Climate Justice Grants: Six Caribbean civil society groups, including Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), received small grants to push grassroots climate justice advocacy under CANARI and the Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance’s Climate Action Facility for 2026–2027. Education & Digital Access: Jamaica’s Universal Service Fund Connect-a-Child programme delivered tablets to 630 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students, while a new JSWIFT system now lets charities register and renew status online from anywhere. Agriculture & Risk Management: RADA issued an urgent bush-fire warning, urging farmers to stop slash-and-burn, avoid open burning in dry conditions, and follow watershed restrictions. Tourism Policy & Evidence: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) hired PwC for an independent assessment of the proposed GCT hike for tourism from 10% to 15% effective April 2027. Trade & Industry: JSEZA says Jamaica can capture more value from rapidly rising China imports by focusing on components, assembly, testing and other value-added steps—without trying to manufacture everything. Energy & Telecoms: Jamaica Energy Partners awarded 68 scholarships worth $19.95m, and Digicel appointed Salvador “Salva” Hierrezuelo as group chief business officer effective Sept. 1. Infrastructure Updates: Works on Old Hope Road trenches will be temporarily covered to ease school-reopening traffic, and Regency Petroleum is targeting late-September construction for a new service station near Norman Manley International Airport.