The National Parenting Support Commission’s (NPSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Miss Kaysia Kerr commits to educating and supporting the parents of the nation’s children as written in their mandate. The mandate of the NPSC as stated by Kerr is to offer proactive and reactive parenting education and support. Proactive education speaks to the reception of knowledge prior to the consideration...

All ministries must have customer service improvement plans in place by the end of April 2018 as mandated by the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme. The aim is to reduce waste, save money and make the public institutions more efficient and effective for those who need them. The plans are a priority of the Service Excellence Programme (SEP), which...

Executive Vice- Governor, of Gansu Province in China, Huang Qiang, says his government is ready to invest up to US 6 Billion Dollars to develop an Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone alongside the JISCO/ALPART operations in Nain, St Elizabeth. This announcement came at the signing of a Framework Agreement on Thursday and follows closely on the heal of a...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), on Friday (February 9), launched its 2015 State of the Jamaican Climate Report, which provides a concise overview of data and information on Jamaica’s climate. The report, which is an update of the 2012 edition, builds on the core data in the previous report, and is a first reference point with respect to parameters...

The Government has launched a $5.9-million incentive programme aimed at increasing secondary-school attendance by students benefiting under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Dubbed ‘School Days Count’, the two-year initiative will roll out between February and April in 34 institutions that have below-70 per cent attendance levels. It will offer a range of cash and non-cash incentives...

History was made in the Jamaican Parliament today, when the Senate approved the Bill shortly entitled, ‘The National Heroes and other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Acts) Act, 2017’. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, who piloted the Bill in the House of Representatives, said it aims to absolve...

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Dr. Damian Graham, says work is advanced in selecting the location for the country’s Third City. He told JIS News that consultants have been engaged to identify possible sites, and the findings will be shared with the public by year end. He said the work being done includes forecasting and horizon scanning...

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) is moving ahead with plans to provide 830,000 square feet of business process outsourcing (BPO) space in St. Thomas and St. Catherine. The spaces will be created in Naggo Head, St. Catherine; and Morant Bay, St. Thomas and will have the capacity to provide 23,000 employment opportunities in the sector. In an interview with...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced Recording Artiste Etana as the first female recipient of financial support from the Ministry’s Artiste Ambassador and Tour Support Programme. The Ministry has given Etana a grant of USD 5000 to support her 32-city tour of the United States. Minister Grange made a symbolic cheque presentation...