies

Approximately 200 farmers and fisherfolk in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, received over $7 million in supplies and equipment on Tuesday (December 23) at the Breds Foundation Complex, as part of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. The National Commercial Bank Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, distributed critical resources to help restore livelihoods in one of the...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with responsibility for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Strategic Operations Portfolio and Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Dr. Gary McKenzie, shares Christmas holiday safeguards during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

5 months ago National Security and Peace

Shoppers Urged to Exercise Precautions for a Safer Christmas Season

Members of the public are urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive measures to safeguard children throughout the busy Christmas holiday period. This advice was issued by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with responsibility for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Strategic Operations Portfolio and Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Dr....

Representative of the Mount Salus Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Branch in St. Andrew, Trevor Jarrett (second left), receives a water pump from agricultural stakeholders including (from left) JAS Chief Executive Officer, Derron Grant; Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Acting Director General, Wayne Hunter; JAS President, Owen Dobson; Chief Technical Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, and Jamaica Coffee Growers Association (JCGA) President, Donald Salmon, during Tuesday’s (December 23) handover ceremony at the JAS head office on Church Street, Kingston. Farming inputs, including fertiliser, buckets, water boots, water pumps, and wheelbarrows, were distributed by the JAS to 120 coffee farmers from eastern parishes through collaboration with JCGA, JACRA, and Food for the Poor, as part of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

5 months ago Agriculture

JAS Donates Vital Farming Inputs to 120 Coffee Farmers in Hurricane Recovery Effort

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), on Tuesday (December 23), presented vital farming inputs to coffee farmers, a gesture aimed at strengthening agricultural recovery and boosting production in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The donated items—fertiliser, buckets, water boots, water pumps, and wheelbarrows—were distributed to approximately 120 farmers across Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas, and Portland. Speaking during the handover ceremony...

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Gary McKenzie, who is assigned to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Strategic Operations Portfolio and its Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

5 months ago National Security and Peace

Police Urge Motorists to Heighten Vigilance in Vehicle Management and Safekeeping

Motorists are being urged to exercise heightened vigilance in the management and safekeeping of their vehicles. This urging comes from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Gary McKenzie, who is assigned to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Strategic Operations Portfolio and its Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB). “One of the things that we note is that a lot of...

Departmental Nurse Manager for the Paediatric Department at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, Cassandra Jones-Watson (right) , accepts a donation of equipment from Public Relations Officer of the Hummingbirds Association in the Bahamas, Sharon Purser – Cooper, during a handover ceremony at the facility, on Monday ( December 22).

5 months ago Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Hospital Receives Medical Supplies and Equipment from Hummingbirds Association

The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in St. James, has received medical supplies and equipment valued at more than $1.2 million from the Hummingbirds Association, a Jamaican diaspora organisation based in The Bahamas. The donation, which includes bassinets, baby scales, infusion pumps and a paediatric laryngoscope, is expected to strengthen the hospital’s capacity to deliver safe, quality care to newborns and...