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Commanding Officer for the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Lloyd Darby, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Commanding Officer for the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Lloyd Darby, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Speeding and Distracted Driving Dangerous Combination – JCF

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning motorists that speeding and distracted driving continue to be a dangerous combination, contributing to road crashes and fatalities across the island. Commanding Officer for the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Senior...
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is joined by Police Inspector Devon Gordon in painting a pedestrian crossing during Labour Day activities in Grants Pen, St. Andrew, on Monday (May 25).
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is joined by Police Inspector Devon Gordon in painting a pedestrian crossing during Labour Day activities in Grants Pen, St. Andrew, on Monday (May 25).

PHOTOS: Labour Day Activities In Grants Pen, St. Andrew
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), participates in the 16th anniversary Church Service of the National Education Trust (NET), held earlier this year at the Christian Fellowship World Outreach in Kingston. He is joined by staff from NET.
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), participates in the 16th anniversary Church Service of the National Education Trust (NET), held earlier this year at the Christian Fellowship World Outreach in Kingston. He is joined by staff from NET.

PHOTOS: NET Celebrates 16 Years
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares in dialogue with Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, Roberto Canseco Martínez, during a recent call by the Ambassador at the Ministry in Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares in dialogue with Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, Roberto Canseco Martínez, during a recent call by the Ambassador at the Ministry in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Ambassador of Mexico Calls on Foreign Affairs Minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Chetwood Memorial Primary School Grand Gala, held at the Grand-A-View Hotel in St. James on Sunday (May 24).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Chetwood Memorial Primary School Grand Gala, held at the Grand-A-View Hotel in St. James on Sunday (May 24).

Deputy Prime Minister Commends Chetwood Primary’s Century of Excellence

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The Norwood Community Centre in St. James.
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Improvement At Norwood Community Centre

The Norwood Community Centre in St. James has been improved following a painting exercise on Labour Day (May 25) and the commissioning of a $4.5-million solar unit, which will provide electrical power to the facility. The project was completed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). In an interview with JIS News, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security...
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Representatives from the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, and the National Energy Skills Center Technical Institute (NESC-TI) in Trinidad and Tobago, pause for a photo while touring CASE
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Educators Underscore Importance of CASE-Trinidad Technical Institute Renewable Energy Partnership

President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, Dr. Derrick Deslandes, has underscored the importance of the partnership in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture forged with the National Energy Skills Centre Technical Institute (NESC-TI) in Trinidad and Tobago through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Similar sentiments have been expressed by NESC-TI Subject Matter...
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Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), along with Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School, Sheryl Thomas Lawes (left), and Paul Mountain resident, Deloris Plummer, plant palm trees along the school
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Guanaboa Vale Police Laboured At Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes, they cut overgrown shrubs, cleared debris and planted palm trees along the perimeter fence to enhance the landscape. The Labour...
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Health & WellnessPress Release

Health Alert: Travel Caution to Ebola Affected Countries

Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise members of the public to review their travel plans and avoid traveling to or transiting through affected countries. Although the WHO assesses the risk...
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Social Development Commission (SDC) St. Mary Parish Manager, Shawin Reynolds, participates in Labour Day clean-up activities at Clembhard’s Park in Port Maria, on Monday (May 25).
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St. Mary Labour Day Effort Centres On Revitalising Clembhard’s Park

Revitalising community spaces and fostering civic pride were among the key objectives behind the St. Mary Municipal Corporation’s decision to select Clembhard’s Park in Port Maria as the site for its 2026 Labour Day Project on Monday (May 25). The project was carried out under the national Labour Day theme: ‘One People, One Purpose: In All Things Jamaica Wins’. Activities...
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Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Spanish Town,  Councillor Norman Scott (right), along with Parish Manager at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Shana-Lee Archibald (centre), break ground for the construction  of  sanitary facilities at the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). Looking on at left is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter. The cemetery was the St. Catherine Parish Project for Labour Day 2026. 
Labour Day 2026Local Government

Strong Turnout for St. Catherine Parish Project

Scores of persons turned out to participate in the clean-up of the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). The Labour Day Parish Project, spearheaded by the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, focused on the removal of overgrown shrubs and general cleaning. Ground was also broken for the construction of sanitary facilities. “Today, we are...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is joined by Major Phillip Edwards of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in painting a grill, during Labour Day activities at St. Anne
EducationLabour Day 2026Youth

St. Anne’s Primary Gets Facelift for Labour Day

Students at St. Anne’s Primary School in Kingston will return to classes to find much cleaner and brighter surroundings following Labour Day works carried out by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information at the institution on Monday, May 25. The project, which was also in observance of Child Month, focused on cleaning and painting the entire school. Portfolio...
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