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Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, delivers the keynote address at the North Street Seventh-day Adventist Education and Career Expo 2025, held Thursday (May 22) on the church compound in Kingston.
Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, delivers the keynote address at the North Street Seventh-day Adventist Education and Career Expo 2025, held Thursday (May 22) on the church compound in Kingston.

Cabinet Secretary Highlights Importance of Education

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, is encouraging Jamaicans to view education as a tool for personal development and economic independence. “Education is the equaliser. We have to become independent adults who can make decisions on our own, provide clothing, shelter and...
The Vineyards Toll Plaza featuring the newly constructed TAG lane to the left of the canopy.
The Vineyards Toll Plaza featuring the newly constructed TAG lane to the left of the canopy.

Freetown Interchange Is A Community Investment – Minister Vaz
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton (right), addresses the entity’s first Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series for the 2025/2026 fiscal year at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, May 22. Looking on is Senior Director of Regulation, Policy, Monitoring and Enforcement at JSEZA, Ainsley Brown.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton (right), addresses the entity’s first Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series for the 2025/2026 fiscal year at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, May 22. Looking on is Senior Director of Regulation, Policy, Monitoring and Enforcement at JSEZA, Ainsley Brown.

Businesses Urged to Build “Geopolitical Muscle”
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, pays respects to late trade unionist Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, by laying a wreath at her monument at the Kingston Craft Market in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (May 21). The Workers Week activity honoured one of Jamaica’s earliest female trade unionists.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, pays respects to late trade unionist Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, by laying a wreath at her monument at the Kingston Craft Market in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (May 21). The Workers Week activity honoured one of Jamaica’s earliest female trade unionists.

Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Agnes “Aggie” Bernard Monument – Phots Only
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right) greets Deacon and Chairman of Evangelism and Missions, Kingston Open Bible Church, Eric Hosin (left) at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) 70th anniversary church service held at the Church of the Open Bible in Kingston on April 6. Looking on are President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell (second left) and Director of Tourism, Donovan White.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right) greets Deacon and Chairman of Evangelism and Missions, Kingston Open Bible Church, Eric Hosin (left) at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) 70th anniversary church service held at the Church of the Open Bible in Kingston on April 6. Looking on are President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell (second left) and Director of Tourism, Donovan White.

JTB 70th Anniversary Church Service

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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (left), along with Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (centre) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts, participate in the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on April 6.
Industry

Industrial Disputes Tribunal 50th Anniversary Church Service

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (left), along with Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (centre) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts, participate in the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on April 6.
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Representatives of the Duncans Development Area Committee that won the quiz competition during the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Community Development Committee Conference and Quiz at the First Assembly of God Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Thursday (April 3). They are (from left) Hopeton Shreeves, Serena Virgo, Jodi-Ann Gordon-Williams, Kareen Small-Miranda, Sidannie Merchant and Leontashae Demillion.
Tourism

Trelawny Parish Development Committee Ahead of National Benchmarks in Community Development

The Trelawny Parish Development Committee (TPDC) stands ahead of national benchmarks in community development, with verified Community Development Committees (CDCs) active in over 60 per cent of its communities. Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith, made the disclosure while addressing the SDC and TPDC Community Development Committee Conference and Quiz at the First Assembly of God...
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Director of Operations at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left) speaks to a resident of Cassava Piece during a walk-through in the St. Andrew community on Wednesday (April 2). She was joined by Public Health Inspectors Naschune Taylor and Darien Thomas. The stakeholders from the NSWMA and the health department sensitised residents about proper garbage disposal during the walk-through, which was conducted in response to concerns about illegal dumping.
Local Government

NSWMA Urges Cassava Piece Residents to Stop Illegal Dumping

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging residents of Cassava Piece in St. Andrew to stop dumping garbage in a gully that runs through the community. Director of Operations at the NSWMA, Aretha McFarlane stressed that illegal dumping poses severe health and environmental risks. “We can't continue to have this. We have to take care of the health...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaks with designer, Vintage Chic, Shanna Campbell about her handmade pieces, during the opening ceremony for Expo Jamaica 2025 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew on April 3.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Gov’t Remains Committed to Facilitating an Enabling Investment Environment

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has committed to ensuring that the policies and initiatives of the Government remain aligned with entrepreneurs, thereby creating an enabling environment that fosters investment. “To our manufacturers and exporters… your effort represents the heart of our economic progress, your resilience, innovation, and entrepreneurial courage has carried Brand Jamaica to every corner of...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) shares a photo opportunity with newly appointed Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Hanover, Lennox Anderson-Jackson (centre), and Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during the swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on Friday (April 4).
Governor General

Lennox Anderson-Jackson Sworn in as Custos of Hanover

Lennox Anderson-Jackson is the new Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Hanover. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presented Mr. Anderson-Jackson with the Instrument of Office during a swearing-in ceremony held at King’s House on Friday (April 4). He succeeds the late Dr. David Stair, who was installed as Custos of Hanover in March 2009 and served...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Centralized Storage Facility at the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston on Friday (April 4). Sharing in the moment are Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Errol Greene (second right), Chaplain, Rev. Whitson Williams (right) and General manager of the Golden Age Home, Zonia Foster Forbes.
Local Government

Golden Age Home Gets Centralized Storage Facility

In the latest in a series of improvements to the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston, the Government-run institution has received a $25 million centralized storage facility. The newly constructed building with office spaces, archives and rooms for the storage of food and other supplies, was officially opened by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...
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