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Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 18th Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 13). Listening (from second left) are Coordinator, Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Christopher Corbin; European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola; Ambassador-Designate of France in Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss; and UNEP Head Regional Seas Branch, Alberto Pacheco.
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 18th Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 13). Listening (from second left) are Coordinator, Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Christopher Corbin; European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola; Ambassador-Designate of France in Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss; and UNEP Head Regional Seas Branch, Alberto Pacheco.

Minister Samuda Underscores Importance of Cartagena Convention

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, has underscored the enduring importance of the Cartagena Convention. The charter, officially titled the ‘Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region’, is...
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Eighteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Monday (October 13).
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Eighteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Monday (October 13).

Jamaica Reaffirms Commitment to Ratify SPAW Protocol
Commanding Officer for the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, addresses the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Black River on October 9.
Commanding Officer for the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, addresses the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Black River on October 9.

St. Elizabeth Police Report 25-Year Low In Homicides
Pollution Prevention Branch Coordinator, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shannon Douse.
Pollution Prevention Branch Coordinator, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shannon Douse.

NEPA Revises National Guideline for Testing Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Pipelines
A part of the more than 300 young people who participated in the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) series of empowerment and development activities under the European Union (EU)-sponsored BRIDGE Project, at the graduation and close out ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday, October 9.
A part of the more than 300 young people who participated in the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) series of empowerment and development activities under the European Union (EU)-sponsored BRIDGE Project, at the graduation and close out ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday, October 9.

Hundreds of Young People Benefit from Bridge Project

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Members of the We Blossom Foundation Inc, hand over a studio house to mother of six, Joy Nettleford (fourth left) on October 11, in the deep rural Clarendon community of Long Bough. Others (from left are) daughter of the beneficiary, Tracey-Ann Morgan, members of the group, Everette Lawrence, Denise Gayle, Gerald Lawrence, Donovan Lawrence, and community member, Robert Johnson.
Housing

Mother of Six Gets Housing Unit

A mother of six children from the deep rural community of Long Bough in Clarendon, has been gifted a studio house, built at a cost of over $3 million, by the We Blossom Foundation Inc. The unit was presented to Joy Nettleford on Saturday (October 11), where the Foundation also staged a community event, and distributed over 150 educational packages...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a press briefing held at S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (October 9). He is joined by Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left), and Regional Technical Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Diane Campbell-Stennett.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Moves Ahead with Plans to Expand Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernise the Type V Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre in St. James, as part of the government’s commitment to enhance and develop Jamaica’s primary healthcare facilities. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, announced that the Ministry has reached an agreement to acquire the lands adjoining...
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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Skills

Showcase of Talent at Worldskills Jamaica National Competition

Jamaica’s best and brightest in technical skills and innovation were showcased over three days, from October 1-3, at the WorldSkills Jamaica’s National Skills Competition 2025 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Organised by the HEART/NSTA Trust, the event attracted more than 120 competitors from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions across 20 skills areas, including agriculture, apparel, automotive...
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Skills

Heart NSTA/Trust Aligning Training with Industry Needs

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, says the agency is committed to aligning training to meet industry needs. She informed that resources are being focused on equipping persons with skills in emerging fields where demand is strongest. “One in every three HEART enrollees, more than 16,000 individuals, is being trained in information communication technologies, logistics, construction, manufacturing...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. ( right), converses with Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris (left), and Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Trevor Prevatt, during a workshop for persons with disabilities, held on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The workshop was part of the CTU Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025 activities.
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Gov’t Reviewing Proposals to Enhance Telecoms Services for Persons with Disabilities

The Government is currently reviewing proposals designed to enhance telecommunications services for persons with disabilities islandwide. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure while addressing a workshop for persons with disabilities, held on Thursday (October 2) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, as part of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and...
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Minister of Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre); General Manager for the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, Keith Blake (second left); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington (fifth left), with JUTC team members and representatives from the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, lifestyle and travel bloggers, and members of the media, to officially introduce the JUTC Rural Express Service, on Wednesday (October 1) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.
Transport

JUTC Rural Express Bus Service Launched

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) Rural Express routes promise to be a game changer for the industry, providing a comfortable and convenient travel option for rural commuters. Commuters will now have access to express connections from Kingston to Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, Mandeville, and May Pen. To celebrate the new premium routes, the JUTC has implemented an introductory...
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