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Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, displays a copy of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at a JIS Think Tank, on June 11.
Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, displays a copy of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at a JIS Think Tank, on June 11.

NEPA Advances Efforts to Align Country’s Waste Export Practices with Basel Convention

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advancing efforts to align Jamaica’s waste export practices with recent global amendments, under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. The amendments, which include...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10).

Special Programme to Ensure Proper Names of Roads
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.

PM Commissions Region’s First Tree-Relocation Device
Assistant Vice President of Public Relations & Corporate Affairs at Supreme Ventures, Chloleen Daley-Muschett (second left) presents a tablet to student at Best Care Special Education School, Arianna Smith (centre), during the official handover of 34 devices at the school’s Trevennion Road location in Kingston on June 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Board/Company Secretary, Best Care Foundation, Dr. David Knight; Principal, Best Care Special Education School, Dr. Marcia Peak; and Board Chairman, Best Care Foundation, Orville Johnson.
Assistant Vice President of Public Relations & Corporate Affairs at Supreme Ventures, Chloleen Daley-Muschett (second left) presents a tablet to student at Best Care Special Education School, Arianna Smith (centre), during the official handover of 34 devices at the school’s Trevennion Road location in Kingston on June 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Board/Company Secretary, Best Care Foundation, Dr. David Knight; Principal, Best Care Special Education School, Dr. Marcia Peak; and Board Chairman, Best Care Foundation, Orville Johnson.

Education Ministry Hails Best Care Special Education School for Innovation
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); and Vice President, Payments and Digital Channels, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Danielle Cameron- Duncan (left), observe as member of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Andre Fisher, uses the NCB
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); and Vice President, Payments and Digital Channels, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Danielle Cameron- Duncan (left), observe as member of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Andre Fisher, uses the NCB's new Audio Guidance feature on the ABM. The event was the launch of the inclusive feature, on Monday (June 9), at the NCB’s Matilda’s Corner Branch in Kingston.

NCB Provides Audio Guidance Feature on ABMs

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Principal of St John’s Primary School, Louise Clarke, pays tribute to former student, Kelsey Ferrigon, who was laid to rest following a thanksgiving service at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9).
Youth

Kelsey Ferrigon Scholarship to Be Established

A scholarship is being established in memory of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon, who tragically lost her life on May 9, 2025. The announcement was made by Principal of St John’s Primary School in St. Catherine, Louise Clarke, during Monday’s (June 9) thanksgiving service at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church. Kelsey was a student at the institution at the time of...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon,
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Call Out The Abusers – Senator Morris

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is imploring Jamaicans not to turn a blind eye to cases of abuse against the nation’s women and children. She was speaking at the service of thanksgiving for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers the keynote address at the reopening of the Toll Gate Health Centre in Clarendon, following refurbishing works under Operation Refresh.
Health & Wellness

Healthcare Workers Urged to Embrace Empathy, Compassion

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on health workers to embrace empathy, communication and community connection as a central part to their daily practice. Speaking at the recent reopening of the Toll Gate Health Centre in Clarendon following refurbishing works under Operation Refresh, Dr. Tufton said the success of primary healthcare is not only...
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Head of the Area 5 Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, pays tribute to Kelsey Ferrigon during her thanksgiving service on Monday (June 9). The ceremony was held at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine.
National Security

Jamaica Records Murder-Free Day on Sunday, June 8

Jamaica recorded a murder-free day on Sunday, June 8. This was revealed by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area Five Commanding Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, who indicated that the organisation is celebrating this major achievement. He made the disclosure during a thanksgiving service at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday, June 9,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the thanksgiving service for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon held at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9).
EducationGender AffairsInformationYouth

Resurrect The Village – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to resurrect the proverbial village to ensure the safety and security of Jamaica's most vulnerable citizens, its children. The Minister was speaking at the thanksgiving service for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9)....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,.
Health & Wellness

Debate Soon on New Tobacco Control Bill

Debate on the new Tobacco Control Bill will take place soon in the Lower and Upper Houses, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He said that discussions on the Bill by members of the Joint Select Committee took some time, but that was done to ensure consensus was reached. In an interview with JIS News,...
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National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) personnel give a demonstration during a National Solid Waste Day exposition at Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on June 6.
Local GovernmentYouth

MPM Operations Manager Says Early Waste Management Education Vital for A Cleaner Jamaica

Jamaica’s future will be cleaner if children are taught proper solid waste management practices from an early age, says Regional Operations Manager at MPM Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones. Speaking with JIS News during a National Solid Waste Day exposition on June 6 at Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, Mr. Jones emphasised that schools are a critical...
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