Jamaica was selected as pilot for the International Labour Organisation's Just Transition project, which aims at highlighting the impact of climate change on workers and strategies to protect and empower them

Jamaica now ranks first in the Caribbean for the collection of plastic bottles for recycling; the local collection rate of plastic for recycling is over 40% and the country aims to reach the standard rate of 70% collection per month

1.060 murders have been committed in Jamaica in the first 11 months of 2024, according to statistics by the Constabulary Force; over the past 5 years, the country was surpassed only by Haiti as per highest number of homicides in the Caribbean

The Jamaica Airports Authority has identified a site for the creation of the country's fourth international airport, which will be located in Negril, Westmoreland