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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the fisheries sector’s recovery efforts at a post-Cabinet press briefing held on Wednesday (December 3) at Jamaica House in Kingston.

Extensive Support for Fisheries Sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is providing extensive support for the fisheries sector, which was devastated by the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, explained that more than 3,000 boats were destroyed...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ground-breaking ceremony for Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate. The factory, to be developed at a cost of approximately US$50 million, is expected to revitalise the sugar industry in south Clarendon, creating an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Prime Minister Holness Emphasises Shift from Post-Hurricane Relief to Economic Recovery

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House.

100 Shelters Remain Active Housing 1,107 Displaced Persons After Hurricane Melissa

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Jamaica Receives Donation from Royal Ethiopian Trust

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on December 3.

Hurricane Melissa Damaged 215,000 Buildings

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on December 2.

3 months ago DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryParliamentWorks / Construction

Reconstruction Strategy Will Lead Jamaica into New Era of Resilience, Recovery, Growth – PM

Jamaica’s reconstruction strategy, being deployed across infrastructure, housing, digitalisation, logistics, agriculture and energy, will create thousands of jobs, improve national productivity and protect fiscal sustainability. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the declaration in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 2), where he provided details about the comprehensive financial package of up to US$6.7 billion over...

Official photo of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda

3 months ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentForeign AffairsHurricane Relief & RecoveryParliament

Jamaica Secures Climate Finance and Technical Support at COP30 for Post-Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Jamaica’s delegation to the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Brazil successfully advanced discussions with key international partners, securing major financial and technical support opportunities to strengthen climate resilience and drive post‑Hurricane Melissa recovery. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House.

3 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryInformation

Funds Secured Through Support Jamaica Portal to Advance Post-Hurricane Home Reconstruction

Funds raised through the Government’s Support Jamaica portal will be directed towards the purchase of building materials to assist in rebuilding the homes of Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Addressing Wednesday’s (December 3) Post‑Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, announced that the...

Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart (left) listens keenly during Monday’s (December 1) briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

3 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica’s Hurricane Response Lauded by CDEMA Team Lead

Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart, has praised Jamaica’s resilience and coordinated emergency response as the nation continues recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “What I have been seeing, along with the team, is a resilient Jamaica. I saw this in Gilbert, I'm seeing...

Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (third left), addressing RADA’s Recovery and Resilience Forum held at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Monday (December 1).

3 months ago AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

RADA Executing Two-Year Plan for Recovery of Agriculture

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is implementing a structured, three-fold plan for the recovery of Jamaica’s agricultural sector, which suffered an estimated $30 billion in damage from Hurricane Melissa. The two-year plan, comprising immediate, medium-term and long-term interventions, mobilises RADA’s full technical, extension and engineering teams and leverages partnerships among key agencies, farmer groups and the private sector, said...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 2).

3 months ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Prime Minister Welcomes Historic US$6.7b Financing Package to Drive Jamaica’s Recovery and Resilience

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the three‑year coordinated financing package of up to US$6.7 billion, designed to support Jamaica’s recovery, reconstruction, and long‑term resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The funds will be facilitated through CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank...

Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500,000 to the institution, along with Black River Primary and Infant, also in St. Elizabeth.

3 months ago EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryYouth

St. Elizabeth Primary Schools Get Relief Supplies

Black River and Brampton primary and infant schools in St. Elizabeth have received donations of hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500,000 from the Friends of Region 6. The items, which were handed over to the institutions on November 28, included care packages containing food, shoes, clothing, and water. The organisation also assisted with ongoing clean-up at the schools and...