Diaspora & Remittances: Finance Minister Fayval Williams says remittances after Hurricane Melissa helped lift FY2025/26 inflows to US$3.12b, with a surge of US$93m more in the three months after the hurricane and record December inflows of US$296m. Pensions Digitisation: The Labour Ministry says NIS pension payments resumed after a technical delay, while government pushes pensioners to switch to direct bank deposits as part of full digitisation. Tourism Trade & Growth: JAPEX 2026 closed with 423 delegates and 1,394 meetings, and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett reiterated the Tourism 3.0 push for 10m visitors and US$10b earnings, including 20,000 new rooms and a redesigned Montego Bay. Roads & Water Infrastructure: SPARK’s main roads component is set to start in St James this month (Montego Bay–Great River first), with $25b earmarked for 37 priority road sections; meanwhile, Jamaica signed a US$36m CDB loan for rural water schemes to boost potable access for 40,000+ residents. Third-Country Nationals (TCN) Transparency Fight: The Government finalised operating procedures and guardrails for TCNs with a cap of 25 individuals per two-week period via IOM support, but the PNP demands full disclosure of the MOU and details on funding, numbers, housing and verification. Regional/Global Policy Watch: The US named Jamaica among 23 major drug transit/producing countries for FY2027, while PAHO will join UN efforts to advance pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.