Commencing at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025, the section of Spanish Town Bypass between the roundabout at Jose Marti Technical High School and Michael Manley Drive will be closed. The closure, which is to facilitate the replacement of a failed culvert, will be in effect until 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 14. Manager of Communication and Customer Services...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Innovation Grant Fund, continues to transform lives of Jamaicans, through the funding of three state-of-the-art ultrasound machines for the Medical X-Ray Institute. The machines, which have been installed in Mandeville, Manchester; Albion, St. Thomas and Old Harbour, St. Catherine, are bringing much-needed diagnostic imaging services...

The Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) is pleased to announce that approval was granted for the Negril Post Office to be temporarily relocated to the Negril Marine Park Facility, Norman Manley Boulevard, Negril, Westmoreland. The initial closure of the Negril Post Office was necessitated by urgent health and safety concerns arising from long-term deterioration of  the building. Therefore, the interim...

The Ministry of National Security acknowledges reports of bomb threats received via email by several Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. These threats are noted and are being taken seriously. The Ministry has alerted the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and all elements of the security forces are actively...

The Governor General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt. J, will dissolve the Parliament of Jamaica on Friday, August 15, 2025, by proclamation issued on the advice of the Prime Minister. This follows the announcement by the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Dr. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, on Sunday, August 10, 2025, that...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) wishes to announce further adjustments to the start of the 2025/2026 academic year. Following extensive consultations with key education stakeholders, including the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), the National Parent Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), and the Electoral Office...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade joins the myriad friends, family, associates and well-wishers, in expressing deep sadness and profound regret at the passing of Honourable Don Wehby, OJ, CD, on 26th July 2025. Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, described Mr. Wehby...