Eighty-four churches in St. James are set to receive a combined $16 million in grant funding to support cleanup, restoration and rehabilitation efforts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year.
The funding forms part of the Government's $75 million Churches Clean-up and Restoration Initiative which is expected to benefit 420 churches across the parishes hardest hit by the hurricane.
The Government says it is ready to support the relief and recovery effort in Venzeuela, following back-to-back earthquakes that hit the country yesterday. The BBC said the quakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit a minute apart.
The statement was made at the project star donor breakfast this morning. Deputy Commissioner of police, Warren Clarke who presented the Minister's speech said National Security is not only about enforcement but about creating conditions in which people can work, live, raise their children and build futures without fear.
The upset nurses staged a protest on Tuesday to highlight their concerns about over-crowding, deplorable bathroom facilities, non functional air conditioning units, among other issues. Following a meeting with management and assurances of improvement, the nurses returned to normal duties.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said through targeted operations by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID), the police significantly disrupted transnational organised crime networks. In the first six months of 2026, FNID seized more cocaine than for the combined total of six consecutive years, from 2016 to 2021. It is also the highest amount seized in the past ten years.