Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining and Member of Parliament for Saint Elizabeth South Western speaking at the graduation ceremony of Black River High School Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for South West St Elizabeth, Floyd Green, has challenged the graduating class of Black River High School to prepare themselves for the unprecedented opportunities that will emerge as Black River undergoes a major transformation over the coming years. Addressing the school’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 24, Minister Green told the 168 graduates that while completing high school was a significant achievement, the choices they make from this point forward will determine whether they are ready to seize the opportunities that lie ahead
Government officials say the demerit points regime under the Road Traffic Act takes effect on 30 September 2026, with full enforcement from 1 October. Motorists who settle outstanding tickets before the deadline can avoid demerit points on past offences.
Government ministers and road safety agencies confirmed the long-awaited demerit point regime will start on 30 September 2026, urging motorists to clear more than a million outstanding tickets before enforcement begins in October.
A subcontractor rebuilding Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth after Hurricane Melissa says the campus will be more storm-ready by the first week of August, with work already more than three-quarters complete.
Kingston has offered support to Venezuela after twin earthquakes left people trapped in rubble, while firefighters in St Elizabeth fight recurring fires at Myersville dump and Parliament clashes over the minimum wage.
Water Minister Matthew Samuda has rejected opposition calls to rethink Jamaica's Western Water Resilience Project, while Parliament debates water spending, migrant transfers, intern conditions, and a sharp drop in export earnings.
Fishers from across Jamaica gathered at Colonel Cove, Morant Bay, on 25 June 2026 for International Fisherman's Day. Officials highlighted hurricane recovery, maritime safety, new compliance rules, and government support for the sector.
Thirty-five cadets completed studies at the Jamaica Constabulary Force Cadet Academy on June 25, 2026, with 34 set to enter JCF basic training and one bound for the University of the West Indies.
Leaders of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association say medical interns staged a protest over years-long sewage leaks affecting wards, staff, and patients. They are pressing the health and finance ministries for urgent staffing and safety reforms.
At the June 24 post-Cabinet briefing, Water Minister Matthew Samuda announced Montego Bay as host of the 13th Our Oceans conference and rejected opposition claims on water spending. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett set out Tourism 3.0 targets, worker housing, and cruise recovery.
Cabinet ministers announced Jamaica will stage the 13th Our Oceans Conference in Montego Bay, likely in June 2029, and outlined new ocean-protection alliances, climate grants, and a sweeping Tourism 3.0 growth plan.
Captures Best Performance and 2nd runner-up honours The Aubyn Foundation proudly recognises the distinguished achievement of Miss Aubyn Foundation, Tasheka Salmon, who delivered an exceptional overall showing at the JCDC Miss St. Elizabeth Festival Queen Competition 2026, securing the Best Performance Award and earning the position of 2nd Runner-Up
The sixth CARI-CODE and COOD transformation conference continued in Jamaica with speakers linking artificial intelligence, Lean Six Sigma, and regenerative leadership. Minister of State Xavier Maine delivered the finance keynote on resilience, disaster financing, and national recovery.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness held bilateral talks in Suriname on Wednesday to share petroleum expertise, while separate developments covered expanded air routes, hospital donations, municipal funding, NHT land offers, and WorldSkills training.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness held talks in Suriname on energy cooperation while Parliament heard plans for expanded airline service, Spanish Town Hospital received urology equipment, and KSAMC raised divisional budgets.
Grade six PEP results show strong placement rates despite Hurricane Melissa, while fishers gather in Morant Bay for a national honour day after years of storm losses. A MasterChef finalist also visits Jamaica during a World Cup filming break.
Serious crime figures through June 20 show St. James leading the island in killings, while St. Elizabeth police press joint operations in Akong. A ballistics expert linked a recovered pistol to a 2018 Bog Walk shooting at an ongoing gang trial.
Body-Worn Camera Captures Moment Police Shoot Armed Man During Salt Spring Police ShootingBy Mckoy's News / June 23, 2026 ST JAMES, Jamaica: Salt Spring Police Shooting — A man was shot and injured by police during a tense confrontation in Salt Spring, St James, on Thursday afternoon after allegedly advancing toward an officer with a knife. The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 p.m
The Longwood Early Childhood Institute in St. Elizabeth is operating from a re-roofed lunch area after two hurricanes destroyed its classrooms. Teachers say overcrowding, heat, and trauma are hurting students as enrollment falls.
Leaders from government, business, policing, and academia gathered at Summit Hotel on 23 June 2026 for the sixth Carry Code conference, linking social intelligence, artificial intelligence, and post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding across Jamaica and the Caribbean.
On June 23, 2026, Jamaica's House of Representatives heard lengthy Opposition sectoral contributions on water access, youth policy, and constitutional reform before suspending the debate and approving a $1,000 minimum wage increase effective July 1.
The House of Representatives continued its sectoral debate on 23 June 2026 with a major tourism presentation from Ed Bartlett and sharp opposition contributions on water, education, and constitutional reform, before shifting to a minimum wage order.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness defended Jamaica’s third-country nationals arrangement as PEP scores rose and a Green Climate Fund grant was approved. Regional leaders weighed a single Caribbean visa while Leon Bailey pledged continued Reggae Boyz service.
Edmund Bartlett used the sectoral debate on June 23, 2026 to report strong post-hurricane tourism recovery and launch Tourism 3.0. Opposition MP Ian Hill pressed the government on uneven water investment and fragile supply systems.
Mother Heartbroken After Sons Killed in Connecticut Bar ShootingBy Mckoy's News / June 23, 2026 Connecticut Bar Shooting – The family of Jamaican brothers Miquel Blake, 31, and Dravere Blake, 34, who were shot and killed outside a bar in West Haven, Connecticut, on June 20, is seeking public assistance to return their bodies to Jamaica for burial. Their mother, Marie Blake, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover repatriation and funeral expenses
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities opened its first parish town hall at Colonel's Cove, Morant Bay, urging residents to register for grants, services and legal protections under the Disabilities Act.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness will decide Dr. Andrew Wheatley's future after the Integrity Commission recommended criminal charges. Public servants rejected a wage offer, while 90 per cent of PEP 2026 students secured preferred high school placements.
Education Minister Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon released national Primary Exit Profile grade six results on 22 June 2026, reporting improved performance in mathematics and language arts despite Hurricane Melissa disruption and the first-ever grade-six literacy and numeracy assessments.
Gunmen killed a delivery worker and a teenager in Naggo Head, while St Elizabeth saw another body discovery, JUTC offered $1 million over a Spanish Town bus fire, Haitians were detained in Portland, and the prime minister denied coercion over a US migration deal.
Government updates span accelerated bridge works, Hurricane Melissa health spending, a $500-million community health fund, maternal-care equipment at Victoria Jubilee Hospital, mandatory public-sector AI training, the return of Denbigh, and new national drone and geospatial standards.
Government ministers outlined progress on bridge rehabilitation, post-Hurricane Melissa health spending, a $500 million community health fund, and the return of the Denbigh Agricultural Show from July 31 to August 2.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon addresses Monday’s (June 22, 2026) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference at Jamaica House. (Photo: JIS) Ninety per cent of students who sat the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination have been placed in a school of their choice
Farmers in St. Elizabeth discovered a badly decomposed male body on Sunday, while police in Portland held more than a dozen Haitian migrants. Opposition groups and unions are pressing the government for answers on Jamaica's US deportation arrangement.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Cabinet Minister Andrew Wheatley still has his confidence amid Integrity Commission findings, while opposition figures and women's groups press the government on accountability and US third-country national arrangements.
Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon released 2026 Primary Exit Profile results on June 22, reporting stronger literacy, numeracy, maths and language arts scores despite hurricane disruption. Ninety per cent of students secured one of their seven secondary school choices.
Gunmen Kill Two, Female Wounded in Portmore Home InvasionBy Mckoy's News / June 22, 2026 PORTMORE, St Catherine : Portmore Home Invasion — Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Division (MCID) are probing a deadly gun attack that claimed the lives of two young men and left a woman injured in Naggo Head, Portmore, early Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as 19-year-old delivery man Michael Elliot, otherwise known as “Bobbly Slammer” or “Bull,” of Clifton District, St Catherine, and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks, also called “Wealthy Stunts,” of Naggo Head
The JCF says teenager Adriana Lang is not missing and remains under guardianship in St. Elizabeth. The IFC reports wages now take more than half of tax revenue, while Lloyd B. Smith rejects Mark Golding’s call to place diaspora members on public boards.
Santa Cruz police have opened an investigation after a fully decomposed male body was discovered on Sunday morning in a wooded area close to the local station. Officers responded after someone in the vicinity raised the alarm.
Psychologist Dr. Lea Kim Samage urged emotional support for fathers on Father’s Day, while opposition figures pressed governance issues linked to an integrity report on Dr. Andrew Wheatley and third-country national deportations.
Gunmen killed two people in Portmore early Sunday, a St. Catherine judge threw out a rape case, an opposition MP pressed for working courts and challenged a US migrant deal, civil servants warned of disruption, and new vehicle customs rules start Monday.
Police fatally shot an armed man in Thornton, St Elizabeth, while separate incidents in Mandeville, Clarendon, St Catherine, Portland, and St Andrew drew fresh charges, warnings, and calls for justice.
A section of the Myersville dump in St. Elizabeth caught fire on Saturday afternoon. Two fire units from Junction and Santa Cruz responded around 1:00 p.m. as people who work at the site voiced concern.
Seven months after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican public hospitals are receiving hundreds of donated beds through a partnership led by Orville Shaggy Burrell's foundation, Project C.U.R.E., and Just a Bunch of Roadies Jabour. The aid targets overcrowding and ongoing recovery at facilities damaged by the storm.
St. Elizabeth police killed Dwart Ferguson during a Friday night firearms raid, while Kingston officers made separate gun arrests. A Mandeville misadventure death, a Yallahs murder charge, and appeals for answers in 12-year-old Crystal McClean's Portland case also made headlines.
Jonielle Smith clocked 11.14 to win the third women's 100m semi-final at the JAAA/PUMA National Championships, with Shericka Jackson second in 11.17. Sabrina Dockery's 11.31 left her waiting on time qualifiers.
Man Killed During Alleged Confrontation With Police in St ElizabethBy Mckoy's News / June 20, 2026 ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police in Thornton, St Elizabeth, on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Dwart Ferguson, also known by the aliases “Dwayne” and “Tavi,” of Thornton district
National Security Minister Dr Chang and the Opposition clash over who opened Jamaica's third-country nationals arrangement, while police investigate killings, a torso find, a gun seizure, and a major refund fraud.
A torso was discovered in northern St Elizabeth on Thursday night, while police in Mandeville investigated a decomposing body on Friday. Separate developments include diaspora pressure on Dr Andrew Wheatley and renewed fear in Negril after a yoga instructor was murdered.
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Residents of Aberdeen in northern St Elizabeth are in shock following a horrific scene in a remote area of the community where a torso was found Thursday night. Preliminary reports are that about 9:00 pm residents stumbled on the torso along a track in bushes and called the police
Young farmers in St. Elizabeth who lost crops and livestock when Hurricane Melissa struck in October 2025 are receiving inputs, counselling and funding through Jamaica 4-H Clubs and several partner organisations.
