Jamaicans are being encouraged to download and use the Mining Matters App responsibly, by only making relevant reports. Launched in February of this year, the App allows citizens to make anonymous reports using photos and text, on mining incidents that may affect them and their communities. Mining Minerals Policy and Community Relations Analyst in the Minerals Policy Unit of the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies as the labour market continues to transform. He emphasises that workers must actively develop the skills and competencies required to remain competitive in an increasingly digital economy. Addressing the annual ‘Frome Reflections’ event at Workers’ Park in Frome,...

One hundred and twenty-four residents in Manchester received land titles from the National Land Agency (NLA), during a ceremony held at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, on May 27. Delivering the keynote address, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the distribution formed part of the Government’s wider effort to formalise landownership and improve orderly development across Jamaica....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Government is moving ahead with plans to establish a One Road Authority. The Authority is aimed at modernising, streamlining and strengthening the management, regulation and development of Jamaica’s road network. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Minister Morgan...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has praised the newly commissioned portrait of late former parliamentarian, Princess Lawes, as a fitting tribute to one of Jamaica’s pioneering champions of gender equality and women’s leadership. Ms. Grange, who recently collected the portrait at the Ministry’s Head Office in Kingston ahead of its presentation to the Organization of...

The Government is set to launch a new Blue Green Fund in the coming months as part of Jamaica’s overall disaster risk-mitigation strategy. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (May 27). He said the...

The 2026 Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) National Athletics Championships will feature special needs races as part of efforts to make the annual primary-school competition more inclusive. Chairman, Sports Committee of the JTA, Winston Robinson, said four special-needs races will be contested during the meet. “[At] this year's JTA Sagicor Athletics Championships, we will be introducing four races for special needs...