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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa at a press conference held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, in Kingston, recently.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agricultural sector’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa at a press conference held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, in Kingston, recently.
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Support Programme to Revitalise Yam Sector

By: Vanessa James, February 3, 2026
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has announced a specialised support programme designed to revitalise the yam sector, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, provided details during a recent press conference, held at the Ministry’s head office in Hope Gardens, Kingston. He informed that the programme will focus on soil recovery, as teams from the Agricultural Land Management Division have already gone out into the fields to complete assessment to address the salt...
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High School Diploma Equivalency Officer at the HEART/NSTA Trust, St. Thomas parish office, Cleopatra Francis, addresses the Bath Community Forum, held at the Bath Primary School on Wednesday (January 28).
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Residents of Bath Encouraged to Enrol in HSDE Programme Offered by HEART/NSTA TRUST

By: Glen-Wayde Brown, February 3, 2026
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) received a donation of hurricane relief items from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Caribbean to support protected-area workers and their families who have been affected by Hurricane Melissa. The handover took place on January 27 at BL Williams International Limited, Newport West, Kingston. Participating in the handover (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Management and Sustainability Division, NEPA, Anthony McKenzie; Botanist, Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Keron Campbell; Safety and Security Coordinator, Para la Naturaleza, Manuel Mercado Martin; Community Development Officer, Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation, Claudine Townsend; Conservation Science Officer, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), Shane Brown; and Director, Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Division, NEPA, Ainsworth Carroll.
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PHOTO: NEPA Receives Donation of Hurricane Relief Items

February 3, 2026
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Director, Research, Print and Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (right), present laptops to the Ena Barclay Academy of Excellence on January 23. Receiving are (from second left) Acting Principal, Jacqueline Hendricks-White, and Special Educator, Marla Brown.
Director, Research, Print and Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (right), present laptops to the Ena Barclay Academy of Excellence on January 23. Receiving are (from second left) Acting Principal, Jacqueline Hendricks-White, and Special Educator, Marla Brown.

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (January 26).
January 27, 2026
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), displays a level, which was among tools and building supplies donated by New Era Developments Limited and Kemtek Construction, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Forward Operating Base in Luana, St. Elizabeth on Friday (Jan. 16). He is joined by Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle and President, New Era Developments Limited, Antonette Taddeo.
January 19, 2026
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), receives a token from Stony Hill Technical High School teacher, Oneisha Lawrence, during the official opening of an Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at the institution in St. Andrew on Friday (January 9).
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Staff and students at the Fair Prospect High School in Portland, which is celebrating a 33 per-centage increase in passes in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English A.

Fair Prospect High Celebrates 33-Percentage-Point Increase in English A Passes

By: Garfield L. Angus February 3, 2026

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