Jamaica bulletin: major health builds, agriculture push, Lalor death, AI ID on cards, UN nod to Barbados, ice hockey in Chicago

On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the lead items include public-health infrastructure, farming policy, finance and security technology, a regional honour for precision farming, and an overseas result for the national ice hockey programme.

Several large health schemes are expected to be finished in the 2026–2027 financial year, according to the bulletin.

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has outlined wide-ranging measures aimed at strengthening the sector over the period ahead.

In corporate news, prominent Jamaican businessman Dennis Lalor has died.

Card issuers will begin using artificial intelligence so that credit cards can serve as evidence of identity, the report adds.

Across the Caribbean, the United Nations has singled out Barbados for how it applies technology in agriculture.

On the ice, Jamaica’s hockey contingent took two victories from three matches played in Chicago.