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Jamaica's former Ambassador to the United States and Minister of Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Audrey P. Marks.

Minister Marks to Co-Host UN Open Source Week

Event Overview Ambassador the Honourable Audrey Marks, OJ, MP, has been invited to co-host United Nations Open Source Week 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York from 22–26 June 2026. In this prominent role, Jamaica will help shape international...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Ministerial Update at Jamaica House on Thursday (June 18).

TCN Arrangement Was Initiated by the US – Senator Morris Dixon

State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee (left) addressing a media briefing for the Jamaica Moves Fit Stops, at Creative Factory in Kingston. Looking on is State Minister, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison.

Jamaicans Invited to Participate In Summer Fit Stops

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Ddebate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 3).

$35 Million Marie Atkins Night Shelter Renovation As Gov’t Bolsters Services for the Homeless

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday's (June 3) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Historic USS Nimitz Visit Positions Jamaica As A Potential Global Logistics Powerhouse

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 2.

3 weeks ago Sectoral Debate 2026/27

AI Task Force to Develop Draft Policy By November

The National AI (artificial intelligence) Task Force is to develop a National AI Draft Policy by November 2026. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 2....

3 weeks ago Office of the Prime Minister

JSIF’s $27-Billion National Recovery Plan to Impact One Million Jamaicans

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will invest $27 billion in the Jamaica National Recovery and Resilience Project (JNRRP) over the next five years, bringing benefits to almost one million persons. Under the project, 100 schools will be rehabilitated and eight resilience hubs for critical public services will be built. The announcement was made by Minister without Portfolio in the...

A National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team member trims a tree on the grounds of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of the Labour Day activities at the downtown Kingston facility on May 25.

3 weeks ago Health & WellnessLabour Day 2026

Corporate Jamaica, Public Sector Partners Support KPH

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dwayne Francis, has commended the corporate sponsors, public sector agencies and volunteers, who supported improvement projects across the hospital compound on Labour Day on May 25. He told JIS News that the hospital selected several key areas for rehabilitation. “We specifically chose two main areas …the Outpatients Department (OPD) South waiting...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 2.

3 weeks ago Sectoral Debate 2026/27Technology

Enforcement Provisions of Data Protection Act to Be Fully Activated

Measures are being taken to ensure that enforcement provisions of the Data Protection Act will be fully activated and to further place the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) on a path to becoming a technically capable, enforcement-ready national data protection authority. The Data Protection Act, passed in 2020, established the framework for how personal data in Jamaica is collected,...

3 weeks ago Education

JTC Playing Pivotal Role In Implementation of Digital Jamaica Programme

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) is playing a pivotal role in the strategic implementation of the Digital Jamaica Programme, in partnership with the European Union (EU), to reshape the nation’s education sector and position teachers and students to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital society. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JTC, Dr. Winsome Gordon, said...

Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Giovanni Dennis (second left) shares a photo opportunity with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right); Deputy CEO, Celia Lindsay; and Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Information Division of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nicola-Ann Brown Pinnock.

4 weeks ago Information

New JIS CEO Appointed

Award-winning Journalist Giovanni Dennis is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, introduced Mr. Dennis to the leadership team at the agency’s headquarters at Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston on Monday (June 1). She said that the Government is expecting great...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers remarks during

4 weeks ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Urges Shift To Tourism As Driver of National Development

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has emphasised that tourism must move beyond the traditional focus on arrivals and hotel occupancy to become a powerful driver of national development. Speaking during ‘The Event Playbook: Strategies for Event Tourism Success’ workshop on Thursday (May 28) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, Minister Bartlett noted that...