The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is looking to establish the GOJ Procurement Awards. This initiative aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the public procurement system across various entities, according to Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He was speaking during the Elevate Procurement Conference on Tuesday (April 23) at...

The Restorative Justice (RJ) Branch in the Ministry of Justice is working to ensure that the conflict resolution skills that school participants learn through the restorative practices training programme have a lasting impact on the institutions. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Youth, more than 12,000 participants from...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, makes a presentation on public-sector transformation, at the opening of the fourth Organisation Development Transformation Conference, hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development Excellence (CARI-CODE), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 24). The two-day event was held under the...

Fifteen young Jamaicans have gained scholarships to pursue tertiary training in medicine, nursing and civil engineering in the Republic of Cuba, under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Speaking at the awards ceremony for the students, held at the Embassy of Cuba in St. Andrew on April 24, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon....

Some 1,065 uniformed firefighters and civilian staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) are expected to benefit from training and certification through an agreement with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford told JIS News that the training will result in members of staff being certified in different areas, including various critical administrative roles within the organisation. “We are looking...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), converses with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and UWI Mona Principal, Professor Densil Williams. The occasion was the Faculty of Law’s Distinguished Lecture and Reasoning about ‘Judicial Policy Construction by Apex Courts’ on Wednesday (April 24).

The Government is looking to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) innovation teaching centre at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure, said the facility will be part of plans for the redevelopment of the area, which will include a new parliament building and other structures to house the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) island with a vision of fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and empowering citizens to thrive in the global knowledge economy. “Through our collaborative all-hands-on-deck approach, Government, private sector, academia and civil society, we will work towards this goal. Jamaica is now officially declared...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says preliminary figures indicate that the agricultural sector grew by over 10 per cent during the first quarter of 2024. He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “That is a testament to the hard work, dedication and determination of our farmers; and that is...