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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Ministry’s press conference at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 4).
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Ministry’s press conference at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 4).

JUTC to Launch Testing of Self-charging Battery Electric Bus

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will shortly commence testing of a self-charging battery electric bus.The unit has the potential to operate over 1,500 kilometers before requiring refuelling and can last three months before needing a rapid battery recharge.Science, Energy,...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), converses with (from left) Managing Director, Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General, Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce, during the Ministry’s press conference at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 4).
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), converses with (from left) Managing Director, Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General, Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce, during the Ministry’s press conference at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 4).

JUTC Saves $31.3m Through Fuel Theft Prevention Efforts
Senior Livestock Specialist with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Maxine Brown, speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office at 58A Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston. Ms. Brown is lauding the efforts of the Langston University in providing support to RADA by way of training in the use of the Langston Interactive Nutrient Calculator (LINC).
Senior Livestock Specialist with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Maxine Brown, speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office at 58A Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston. Ms. Brown is lauding the efforts of the Langston University in providing support to RADA by way of training in the use of the Langston Interactive Nutrient Calculator (LINC).

13 Livestock Officers Receive Training in Langston Interactive Nutrient Calculator

Women Dominate Senior Management at Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), poses for a photo opportunity with (from left) Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; Opposition Spokesperson on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, and President, Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Wayne Sinclair, during the recent media launch for the GSAJ’s upcoming ‘Outsource to Jamaica’ (O2J) Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), poses for a photo opportunity with (from left) Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; Opposition Spokesperson on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, and President, Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Wayne Sinclair, during the recent media launch for the GSAJ’s upcoming ‘Outsource to Jamaica’ (O2J) Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaica’s BPO Sector Expands From Humble Beginnings to Over Three Million Square Feet Islandwide

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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustry

‘Outsource to Jamaica’ Conference to Showcase Island as Premier Buyer’s Marketplace

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) has announced that its upcoming ‘Outsource to Jamaica’ (O2J) conference will be a “buyer’s marketplace”. Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry, made the disclosure during the recent media launch at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The highly anticipated conference, to be held...
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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), joins Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in welcoming patrons to the eighth Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival at Hope Gardens, Kingston, on Saturday (March 1).
AgricultureInvestmentTourism

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Kicks Off

The aroma of freshly brewed Blue Mountain Coffee filled the air at Hope Gardens in Kingston on Saturday (March 1), as Jamaica’s premier coffee festival returned for the eighth year. The Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, previously staged in Newcastle, St. Andrew, was moved to the larger venue, allowing for an expanded celebration, with over 60 vendors offering a diverse...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), shares a moment with Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, and Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis. The occasion was a tribute ceremony in Blenheim, Hanover, on February 24 to commemorate the 141st anniversary of the birth of National Hero and Jamaica’s first Prime Minister, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante,
LabourSocial Security

Sir Alexander Bustamante Hailed As Champion Of Jamaica’s Working Class

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has hailed National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, as a champion of Jamaica’s working class. Mr. Terrelonge was delivering the main address during a tribute ceremony marking the 141st anniversary of Sir Alexander’s birth in Blenheim, Hanover, on February 24. “Sir Alexander was...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 Banner Event at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
CommunityCultureGender AffairsInternational Women's Day

International Women’s Day Church Service on Sunday, March 2

A commemorative service to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 will be held at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston, on Sunday, March 2, beginning 10:15 a.m. This service is part of the Bureau of Gender Affairs’ (BGA) activities in observance of IWD on Saturday, March 8, under the theme: ‘A Celebration of Jamaican Women’. These...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), gets an update on the Grange Lane Dualisation Project in Portmore, St. Catherine, from Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (second left), during a tour of the area on Friday (February 28). Looking on are (from left) National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Clarendon and St Catherine, Garwaine Johnson; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
DevelopmentPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

Prime Minister Holness Highlights Grange Lane Expansion as Key to Portmore’s Growth

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says expansion of Grange Lane in Portmore, St Catherine, is a proactive measure aimed at preparing for the anticipated increase in traffic resulting from the Bernard Lodge development and the proposed transition of Portmore to a parish. Dr. Holness underscored this during a tour of the dualisation project on Friday (February 28)....
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses coffee farmers at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival’s Farmers’ Trade Day held at the University of Technology, Jamaica’s Alfred Sangster Auditorium on February 28.
AgricultureClimate Change

Climate-Resilient Coffee Coming in 2026

The Government is working to introduce a climate-resilient coffee variety by 2026, in a bid to combat the effects of climate change on Jamaica’s coffee crop. The announcement was made by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He was speaking at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival’s Farmers’ Trade Day held at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at...
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