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Regional Director for Region Five in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson Smith.
Regional Director for Region Five in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson Smith.

Psychosocial and Learning Loss Interventions Bolster Region Five’s Post-Hurricane Education Recovery

Psychosocial support and targeted learning-loss interventions have served as central pillars of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s recovery effort in Region Five in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Regional Director, Susan Nelson Smith, told JIS News that...
President and Chief Executive Officer of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell (left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, at a press briefing held on January 7 at the VM Group on Half-Way Tree Road, in St. Andrew, to outline details for the 46th Annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast to be held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew, on January 15.
President and Chief Executive Officer of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell (left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, at a press briefing held on January 7 at the VM Group on Half-Way Tree Road, in St. Andrew, to outline details for the 46th Annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast to be held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew, on January 15.

VM Group Providing More Support for Hurricane Victims
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in the town, on December 31.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in the town, on December 31.

Hurricane Recovery a Catalyst to Address Long-Standing Development Constraints – PM
Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left), speaks with Ashella Baker (second left) from Middle Quarters in St. Elizabeth, while in the community recently to hand over a container house to the mother of six. Sharing in the discussion is representative of non-profit organisation, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), Shelly-Ann James (right), while three of Miss Baker
Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left), speaks with Ashella Baker (second left) from Middle Quarters in St. Elizabeth, while in the community recently to hand over a container house to the mother of six. Sharing in the discussion is representative of non-profit organisation, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), Shelly-Ann James (right), while three of Miss Baker's children look on.

More Families Receive Container Houses Through Hurricane Relief Mission
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in Black River, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Dec. 31). 
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in Black River, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Dec. 31). 

Cabinet to Finalise Reconstruction Payments

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural staging of the Black River Fireworks Festival held in Black River, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Dec. 31). 
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & Recovery

“Black River Will Rise Again” – PM Holness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has given a strong message of hope, recovery and renewal to residents of Black River, declaring that the town will emerge stronger following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.  “I [give you] my commitment that I will work tirelessly on your behalf. That we will work cooperatively, that we will work transparently, fairly and honestly for you. I give you my commitment that Black...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), President and Chief Executive Officer of EMD Sales International, Elda Devaré (fourth right), and volunteer, Natasha Forrest (second right), proudly display the Jamaican flag before the 40‑foot container of essential supplies bound for the island in support of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Looking on are members of staff from the Embassy of Jamaica and EMD Sales at the company’s Baltimore warehouse in Maryland.
Foreign AffairsHurricane Relief & RecoveryJamaican Diaspora

Ambassador Anderson Thanks Diaspora for US$170,000 Relief Effort Supporting Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Diaspora partnership in the US facilitating a shipment of critical relief supplies to residents of communities in parishes devastated by Hurricane Melissa. Jamaicans living in the US, along with friends of the island, mobilised to send supplies valued approximately US$170,000,...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for 10 new tipper trucks presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The ceremony was held at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).
Foreign AffairsHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Thanks China for Support After Hurricane Melissa

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed gratitude to the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its unwavering support to Jamaica and its people in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated sections of the island. “The Chinese Government has been very good to us,” Dr. Holness affirmed during a ceremony to hand over 10...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for 10 new tipper trucks presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The ceremony was held at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Gov’t Allocates $75m to Support Religious Organisations in Post-Hurricane Melissa Recovery

The Government has announced a $75-million allocation to the Social Development Commission (SDC) to support churches and faith‑based institutions in rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The announcement follows last month’s establishment of a Religious and Faith‑based Task Force, comprising members of the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC), to identify the needs of religious organisations. “As I drove through the...
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Cash Officer, World Food Programme (WFP), Lorenzo Nerantzis, addresses a recent meeting of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Residents in Hurricane-Impacted Communities Receiving Cash Vouchers

Hundreds of residents in parishes severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa are receiving cash vouchers just in time for Christmas. The disbursement, which started on December 17, is being undertaken by the World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The cash vouchers are intended to replace some of the care and food packages being...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right); and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, celebrate the addition of 10 new tipper trucks to the NSWMA’s fleet. The trucks were handed over during a ceremony at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

NSWMA Receives 10 New Trucks Valued $200m to Boost National Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up Programme

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received 10 new tipper trucks, valued approximately $200 million, to strengthen the National Clean-up Programme in parishes impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The units were handed over to the agency by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony at the NSWMA’s headquarters, Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston, on Tuesday (December 23)....
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a tourism partners’ meeting at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on December 13.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTourism

Minister Bartlett Commends United Response Behind Swift Post-Hurricane Repatriation of 25,000 Tourists

Jamaica’s swift repatriation of 25,000 tourists in just one week following Hurricane Melissa has demonstrated the island’s resilience and capacity for crisis management, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Speaking during a tourism partners’ meeting at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on December 13, Minister Bartlett commended the coordinated effort through which thousands of stranded visitors were safely returned...
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