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St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Manager, Tedroy Gordon (left), engages in an activity with Clubbites from Brown’s Town Model Infant School during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs’ Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony at Brown’s Town Methodist Church on June 25. In the background (from left) are 2025 parish Leader of the Year awardee, Nicolette Fisher from Runaway Bay Primary and Infant School, and Chairman of the Parish Advisory Council, Lambert Russell.

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Empowering Youth to Safeguard Food Security

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is equipping youth to champion food security in the face of mounting environmental challenges. Executive Director, Peter Thompson, noted that the organisation is leveraging education as its cornerstone strategy to build youth capacity in response to...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker.

Commissioner of Customs Says Effective Trade Facilitation Requires Multi-Agency Approach

Philanthropist and community stalwart, Elaine Allen-Bradley, gives remarks during the renaming ceremony of the Negril Paediatric Orthotic Clinic, recently. The facility has been renamed the Elaine Allen-Bradley Paediatric Orthotic Foundation Clinic and is located on the grounds of the Negril Health Centre, in Westmoreland.

Community Stalwart Humbled By Renaming of Clinic In Her Honour

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett

TPDCo Lauded for Exemplary Execution of ‘Spruce Up Pon Di Corner’ Programme

Director, Local Economic Development, Social Development Commission (SDC), Avril Ranger, shares details on how grassroots entrepreneurs have benefited from the SDC’s Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency's Television department in Kingston.

Grassroots Businesses Generate Over $100 Million In Sales with Support from SDC

Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

7 months ago HousingJIS Think Tank

NHT Expands Smart Energy Grant to Include Private Sector Pensioners

The National Housing Trust (MHT) is expanding the eligibility of its Smart Energy Grant to include private sector pensioners, thereby increasing access to sustainable home upgrades for a wider group of retirees. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, says this policy change will take effect on July 1. The NHT launched the Smart Energy Grant...

Chief Executive Officer of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Jerome Palmer, provides details about activities for Toll Road Safety Week during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 20). The week will be observed from June 20-28 under the theme: ‘Driving Forward: Safer Roads, Stronger Communities’.

7 months ago JIS Think TankTransport

Toll Authority Marks Toll Road Safety Week

The Toll Authority of Jamaica is observing the first annual Toll Road Safety Week from June 22-28 under the theme: ‘Driving Forward: Safer Roads, Stronger Communities.’ The commemoration follows a proclamation signed by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen on May 30, 2025. “We decided to support the national observance of Road Safety Month by having...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the main address at the launch of the 2025 staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show held on the Lawns of Hi-Pro in White Marl, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (June 18). The three-day event, under the theme ‘A New Era: Overcoming Challenges, Building Resilience, Securing Our Future’, will be held from August 1-3 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

7 months ago Agriculture

Farmers Must Be Front and Centre at Denbigh 71 – Minister Green

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has charged Denbigh organisers to ensure that farmers are “front and centre” at this year's staging of the annual agricultural, industrial and food show, with activities that cater to their development. ‘Denbigh 71’ will be held from August 1 to 3 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. Speaking at...

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.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironmentJIS Think Tank

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 plastic waste (effective 2021) and electronic and electrical waste (e-waste, effective January 1, 2025), aim to ensure hazardous and potentially...

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).

8 months ago Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Special Programme to Ensure Proper Names of Roads

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (June 10), announced plans for a special programme that will ensure the proper names and addresses for roads across the country. He said the Government is in the process of documenting the more than 27,000 kilometres of road in Jamaica, and the programme will be derived from this undertaking. “We're...

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.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Commissions Region’s First Tree-Relocation Device

The Government of Jamaica has acquired a tree-relocation device valued at $76 million, which will make it possible to preserve mature trees when executing major infrastructure projects. The heavy-duty machine, with a specialised tree spade, is designed to help reduce tree loss, preserve biodiversity, and support sustainable development and resilience. It is the first of its kind in the Caribbean...

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.

8 months ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Hails Best Care Special Education School for Innovation

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has hailed the Best Care Special Education School for its innovation and commitment to student development. Speaking at the official handover of 34 tablets at the institution’s Trevennion Road location in Kingston on Monday (June 9), Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry, Dionne Gayle, commended the...