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JIS Urges Vigilance Amid Circulation of Deceptive AI Content

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is alerting members of the public to a fraudulent video circulating online that deceptively uses Al-generated content featuring the agency’s branding, programme format, one of our presenter’s image and voice replica, to promote an investment...
Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.
Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.

TAJ Rolls Out New Electronic Vehicle Registration Certificate System
Administrative Manager at the National Housing Trust, Shara Luke Cooper.
Administrative Manager at the National Housing Trust, Shara Luke Cooper.

NHT Expands Cash Refunds to Private-Sector Workers and Self-Employed Persons with Mortgages
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Chairman, Public Procurement Commission, Milverton Reynolds, during the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Chairman, Public Procurement Commission, Milverton Reynolds, during the agency’s fifth anniversary thanksgiving service at Celebration Church in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Sunday (July 20).

PHOTOS: Public Procurement Commission Fifth Anniversary Thanksgiving Service
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the official opening of the Tourism Product Development Company’s new office in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on July 16.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the official opening of the Tourism Product Development Company’s new office in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on July 16.

Gov’t Reaffirms South Coast Tourism Development Strategy

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The six-member all-female team from Charlemont High School that placed first in the fashion category of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Upcycling Competition with a floor sweeping dress design constructed from recycled jeans materials. They received their prizes during a ceremony held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) offices in Kingston on July 18.
Commerce

CAC Hosts Upcycling Competition

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) on Friday (July 18) held its inaugural Upcycling Competition awards ceremony at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) offices in Kingston. The initiative enabled participants to showcase their artistic skills by transforming discarded materials into unique and functional pieces. Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, told JIS News that the aim of the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Minister Calls for Capacity-Building in Some Sectors to Support Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has emphasised the need to build capacity in the local agricultural and manufacturing sectors to support the growing demands of the tourism industry. Speaking at the handover of a police vehicle to the Pedro Plains Police Station in St. Elizabeth, on July 16, Mr. Bartlett outlined that the tourism sector’s success depends heavily on...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony to break ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18).
HousingPrime Minister

NHT Surpasses Target In Delivering Housing Solutions

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has surpassed its mandated target of building 43,000 housing solutions, delivering more than 50,000 homes since April 2021, a significant milestone in Jamaica’s efforts to tackle the housing deficit. Addressing the ceremony to break ground for the agency’s Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18), Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on July 18. Colonel Pryce explained the implementation of the electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness on July 21.
Transport

ITA Launches E-Fitness System July 21

Beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will officially launch its Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness (e-Fitness) system, eliminating the issuance of paper certificates at the end of vehicle inspections. This digital transformation is aimed at improving efficiency, enhancing data security, and delivering faster service to motorists. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank...
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The rehabilitated Annotto Bay Fire Station in St. Mary, which was reopened on June 10.
Local Government

Decrease in Genuine Fire Calls, Fire-Related Deaths in 2024

Genuine fire calls decreased by 14.2 per cent last year, with 9,775 calls reported, and the number of fire-related deaths also declined by 15.6 per cent. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2024. Nine parishes recorded a reduction in fires, with the largest decreases observed in St. James, St. Mary...
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Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Gary McKenzie, speaks at a handover ceremony for a new vehicle donated to the Pedro Plains Police Station, in St. Elizabeth, by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), on Wednesday (July 16).
National Security

Head of PSTEB Welcomes Donation of Vehicle to Pedro Plains Police Station

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Gary McKenzie, has welcomed the donation of a new vehicle to the Pedro Plains Police Station in St. Elizabeth. He emphasised its importance in enhancing police mobility and supporting ongoing crime reduction efforts in St. Elizabeth. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the station...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates the newly installed Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, the Hon. Lennox Anderson-Jackson, during the official installation ceremony held at Rusea
National SecurityPrime Minister

Hanoverians, You Should be Proud – PM

Hanover’s 75 per cent reduction in murders is being hailed by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as an example of what can be achieved through well executed crime-fighting strategies and collaboration with stakeholders. Eight murders were recorded in the parish up to July 10, which is a significant decline over the 31 murders reported for the same...
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