AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBack-to-school support: WISTA Jamaica handed Carisbrook Infant and Primary School in St. Elizabeth tablets, laptops, books and teaching tech worth over $850,000 to help recovery from Hurricane Melissa. Community drive in Trelawny: Trelawny JPs’ back-to-school initiative in the rural Wakefield area drew more than 200 students, easing costs for families. GBV tech boost: The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport signed with Amber Innovations to develop the JamSafe app at no cost to the Government, aiming to connect victims to emergency help, parish services and a 24-hour helpline. Public service overhaul: PM Andrew Holness says Jamaica will change slow, duplicative institutional processes and use more technology, while also reviewing performance-based pay. Water planning: Feasibility studies are underway in St. Thomas and Clarendon for limited desalination projects, not a nationwide rollout. Sports: Jamaica Kingsmen got their first CPL win, beating Trinbago Knight Riders by five wickets at Sabina Park. Local incident: Fire destroyed several shops at Redemption Market in downtown Kingston early Sunday; no injuries reported.
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