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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Society Urged To Protect Children From Violence

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, is urging the society to remain vigilant and consistently address persistent violence affecting children.  Speaking during the annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday (May 21), Mrs....
Acting Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (right), is assisted by volunteer Ryan Rattray, as they paint a wall at a section of the Maggotty community as part of activities for the St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project on Friday (May 23).
Acting Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (right), is assisted by volunteer Ryan Rattray, as they paint a wall at a section of the Maggotty community as part of activities for the St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project on Friday (May 23).

St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Activities – Photos Only
Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, delivers the keynote address at the North Street Seventh-day Adventist Education and Career Expo 2025, held Thursday (May 22) on the church compound in Kingston.
Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, delivers the keynote address at the North Street Seventh-day Adventist Education and Career Expo 2025, held Thursday (May 22) on the church compound in Kingston.

Cabinet Secretary Highlights Importance of Education
The Vineyards Toll Plaza featuring the newly constructed TAG lane to the left of the canopy.
The Vineyards Toll Plaza featuring the newly constructed TAG lane to the left of the canopy.

Freetown Interchange Is A Community Investment – Minister Vaz
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at a press conference, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, on Thursday (May 22).
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at a press conference, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, on Thursday (May 22).

$420 Million Secured for Second CNG Plant at JUTC Spanish Town Depot

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Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority, Otarah Byfield Nugent, will be the first person from the region to participate in a panel discussion at the Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (CACOLE) annual conference in June.
Foreign Affairs

PCOA to Participate in Panel Discussion at CACOLE Annual Conference

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) continues to strengthen its international presence with its historic participation in a high-level panel discussion at the upcoming Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (CACOLE) annual conference. The event, to take place from June 2 to 4 in New Brunswick, Canada, will bring together oversight practitioners from across the globe to explore...
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Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys
Youth

Handover of Items to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home (PHOTOS)

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, Sophia Morgan, at the JIS head office in Kingston on May 15. The donation, through sponsorship from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, is in keeping with the JIS’s ongoing support of the home, which is...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Farmer Distribution Ceremony, held on Tuesday (May 20) at Resource Square in Cinchona, St. Andrew.
Agriculture

$200 Million to Fix Road Breakaways in St. Andrew East Rural

Cabinet has approved two projects totalling $200 million to correct road breakaways in the community of Hall’s Delight in St. Andrew East Rural. This was confirmed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green,  when he delivered the keynote address at Tuesday’s (May 20) Farmer Distribution Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), at Cinchona....
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (May 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Gender AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Directs Cabinet to Strengthen Laws Against Gender-based Violence

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has instructed Cabinet members to strengthen Jamaica’s legislative framework to combat gender-based violence. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Thursday’s (May 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. She indicated that Cabinet received an update from Deputy Prime Minister...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (May 21).
DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

USF Head Reaffirms Agency’s Commitment to National Development

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane, is reiterating the organisation’s commitment to supporting national development. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (May 21), Mr. McFarlane said the USF will continue expanding internet access to underserved communities as part of its robust digital transformation initiative. “In 2025, we can’t have...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents seedlings to Marcia Nelson (second right) and Lurline Grant (centre) during the handover of key agricultural inputs to St. Andrew East Rural coffee farmers at Resource Square in Cinchona on Tuesday (May 20). Sharing in the occasion are Director General (Acting) at the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Wayne Hunter (left); Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left); and President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers’ Association (JACRA), Donald Salmon (background).
Agriculture

St. Andrew East Rural Coffee Farmers Get Supplies to Boost Production

Scores of coffee farmers in St. Andrew East Rural have received a donation of fertilisers and herbicides from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA). The supplies, which include 8,000 bags of fertiliser, 10,000 coffee seedlings, rodenticide, attractant, and cacao seedlings, were handed over on Tuesday (May 20)  at Resource Square in Cinchona,...
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