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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, engages in a reading session with students at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday ( May 5).
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, engages in a reading session with students at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday ( May 5).

Literacy A Cornerstone of National Development – Dr. Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has underscored literacy as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s development, emphasising that the country’s future hinges on its children’s ability to read. Positioning literacy as a non-negotiable...
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 5).
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 5).

GPE Launches Largest Renewable Energy Tender
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 5).
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 5).

Fare Adjustment Still Under Consideration But Commitment Made Will Be Met – Minister
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, leads an interactive session with students at Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 5).
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, leads an interactive session with students at Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 5).

PHOTOS: Senator Morgan Reads To Students At Louise Bennett Coverley Primary
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica (PIAJ) annual luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 5).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica (PIAJ) annual luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 5).

Gov’t to Strengthen Pension System Through Auto-Enrolment

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India’s Minister of External Affairs, His Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, addresses a forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus in St. Andrew on May 4.
Foreign Affairs

India’s External Affairs Minister Outlines Vision for Rebalanced Social Order

India’s Minister of External Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, has highlighted the need for a rebalanced global order that better reflects the realities of the global South. Delivering a wide-ranging address under the theme ‘A World in Transition’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus in St. Andrew on (May 4), he argued that the international...
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Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh.
EducationFinance & Public Service

SLB Reinforces Role As Partner In Country’s Educational Journey

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) brought stories to life for students at Mountain View Primary School on Tuesday (May 5) as part of activities to mark Read Across Jamaica Day 2026. The Bureau’s participation underscores its commitment to education, literacy and national development, reinforcing its role as a partner in Jamaica’s educational journey from early childhood through to tertiary access....
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the Comeback Coops initiative in the Parottee community in St. Elizabeth on Friday, May 1.
Agriculture

Government Provides 100,000 Baby Chicks to Farmers

The Government has distributed approximately 100,000 baby chicks to farmers in some of the hardest-hit communities, following Hurricane Melissa last year October. “We've also provided 312 recipients with building material, so they can build back their coops,” said Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He was addressing the Comeback Coops initiative in the Parottee community in St....
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Norwich Primary and Buff Bay Primary schools will face-off in the final of the Portland Mathematics Quiz Competition on Thursday, May 7.
Education

Norwich Primary and Buff Bay Primary to Face Off In Final of Portland Mathematics Quiz Competition

Norwich Primary and Buff Bay Primary schools will compete for top honours in the final of the Portland Mathematics Quiz Competition on Thursday, May 7, at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Portland Parish Office at 9:30 a.m. Ahead of the final, Boundbrook Primary and Mount Pleasant Primary will contest the third-place play-off. The final marks the culmination of a parish-wide...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), is joined by (from left to right) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Errol Greene; Chairman of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Board of Management, Patrick Hylton; Chairman of the UHWI Review Committee, Howard Mitchell, and members of the Committee, Professor Alvin Wint and Professor Marvin Reid. The occasion was at a press conference on Tuesday (May 5) at the Ministry in New Kingston to present the findings of the UHWI Institutional Review Committee.
Health & Wellness

Cabinet Approves Report to Strengthen UHWI Operations

A report outlining recommendations to strengthen operations at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received Cabinet approval and will be made publicly available shortly, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday (May 5) at the Ministry in New Kingston, to present the findings of the UHWI Institutional...
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Executive Director, Students
EducationYouth

SLB Staff Read to Students At Port Royal Primary

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) staff journeyed to Port Royal Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (May 5) for a day of fun and learning in observance of Read Across Jamaica Day. Team members, led by Executive Director, Nickeisha Walsh, and Board Chairman, Steven Gooden, read to students from age-appropriate material designed to enhance literacy, comprehension, listening and critical-thinking skills....
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