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Community members join in on the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Earth Day clean-up initiative in Hoist Brissett, Hanover, on Wednesday, April 22.
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | National Solid Waste Management Authority joins with community on Earth Day clean-up

United Kingdom native and frequent visitor to Jamaica, Tracey Smith (third left), leads a group of volunteers in dancing after a recent tree-planting exercise in St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Regional Public Relations Manager for Sandals Ocho Rios, Lyn
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Sandals Foundation shares with visitors in give back community events

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Director of Human Resources Management and Development, Dr. David Knight (third left) hands over a package of baby diapers to Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers Executive Board Member, Marva Allen-Simms, which is par
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Information Service makes relief donations to Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers

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April 30, 2026

Earth Today | Smarter coastal development a must

THE LATEST edition of the Global Environment Outlook has highlighted the need to rethink coastal development – a move that is given urgency by the 2.5 billion people living in coastal regions…
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April 30, 2026

Earth Today | Our natural assets, our responsibility

SOME may remember Sundays spent at the river, afternoons playing marbles on the stoop, dandy shandy on a grassy field, or heading to the park with a small coin to buy ice cream. Those carefree…
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford.
April 29, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

SCHOOL RIGHTS CHALLENGE

Arguing that Jamaica’s education system was gradually collapsing, Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford on Tuesday announced that he has taken the Government to court to defend the…
Chairman of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators, Ansford Hewitt (left), shares a light moment with Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for science, technology and special proj
April 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Regional energy transition now urgent, says Wheatley

WESTERN BUREAU: Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio with responsibility for science, technology, and special projects, has warned that the Caribbean’s energy transition and digital…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, makes his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 28.
April 29, 2026

Gov’t to establish river and cays management authorities under NEPA

The Government plans to establish a River Management Authority and a Cays Management Authority within the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). This was announced by Minister of Water,…
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April 29, 2026

Opposition criticises gov’t on tax on short-term rentals

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is accusing the Government of acting “like a thief in the night” after it approved tax measures that will impose General Consumption Tax (GCT) on…