The Government has launched Operation CALM (Cleaning, Advising, Leveraging and Maintaining), a nationwide clean-up and public sensitisation programme aimed at strengthening the resilience of flood-prone communities across Jamaica. Spearheaded by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), and involving partnership with local stakeholders and community representatives, the programme is focused on removing bulky waste and educating residents on proper garbage...

Residents of Dover near Kitson Town in St. Catherine are putting hands and hearts into the rehabilitation of their community centre. The aim is to transform the long-out-of-use facility into a hub for recreation, sports, community events and training activities. Scores of residents turned out on Labour Day 2026 to clear the property and clean and paint sections of the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the rehabilitated Fontabelle to Geddes Town Road in St. Mary will help diversify Jamaica’s tourism product by improving access to key heritage and eco-tourism attractions, while also creating greater economic opportunities for surrounding communities. Speaking during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Geddes Town Square to mark the official opening of the roadway on May 29,...

More than 100 representatives from some 22 government and social organisations, came together to network, align strategies, and strengthen partnership for community transformation at the inaugural Clarendon Field Officers Conference. Held on Wednesday (May 27) at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, the event was organised by the Clarendon Inter-agency Network, a framework under the Social Development Commission (SDC),...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) view a proposal with city engineer for the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Zacia Chevannes during a tour of West Kingston on May 29. The Government of Jamaica in partnership with the KSAMC are working on...

The Government has welcomed the arrival of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Kingston Harbour, hailing it as a symbol of the longstanding bilateral relationship between Jamaica and the United States. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon and Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz received an exclusive tour...

Head of the Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Club, Shian Christie (left), and club members remove garbage from a section of the Sligoville Main Road in St. Catherine, during Labour Day 2026 activities on May 25.