Tourism & Diplomacy: Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is set to be honoured as a Tourism ICON at PYNE Awards Africa 2026, spotlighting the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre in Jamaica. Local Revenue Drive: KSAMC and Tax Administration Jamaica begin a three-day push in Half-Way-Tree to chase $162m in unpaid property taxes, plus trade licence and signs-and-billboards fees, with on-site help at a Constant Spring Arcade hub. Education & Skills: Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon says she’ll move to integrate the HEART/NSTA Trust programme more deeply into high schools, while JTA president La Sonja Harrison urges faster hurricane-school rebuilding and calls for more foreign and local technical support. Tourism Innovation: TEF and UTech sign an agreement to support the TEF Tourism Innovation Incubator under “Tourism 3.0,” training more people for tourism jobs and entrepreneurship. Energy & Costs: JPS offers tips to cut commercial electricity bills during heatwaves, starting with energy audits and smarter consumption controls. Fuel Prices: Petrojam raises gasoline and diesel prices effective Aug 20. Agriculture Investment: Agro-Invest Corporation says it has secured over $4b in new agri-business investment leads to tackle sector bottlenecks. Business & Consumer Watch: A US travel-agent fraud case highlights how consumers can lose money after Venmo-style transfers.