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President, Northern Caribbean University, Professor Lincoln Edwards.
President, Northern Caribbean University, Professor Lincoln Edwards.

NCU President Wants Church Spaces to Be Converted Into Learning Centres

President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Professor Lincoln Edwards, is calling for a partnership between the Government and churches to convert their spaces into learning centres. He posited that these centres can be used to engage more young people in...
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a package containing books, posters and other publications to Acting Principal at Greenwich Primary School in Kingston, Andrea Richards. The JIS team stopped at the institution on Wednesday (October 1) as part of its annual Heritage School Tour in observance of Heritage Month in October. The school visits include presentations of heritage materials and cultural displays from students and teachers.
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a package containing books, posters and other publications to Acting Principal at Greenwich Primary School in Kingston, Andrea Richards. The JIS team stopped at the institution on Wednesday (October 1) as part of its annual Heritage School Tour in observance of Heritage Month in October. The school visits include presentations of heritage materials and cultural displays from students and teachers.

PHOTOS: JIS Heritage School Tour
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), receives an art piece from Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, following his keynote address at a workshop for persons with disabilities on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The session was part of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), receives an art piece from Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, following his keynote address at a workshop for persons with disabilities on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The session was part of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025.

Gov’t Prioritises Digital Inclusion for Persons With Disabilities
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.

Westmoreland Residents Urged to Exercise Caution Following Heavy Rains
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the Opening Ceremony for the Orientation of Members of Parliament (MPs) at Gordon House in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (September 30). Listening attentively is Chief Hansard Reporter in the Houses of Parliament, Carl Bryan.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the Opening Ceremony for the Orientation of Members of Parliament (MPs) at Gordon House in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (September 30). Listening attentively is Chief Hansard Reporter in the Houses of Parliament, Carl Bryan.

House Speaker Reaffirms Commitment to Technology-driven Parliamentary Reform

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks with reporters during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday (September 23), to provide an update on matters related to the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ). He is joined by his Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer .
CommerceIndustryTechnology

Minister Hill Commends COJ Digitisation for Enhancing Service Delivery

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has commended the ongoing digitisation of operations at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), highlighting its positive impact on service delivery. He noted that between April and August 2025, the agency recorded 35,244 in-office visits—a reduction of nearly seven per cent compared to the 36,177 visits during the same...
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Volunteers of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), St Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group Ltd, Brown’s Town Community College, Fern Court High School, Social Development Commission (SDC), Grand Bahai Principe and other entities, display bags of garbage collected from Red Cross Peach Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during cleanup activities in observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 on September 20.
Environment

Volunteers Cleaned Beaches in St. Ann and Trelawny

More than 203 bags of garbage, each weighing approximately 15 pounds, were collected across multiple beaches in St. Ann and Trelawny during the observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, on September 20. The cleanup, spearheaded by the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) in partnership with the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmers Group Ltd, targeted the Red Cross Peach Beach, Scenic...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, participates in International Coastal Clean-up Day activities held at Turtle Beach in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, on September 20.  
Environment

Persons Take Part in International Coastal Cleanup Day

More than 100 bags of plastic bottles were collected during the International Coastal Cleanup Day activities in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (September 20). The clean-up project was spearheaded by Rose Hall Developments in collaboration with the St. James Municipal Corporation. The initiative targeted coastal areas connected to the Cinnamon Hill Golf course and extended its reach beyond the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (seated left), along with (from second left, seated ) Head of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Merrick Watson; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuhiro Atsumi; Chargé d’Affaires, Brazilian Embassy in Jamaica, Antonio Otavio Sá Ricarte; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Miller; pose with members of the Brazilian Military Police, and the 37 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) , who have completed training under the Trilateral Cooperation Project: Jamaica Capacity Building on the Community Policing-KOBAN System. The closing out ceremony was held on September 19, at the NPCJ, in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
National Security

37 Police Officers Complete Training Under Trilateral Cooperation Project

Thirty-seven members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have completed training under the Trilateral Cooperation Project: Jamaica Capacity Building on the Community Policing-KOBAN System. The 30-month Trilateral Project forms part of the basis on which the Ministry of National Security and Peace continues to invest in the complete transformation of the JCF. In her remarks at the closing out ceremony,...
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck addresses day two of the Learning and Growth Session with the Judiciary event, held on Saturday (September 20) at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny.  
Justice

Judges Commended for Reduction in Parish Court Case Backlog

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has commended parish court judges for their success in reducing the backlog of cases. Minister Chuck noted that the achievement reflects the judiciary’s commitment to delivering timely justice. “I want to congratulate you for the tremendous work, especially at the parish court level, that you have done to reduce the backlog....
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EducationSkillsYouth

HEART/NSTA Trust Trains Over 550,000 Young People Since 2020

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon has informed that the HEART/NSTA Trust has provided skills training for over 550,000 young people since 2020. Dr. Morris Dixon made the disclosure during a keynote address at the Union of Jamaican Alumni Association’s (UJAA) 35th anniversary luncheon and awards, held at the Green Tree Country...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on September 11.
National Security

PCOA Urges Citizens in Area 5 to Participate in Survey

Citizens are being urged to participate and share their feedback on the quality of service received from police officers and stations in Area 5, as part of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) programme. The feedback is specifically being sought for the TOP Customer Service Division or Station. Speaking recently at a Jamaica Information Service...
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