NEPA used its 25th anniversary distinguished lecture to press for ecosystem-based disaster recovery, stronger land-use planning and youth leadership in Jamaica’s environmental future.
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be rolling out a Priority Parochial Road Programme, valued at $350 million, targeting for repair badly damaged roads that connect communities and lead to critical places like hospitals and schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon
Government announcements on June 5 covered drought relief, hurricane shelters, disaster readiness, health cooperation with Ghana, agriculture plans, student welfare in Cuba and support for businesses hit by Hurricane Melissa.
Government has outlined new spending for drought relief, community roads, drains and emergency shelters, while also updating disaster readiness, overseas health recruitment, agriculture cooperation and student support in Cuba.
Jamaica is pushing a national agriculture overhaul focused on food security, climate resilience, farm recovery, water access, technology and new opportunities for young farmers.
A new report released by Earth Insight in partnership with the Jamaica Environment Trust and ten other civil society organisations around the world reveals that Jamaica’s most ecologically important marine habitats could be directly threatened by offshore oil and gas exploration in the Walton-Morant block, off the island’s south coast. Fossil Fuel Threats to the Ocean: Marine Life and Coastal Communities at Risk draws on geospatial analysis to document how the Walton-Morant block and its associated risk zones overlap with nearly all of Jamaica’s coral reefs, seagrass beds, and the fishing grounds that coastal communities have depended on for generations
Tower Band has released its 16-track mixtape titled Dancehall Future. The band performed tracks from the ZJ West-mixed project during a launch at Janga’s Soundbar and Grill in New Kingston on Wednesday night at Supa Heavy Wednesdays
Plastic surgeon Dr Jan Hochtritt says a modest but regular stream of women are requesting fat-transfer surgery to add volume to intimate areas.
Lucien Harrison’s RTW Fashion Show brought nine designers to New Kingston, with collections and models selected to highlight diversity, accessibility and collaboration across Jamaica’s fashion scene.
For 2025 BOOST Scholarship recipient Jody-Ann Stephens, education has long been more than a profession; it is a route to opportunity, growth and change.Raised in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, she knows the constraints many young Jamaicans face. As a child, she could not afford much of what her peers took for granted
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced a $35 million renovation project for the Marie Atkins Night Shelter downtown Kingston this financial year
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The House of Representatives continued the 2026 Sectoral Debate on June 3, with presentations from Desmond McKenzie, Peter Bunting and Zelica Jess covering reconstruction, growth and justice access.
Kingston, Jamaica — The Government is looking to roll out the Nurturing Early Scientific Thinking (NEST) programme in all early childhood institutions (ECIs) across the country by year’s end. The NEST pilot, conducted between February and June 2025, engaged 25 early childhood institutions in Kingston and St Andrew and, according to the Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley, they were deliberately selected to include schools in zones of special operations, low-performing institutions, and compliant schools
Malie Donn's 20-track Golden Child is set for July, while the entertainment roundup also covers Sabrina Carpenter's security complaint, Idris Elba's knighthood and Celine Dion's tribute to Peabo Bryson.
The House of Representatives resumed on June 3, 2026, with sectoral debate contributions from Desmond McKenzie, Peter Bunting and Zelica Jess, alongside routine parliamentary business.
The NEST Programme is being expanded to 500 early-childhood institutions nationwide by the end of 2026, as Jamaica moves to introduce structured STEM learning from age three.
Fortinet says organisations are still short of skilled cybersecurity workers, even as cyberattacks grow costlier and artificial intelligence changes both defence strategies and criminal tactics.
Share Actor Idris Elba was awarded a knighthood by King Charles III during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, recognizing his contributions to philanthropy and community development. Elba, known for roles in The Wire, Luther, and The Harder They Fall, attended the event with his wife, Sabrina Elba
Parliament’s June 2 sectoral debate centred on Jamaica’s technology, research, food security and digital resilience agenda, with government announcements and opposition calls for faster delivery.
The House of Representatives continued the 2026 Sectoral Debate on June 2, with presentations on science and technology, agriculture and fisheries, and Jamaica’s digital transformation agenda.
The island’s four major utility providers have moved to allay fears that if the Corporate Area is hit by a major adverse weather event this hurricane season their services to the rest of Jamaica would be curtailed. After Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica’s south-western and north-western parishes last October, there were concerns voiced that if it had made landfall in the Corporate Area, where the nerve centres for the major utility providers are based, the impact on the rest of the island would have been catastrophic
St Wade Basic School principal Sharron Quarrie had every reason to smile.The early-childhood institution in Old Harbour Bay — where she has nurtured young minds for 34 years — was the focus of extensive refurbishment work on Labour Day, with support from the JPS Foundation and the South Jamaica Power Company."I feel so appreciative of them (JPS staff members) coming out to help the school," Quarrie said, as she filled buckets of water from an outdoor standpipe. "The community, the students and their parents welcome this, and all our hearts are full."As preparations got under way to repaint classrooms and bathrooms, Quarrie moved to mop the floors, while volunteers from the island’s utility company fanned out across the campus
The journey to being recognised as Clarendon’s top community group at this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival of the Performing Arts parish awards ceremony was paved with sacrifice, perseverance and an unwavering commitment to excellence, according to ZAZ Dance Group founder and instructor Monique Miller Maddix.The ceremony was held on May 20 at Grace Baptist Church Hall in May Pen, where ZAZ was lauded for its contribution to the performing arts in Clarendon.Reflecting on the achievement, Maddix told The Gleaner that the title means a great deal to the group.“It represents years of dedication, discipline, sacrifice, and belief in our vision," she said. "There were many late nights, long rehearsals, to financial challenges, and moments when we felt exhausted, but yet the team never gave up
Moore Town artiste Hope Vocals has turned a culture-rich TikTok performance into major online attention and a new recording opportunity with producer Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor.
Parallel Real Estate Ventures and Barita’s real estate arm have named new leaders, while Jamaican market activity remained concentrated in energy, finance and transport-related securities.
Jamaicans are being urged to prepare for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, while officials also outlined health, energy, business, regional and sports developments across the Caribbean.
A roadway tour moves northwest from Artill into Windsor Castle, Portland, pointing out churches, lanes and community roads before continuing through Dover to the St. Mary parish boundary.
Police are investigating a series of serious incidents, including a truck crash on Spur Tree Hill, a fatal motorcycle collision in Clarendon, child sexual offence allegations in Portmore and firearm-related charges in Portland.
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Jamaica’s weekly news roundup includes Anthony Anderson’s appointment to lead NARA, fresh concern over police body cameras, a court fight involving the Integrity Commission, and honours for Portia Simpson Miller.
A north-western drive from Bogue Bay toward Hart Hill in Portland follows the northern coastal highway, passing churches, roads, lanes and community landmarks around Windsor Castle.
Sunday’s Jamaica news roundup covers a serious Spur Tree crash, a burn victim airlifted for treatment, a lottery scam arrest, missing fishermen, Saharan dust advice and a fatal police shooting.
Dr. Kevin Brown, President of the University of Technology, Dr Kevin Brown of UTECH recently voiced concern about a growing crisis confronting Jamaica’s universities: too few incoming students possess the scientific and mathematical literacy necessary to thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines
Oblique Seville produced the headline sprint of the JAAA/Puma Meet #3 at the National Stadium, winning the final men’s 100m heat in 9.96 seconds as athletes contested a packed development programme.
For most Jamaicans, a day at the beach means makeshift stalls, limited shade, and decades-old facilities but the Government plans to change that — upgrading three public beaches in quick succession, led by Priory's Fantasy Beach in St Ann.The plan for modern facilities comes eight years after initial announcements. The other beaches are Pagee Beach in St Mary and Success Beach in St James, both currently under tender for contractors
Seaford Harvey remembers a time when lignum vitae was a familiar feature of the landscape across St Catherine, with the short, compact trees and their distinctive bluish-purple blooms growing in abundance throughout the parish.When he started making wood carvings more than three decades ago, the dense, durable timber of the lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale) was his material of choice, and he would source it from vendors who readily traded the prized logs. Now, the 67-year-old artisan, who trades his sculptures in the Ocho Rios Craft Market in St Ann, is often taken aback by how scarce this timber has become.“It (lignum vitae) kinda get ration after a while
Scientific studies have long demonstrated that colour distinctly impacts human behaviour. Given that we live in a tropical climatic zone, the present owners of this home were not afraid to use colour boldly to positively affect mood and atmosphere
Jamaica is expected to see fair to partly cloudy skies, persistent haze and brisk easterly winds into early next week, with only a slight chance of showers in some northern areas.
Area 8 topped the 2026 JCF National Athletics Championships at the Usain Bolt Stadium, closing day two with 260.5 points and its 37th title. Area 2 placed second, while Area 5 finished third.
Spanish Town Primary dethroned defending champions License Primary by eight points after a dramatic final-day finish at the National Stadium, closing the meet with a boys’ 4x200m record.
The Supreme Court has rejected the Firearm Licensing Authority’s attempt to obtain an Integrity Commission report before its judicial review hearing, while granting permission for an appeal.
The May 30 edition of Jamaica Magazine covered major government and community updates, including housing in St. Mary, a school bus donation in Portland, youth mental health guidance, student authors and digital vehicle fitness services.
Major public and diplomatic initiatives are moving across eastern Jamaica, including a $1.99 billion St Mary housing scheme, a Japanese-donated school bus in Portland, vaccination outreach and urban centre updates.
Police say a 78-year-old licensed firearm holder from Portland faces assault and firearm-related charges after an alleged confrontation with a man on May 23.
The Court of Appeal has set aside a professional misconduct ruling against attorney and Portland Eastern MP Isat Buchanan, finding that the GLC disciplinary panel handled the case unfairly.
The Court of Appeal has set aside a professional misconduct ruling against attorney and Portland Eastern MP Isat Buchanan, finding that the General Legal Council’s disciplinary committee acted unfairly.
The Court of Appeal today overturned a ruling of professional misconduct against Attorney-at-Law and Portland Eastern Member of Parliament Isat Buchanan in relation to an incident in 2020. The initial ruling came from the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council
A Hanover woman died after a vehicle hit a tree, police in the parish are expanding community outreach on domestic violence, and the Court of Appeal cleared attorney Isat Buchanan in a 2020 misconduct matter.
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