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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, addresses Friday’s (June 27) signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership involving the Ministry, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and HEART NSTA Trust to provide inmates and wards of the State with the skills and training deemed necessary to secure a meaningful employment upon release. The signing took place at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, addresses Friday’s (June 27) signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership involving the Ministry, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and HEART NSTA Trust to provide inmates and wards of the State with the skills and training deemed necessary to secure a meaningful employment upon release. The signing took place at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston.

MOU Signed To Equip Inmates And Wards With Skills For Reintegration And Employment

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the Ministry of National Security, Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and HEART/NSTA Trust to equip inmates and wards of the State with the skills and training necessary to secure meaningful employment...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (June 27).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (June 27).

Senate Passes Tougher Praedial Larceny Law To Safeguard Farmers
The Poko Loko Floating Bar located at Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, is back in operation. 
The Poko Loko Floating Bar located at Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, is back in operation. 

Poko Loko Floating Bar Attraction Back In Operation
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2024 ceremony held on Saturday (May 31) on the lawns of Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2024 ceremony held on Saturday (May 31) on the lawns of Jamaica House.

43 Young Jamaicans Honoured with PM’s Youth Awards
General Manager, Chain of Hope Jamaica, Nola Phillpotts Brown.
General Manager, Chain of Hope Jamaica, Nola Phillpotts Brown.

Mending Little Hearts: Chain Of Hope Transforming Pediatric Cardiac Care In Jamaica

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.
Housing

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Houses To Two Families in Clarendon

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight...
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Grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, Tanoya Garvey, poses with her first place trophy for Agri-Technology and Innovation in the 2025 Jamaica 4-H Clubs
EducationInnovation

Tanoya Garvey Wins 4-H Innovator Award For Aquaponic System

Eighteen-year-old Tanoya Garvey is looking to reshape the country’s agricultural landscape with her award-winning aquaponic system. The sustainable food production network provides a solution to some of the pressing challenges faced by farmers such as limited access to land, irrigation and costly inputs such as fertilisers. The grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, took home the...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Dorothy Allen (centre), cut the ribbon to her new two-bedroom home in Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine on Friday (May 30). They are joined by Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

With New House, NSHP Beneficiary Looks To Restart Poultry Business

With the keys to a new two-bedroom house provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Dorothy Allen is looking forward to a much brighter future. The mother of four from Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine, explained that with the new property she will be able to restart her poultry farming business with the possibility of expanding to pigs...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), with (from left) Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown; and Principal of Franklyn Town Primary School, in Kingston, Rohan Trevelen. The Minister and other government officials conducted a tour of the School on Thursday (May 29).
Education

Education Ministry To Roll Out Curriculum Instruction And Assessment Road Map In Sept.

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be rolling out its new Curriculum Instruction and Assessment (CIA) road map in September of this year. Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown, who made the disclosure, said under the initiative, the Ministry will be providing special...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), receives samples of canned conch from Jamaica Conch Cluster (JCC) Lead, Roderick Francis, during Thursday’s (May 29) closing-out ceremony for the two-year JCC Project at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Kingston office. In the background is Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman.
AgricultureFisheries

Minister Green Hails Jamaica Conch Cluster Project’s Contribution To Sustainable Fisheries

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Thursday (May 29), applauded members of the Jamaica Conch Cluster (JCC) Project for their achievements. These include establishing the world’s first and only Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Queen Conch fishery. Additionally, eight of the 11 JCC members received MSC Chain of Custody certification, assuring consumers that the product meets...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

Gov’t Suspends Yallahs Market Fees During $20m Renovation

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has suspended the collection of market fees from vendors occupying the Yallahs Market in St. Thomas until next year. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28). He indicated that the market, currently undergoing renovations at...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in planting trees at the Mason River Environmental and Research Park in Clarendon, during National Labour Day activities on May 23. Labour Day 2025 was celebrated under the theme
Community

Residents Welcome Environmental And Research Park At Mason River In Clarendon

Residents of Mason River and surrounding communities in North Clarendon are grateful for the work being undertaken by the Government to establish the Environmental and Research Park, to further protect a landscape that is rich in unique biodiversity. The Mason River Protected Area plays an essential role in the lives and livelihood of surrounding and wider communities, offering numerous ecosystem...
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