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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 19.

15,169 Jamaican Workers Deployed Overseas In 2025

A total of 15,169 Jamaican workers were dispatched to Canada and the United States in 2025 under the Overseas Employment Programme. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate...

Director of Bauxite Lands and Programme Manager for the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), Kemoy Lindsay, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank', held at the agency’s Television Department Office in Kingston on Thursday (May 21).

Jamaicans Urged Not to Squat on Bauxite Lands

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on May 19.

House Passes Bill for Budgetary Support From NHT

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), shares a moment with (from left) Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Deputy President, Cecil Foster; President, Kathryn Silvera; Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited Chief Executive Officer, Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham; and JMEA Executive Director, Kamesha Turner Blake. The occasion was the third staging of the Manufacture 360° Conference, hosted by the JMEA at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (May 20), under the theme 'Robust Recovery for Resilient Growth'.

Industry Stakeholders Urged to Embrace Sophistication for Global Competitiveness

Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy explaining procedures of the JIPO to Director General of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Daren Tang, during a tour of the JIPO offices in Kingston on Monday (May 18).

JIPO Urged To Use IP To Drive Wealth Creation

Acting President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

1 week ago Water

NWC Undertaking Major Capital Projects to Strengthen Water Supply

The National Water Commission (NWC) is undertaking several major capital projects aimed at reducing non revenue water (NRW), while enhancing supply reliability and expanding national access to the commodity. These projects include the completion of the new Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant, the continuation of the Western Water Resilience Programme, the Ferry to Rock Pond Water Supply Improvement Project, the...

The Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

1 week ago EducationYouth

BGLC Donates Behavioural Signs to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has donated behavioural and values-based signage to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School. The donation was made recently and forms part of the BGLC’s ongoing support for schools within neighbouring communities. It also supports the Ministry of Education’s School-Wide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support (SWPBIS) programme, which is aimed at addressing and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on the One Road Authority.

1 week ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Says One Road Authority Not Intended to Displace Workers

The Government is assuring employees within agencies that are likely to be affected by the establishment of the One Road Authority that the move is not intended to displace workers. Addressing concerns surrounding the planned restructuring of Jamaica’s road authorities, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, stressed...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), at the Manufacture 360° Conference hosted by the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), held at the AC Marriott Hotel on May 20 under the theme ‘Robust Recovery for Resilient Growth’. He is photographed with JMEA President, Kathryn Silvera (centre), and JMEA Executive Director, Kamesha Turner Blake.

1 week ago Climate Change

Minister Outlines Key Strategies to Build Resilience Against Climate Change Impacts

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, has outlined key government strategies designed to build national resilience against the impacts of climate change. He noted that climate change is a daily issue, as it slowly deteriorates soil quality, gradually warms the environment, and reduces pollination rate, which affects farmers, manufacturers and other sectors. “Climate change makes the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

1 week ago Labour Day 2026Press Release

Observance of National Labour Day 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to advise the public that, by virtue of section 2 of the Holidays (Public General) Act and Paragraph 4 of the Schedule thereto, National Labour Day 2026, which falls on Saturday, May 23, 2026, will be observed on Monday, May 25, 2026. Accordingly, Monday, May 25, 2026, shall be observed as National...

Students of Airy Castle Primary School in St. Thomas participate in activities at their display booth during the inaugural staging of the Quality Education Circle (QEC) 17 Literacy Fair in the parish on Tuesday (May 19).

1 week ago EducationYouth

Literacy Fair Inspires Love for Reading Among Students In St. Thomas

Fostering a love for reading among students, as a means of addressing declining literacy levels, was the driving force behind the inaugural Quality Education Circle (QEC) 17 Literacy Fair in St. Thomas. The initiative, themed ‘Act Now, Read More, Learn More, Be More’, was hosted at Morant Bay Primary School on Tuesday (May 19). Principal of Old Pera Primary and...

Chairperson, Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) interacts with students from Morant Bay Primary School in St. Thomas during the launch of the

1 week ago National Security and PeaceYouth

Police Youth Club In Schools Initiative Formally Launched In St. Thomas

The St. Thomas Police Youth Club formally launched its ‘Police Youth Club in Schools’ programme on May 15 under the theme ‘Stronger Together: Youth and Police in Partnership for a Better Jamaica’. The initiative seeks to build stronger relationships between students and law enforcement, while fostering leadership, discipline, and positive youth development. Participating institutions include St. Thomas Technical High School,...