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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).
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 Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced a $35 million renovation project for the Marie Atkins Night Shelter downtown Kingston this financial year. The project is the latest in a series of initiatives by Government...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday
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.
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.

AI Task Force to Develop Draft Policy By November
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects. Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses Wednesday’s (June 3) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects. Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses Wednesday’s (June 3) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

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

Corporate Jamaica, Public Sector Partners Support KPH

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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.
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,...
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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...
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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.
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...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers remarks during
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...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Says Engineering Excellence Is A National Necessity

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Hon. Robert Montague, says engineering excellence is not a luxury but a national necessity. “Tourism and agriculture, two major pillars of our economy, are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Engineering solutions must be critical in protecting tourism corridors, coastal infrastructure, irrigation...
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Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. María Julia Garcete Yegros, delivers remarks during the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Youth

Sustained Multisectoral Action to Safeguard Children’s Rights Emphasised

Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents, Dr. María Julia Garcete Yegros, says safeguarding and advancing children’s rights demands immediate and sustained action across all sectors of society. She made the assertion while addressing the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The...
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