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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).

Over 21,000 Customers Benefit From NWC Amnesty Up To March 14

More than 21,000 customers have benefited from the National Water Commission (NWC) Amnesty Programme as of March 14, 2025. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provided the update during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the...
Deputy Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (fourth right); Training and Client Relations Manager at the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Noleta Case (second left); NCB Foundation Chair, Thalia Lyn (fourth left); and User Interface/User Experience Design Lead at NCB, Kori Solomon (right), share a moment with beneficiary students at the NCB Foundation CSEC/CAPE National Bursary handover ceremony held at the Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 19). The Foundation is providing $7.8 million to subsidise the cost of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) fees this year for 1,310 students.
Deputy Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (fourth right); Training and Client Relations Manager at the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Noleta Case (second left); NCB Foundation Chair, Thalia Lyn (fourth left); and User Interface/User Experience Design Lead at NCB, Kori Solomon (right), share a moment with beneficiary students at the NCB Foundation CSEC/CAPE National Bursary handover ceremony held at the Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 19). The Foundation is providing $7.8 million to subsidise the cost of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) fees this year for 1,310 students.

NCB Foundation Provides $7.8 Million To Pay Exam Fees For 1,310 Students
Director of Licensing and Registration at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vivian Nunes.
Director of Licensing and Registration at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vivian Nunes.

BGLC Hosts Remote Licensing Activity in Westmoreland March 10-11
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tours the $80 million relocated and renovated Brown’s Town Health Centre, which was officially opened on Friday, March 7 in Huntley, St. Ann.  He is joined by Mayor of St. Ann
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tours the $80 million relocated and renovated Brown’s Town Health Centre, which was officially opened on Friday, March 7 in Huntley, St. Ann.  He is joined by Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (centre), and Programme Manager for the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP), Orett Clarke.

Brown’s Town Health Centre Relocated to Pave Way for State-of-the-art Facility
Minister of Local Government & Community Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie (front row, centre) responds to questions at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House on Friday (March 7). He is joined by Permanent Secretary, Marsha Henry-Martin (front, left) and other representatives from the Ministry.
Minister of Local Government & Community Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie (front row, centre) responds to questions at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House on Friday (March 7). He is joined by Permanent Secretary, Marsha Henry-Martin (front, left) and other representatives from the Ministry.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Friday (March 7). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (left) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Agriculture

First Freshwater Fish Agro-Park to Be Established in Mitchell Town

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has announced plans for the establishment of an agro park in Mitchell Town, Clarendon to produce freshwater fish.   “We're going to embark on our first ever freshwater fish agro-park; so, it will be an aqua-park. What it means is, just as you can go to an agro-park and you can rent...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, centre), addresses Friday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure. She is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (front row, left); and Principal Financial Officer, Richard DePasse (front row, right). In the background are heads of agencies and departments under the Ministry.
Education

Breakfast to be Provided for Students in Underperforming Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says special nutritional support will be provided to 189 primary and 56 secondary schools in the upcoming fiscal year.   The schools identified for support are performing below par, and several of them have students who are in lower socio-economic groups and who are experiencing some level of...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, centre), addresses Friday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure. She is accompanied by (front row, left) Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Principal Financial Officer, Richard DePasse (right), other Ministry executives and Heads of agencies.
Education

Internet Access For More Schools

Procurement is under way to equip an additional 300 schools across Jamaica with Internet.   Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said 600 schools have, so far, benefited from broadband access under the National Broadband Initiative.   The Minister was addressing Friday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives,...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), providing an update on Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), JAM-DEX, during the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 6). She is joined by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), and Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison (right), as well as other senior and support staff from the Ministry.
Finance & Public Service

JAM-DEX Project Remains a Priority

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to expand the use of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), JAM-DEX.   She noted that the project has not been abandoned and remains a priority, despite facing some challenges related to onboarding businesses.  "JAM-DEX is still very much alive and well," she said, noting that...
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Senior Environmental Officer at the Water Resources Authority, Safiya Rhoden, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on March 7.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Glacier Preservation the Focus for World Water Day

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will observe World Water Day on March 22, under the locally adopted theme “The impact of glacial degradation on the Land of Wood and Water”.   The United Nations (UN) officially declared 2025 as the “International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation”, bringing into focus the effects of glacial...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Phased Reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital to Begin Shortly

The phased reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, is expected to begin shortly.  Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while providing an update on the rehabilitation and redevelopment project during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 6).  He said the...
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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).
EnergyTechnologyTransport

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, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says this undertaking signals yet another option being explored by the Government to...
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