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Mining Minerals Policy and Community Relations Analyst with the Minerals Policy Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Geoffrey Mendez.

Jamaicans Urged to Use Mining Matters App Responsibly

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...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the 'Frome Reflections' event held in Frome, Westmoreland, on May 22.

Labour Minister Urges Jamaicans to Embrace Artificial Intelligence for Future Competitiveness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, in suit); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Robert Montague (seventh right), and other officials pictured with some of the 124 residents in Manchester, who received land titles from the National Land Agency (NLA), during a ceremony held at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville, on May 27

Scores of Residents In Manchester Receive Land Titles

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Gov’t Advancing Establishment of One Road Authority

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), receives a portrait of late former parliamentarian, Princess Lawes, from artist Greg Bailey at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston recently. Sharing the moment are Senior Strategist on Sports and Gender Affairs within the Ministry, Florette Blackwood (left), and Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Portrait of Late Former Parliamentarian, Princess Lawes, Praised As Fitting Tribute

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, May 27.

3 weeks ago Climate Change

Gov’t to Launch Green Blue Fund

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...

Chairman, Sports Committee of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Winston Robinson, delivers remarks during the recent launch of the (JTA)/Sagicor National Athletics Championships.

3 weeks ago EducationSport

JTA National Athletics Championships to Feature Special Races for Athletes with Disabilities

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...

Kimberlee Solomon (left), Director of Corporate Planning and Client Relations at the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), presents items to Nellisa Asphall, Assistant Manager of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, on Labour Day, May 25. The presentation and the repainting of the home

3 weeks ago Labour Day 2026

FLA Beautifies and Improves Childcare Facilities on Labour Day

Members of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) were among thousands of Jamaicans who successfully executed a series of beautification and improvement projects across Jamaica, on National Labour Day 2026, officially celebrated on Monday, May 25. The Authority mobilised its workforce from all four of its locations to support and uplift four childcare facilities, which included two children’s homes and two...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (centre), shares a light moment with members of the Board of The Mico Old Students’ Association New York Chapter during the Gala celebrating the organisation’s 51st anniversary, held recently at the Glen Terrace in Brooklyn, New York.

3 weeks ago Education

Ambassador Anderson Hails MICO As Cornerstone of Jamaica’s Education

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has hailed the enduring contribution of The Mico University College and its alumni, describing the institution as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s educational development and national character. Delivering the keynote address at The Mico Old Students’ Association New York Chapter Gala, held recently at the Glen Terrace in...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 27.

3 weeks ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Urges Hurricane Preparedness

As the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season approaches, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to heighten their level of preparedness and take proactive steps to safeguard lives and property. “Preparedness is shared responsibility. Government has its role. But readiness begins in households, communities, farms, schools, clinics, police stations and fire stations. “It also begins in the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, displays a copy of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Act, during Wednesday’s (May 27) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

3 weeks ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t to Announce JAMRROC Members Soon

The Government will soon announce the members of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC). The Committee will oversee the work of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), which has been mandated to coordinate post disaster reconstruction and drive long term resilience building efforts. In March, it was announced that JAMRROC will be chaired by Senior Fellow at...

3 weeks ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t Strengthening Disaster Risk Financing Framework Ahead of Hurricane Season

As the country prepares for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is strengthening the country’s disaster risk financing framework to bolster recovery efforts and respond to the needs of citizens. Addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, he said that these instruments, which include catastrophe bonds, have enhanced Jamaica’s...