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North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chair, Laura Heron, delivers remarks during the handover ceremony for the newly renovated Oxford Community Health Centre in St. Mary on February 13.

NERHA Reports Improved Primary Care in St. Mary Following Oxford Community Health Centre Upgrade

The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) is reporting significant improvements in primary healthcare delivery in St. Mary, following renovation works at the Oxford Community Health Centre. NERHA Board Chair, Laura Heron, made the disclosure during the official handover of the...

Regional Priority Communicable Disease Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Tanesha Hickman.

WRHA Intensifies HIV/STI Prevention Drive Across Tourism and Workplace Settings

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

UNICEF Partners With JCPD to Enhance Support for Persons With Disabilities

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a media briefing held at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Technical Office at the Freeport Business Centre in St. James on February 7.

Health Ministry Reviewing Structural Integrity of 105 Health Centres Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front right) along with President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Christopher Zacca (front left), display a symbolic cheque for $152 million, at the 28th staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run in Kington on Sunday (February 15). Also present is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (third right, background) and other dignitaries.

Sigma Run Raises $152 Million for Western Schools

Councillors participating in the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation at Levon

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Applicants to Be Shortlisted Under Gov’t’s Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative

All 105 churches across St. Elizabeth that have applied for assistance under the Government’s Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative, have been visited and verified by officials from the Social Development Commission (SDC). The initiative, announced recently by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, forms part of the post‑Hurricane Melissa National Clean‑Up Programme and provides $75 million in...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, stands at attention during the playing of the National Anthem, at the 2026/2027 ceremonial opening of Parliament at Gordon House on February 12, where he delivered the Throne Speech.

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Work Advanced on Road Infrastructure Projects

Work is advanced on several major road infrastructure projects across the island. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who gave the update while delivering the Throne Speech to open the 2026/2027 legislative year in Gordon House on Thursday (February 12), said that the Montego Bay Perimeter Road is 75 per cent complete and the project is scheduled...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left) along with wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), participate in the 28th staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run in Kington on Sunday (February 15).

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PHOTOS: PM Participates in Sagicor Sigma Run

Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Othneil Dobson, gives remarks during the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (February 12).

2 months ago CommunityNational Security and Peace

Significant Progress Made in Restoring Police Stations in Westmoreland

Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Othneil Dobson, says significant progress has been made in restoring police stations and improving communication systems across the parish. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (February 12), SSP Dobson reported that most stations are now fully operational following earlier disruptions. He...

2 months ago National Security and Peace

Westmoreland Police Report 18-year Low in Homicides

Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Othneil Dobson is reporting that the parish recorded its lowest number of murders in nearly 18 years in 2025, reflecting significant progress in crime reduction efforts. SSP Dobson, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (February 12), informed that the parish...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson.

2 months ago Foreign AffairsNational Security and Peace

Jamaica-OAS Security and Drug Control Collaboration Highlighted at Washington Dialogue

Security and drug control collaboration between Jamaica and the Organization of American States (OAS) took centre stage during a recent high‑level dialogue in Washington DC, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the OAS at the Embassy of Jamaica. Security cooperation, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and drug abuse prevention and control were the key areas of focus in discussions on the...

Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (fourth right, front row), joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (US), General John Daniel “Raizin” Caine (centre, front row), and senior Military representatives from 34 nations for a group photo during the first Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defence Conference, held from February 10-11 in Washington DC.

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Jamaica’s Defence Chief Joins Hempispheric Leaders at Washington Conference

Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss‑Gorman, was among 34 national defence chiefs from across the Americas who attended the inaugural Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defence Conference, held in Washington DC, from February 10 to 11. The two‑day conference, hosted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (US), General John Daniel “Raizin” Caine,...