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Pilot publication of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results for Ascot Primary, which details the performance of the school.
Pilot publication of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results for Ascot Primary, which details the performance of the school.

PEP Results Publication to Assist All Primary Schools

Commencing this year, all primary schools will be provided with a Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results Publication, aimed at assisting principals with assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their students’ skills and competencies. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses today’s (June 20) sitting of the Senate.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses today’s (June 20) sitting of the Senate.

Amendments to Corrections Act Almost Complete
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), unveils a plaque at the adoption ceremony for the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, which is based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, on June 19. Others pictured (from right) are Jamaica’s Consul General (CG) to Miami, Oliver Mair; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), unveils a plaque at the adoption ceremony for the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, which is based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, on June 19. Others pictured (from right) are Jamaica’s Consul General (CG) to Miami, Oliver Mair; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

Kenneth Standard Health Centre Receives Equipment
ourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 17).
ourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 17).

Tourism Ministry Reviewing Legislation to Drive Sector Growth and Development
Students of St. Aloysius Primary School display baskets with children’s shoes as the Litany for Healing is recited during the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) Service of Lament for Violence Against Children, on Tuesday (June 17) at Kingston Parish Church.
Students of St. Aloysius Primary School display baskets with children’s shoes as the Litany for Healing is recited during the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) Service of Lament for Violence Against Children, on Tuesday (June 17) at Kingston Parish Church.

Youth Minister Urges Greater Action to Protect Jamaica’s Children From Violence

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, converses with Acting Senior Medical Officer of Health for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dr. Susan Strachan-Johnson, during a recent tour of the Slipe Pen Road Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Get Yellow Fever Vaccine Before Travelling to Endemic Countries

Jamaicans planning to visit countries where yellow fever is endemic are urged to get vaccinated before travelling. This advice comes from Acting Senior Medical Officer of Health for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dr. Susan Strachan-Johnson, following an eightfold increase in yellow fever cases across the Americas during the first five months of 2025. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), hands New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Elaine Bennett (second left), the social contract and keys to her new house in Lloyd’s District in St. Thomas recently.  Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
HousingPrime Minister

300 Houses Delivered Under NSHP

Approximately 300 housing units have been delivered to deserving beneficiaries under the National Social Housing Programme (NSHP) since it was fully rolled out in 2020. Speaking at the recent handover of four housing units in St. Thomas, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, informed that there are 40 additional units in active construction...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTelecommunications

USF to Equip Craft Markets With Internet Service

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is extending its internet connectivity drive to craft markets, beginning with the Kingston Craft Market, one of the largest in the island. Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Charlton McFarlane, said the initiative forms part of the organisation’s wider efforts to enhance connectivity in spaces that support economic activity and small businesses. He noted that...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), converses with members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), during the Ministry’s Social Justice Tour at Norman Manley High School in Kingston on Friday (June 13).
EducationJusticeYouth

Justice Minister Encourages Students to Embrace Peaceful Conflict Resolution

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging students to embrace peaceful conflict resolution as a means to settle disputes that may arise." “There will always be conflicts between you and your friends, between you and others, but you can work it out. You don’t have to fight it out,” he emphasised. Mr. Chuck was speaking during the Ministry’s Social Justice...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third right), pause for a photo opportunity with (from left) Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Oral Pascoe; Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Strategic Operations, Warren Clarke; Superintendent of Police attached to the APB, Sherika Service; and Acting Director, Praedial Larceny Coordination Branch in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Kalecia Hall. The occasion was Friday’s (June 13) launch of the APB at the JCF’s Tactical Training Academy in Kingston.
AgricultureNational Security

JCF Launches Agricultural Protection Branch to Combat Praedial Larceny

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the renewed fight against praedial larceny with the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB). Speaking during the launch on Friday (June 13) at the JCF’s Tactical Training Academy in Kingston, Minister Green said the initiative signals to farmers that their concerns have been heard...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground on Friday (June 13) for the $49 million ‘Village at Tower Hill’ housing development in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the Member of Parliament. The project will comprise six units built at Lot 99-100 Tower Avenue under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Dr. Holness is joined by (from left) Chair, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Mar-Osh Innovative Construction Company Director, Marcell Walker; Senior Director in the Ministry, Richard Cargill, and Mar-Osh Innovative Construction Company Director, Oshane Walker.
Housing

$49-M ‘Village at Tower Hill’ Project to Deliver New Housing for 13 Residents in St. Andrew West Central

Construction is set to begin next week on a new multi-family residence in St. Andrew West Central, which will provide housing for approximately 13 residents by December 2025. Dubbed the ‘Village at Tower Hill’, the development will feature six housing units to be constructed at Lot 99–100 Tower Avenue, Kingston 11, under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at...
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