Jamaicans are being encouraged to explore the country’s rich history by visiting the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD). “We are open to the general public – anyone can come in,” Senior Archivist, Racquel Innerarity told JIS News. “It is our records as Jamaicans, and we invite historians, genealogists and students from basic school to university to come in. It...

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) will be using International Archives Week, June 6 to 10, to highlight the work of its archivists, through a series of daily social media posts. The posts will be shared on JARD’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube platforms. Being celebrated under the theme #ArchivesAreYou, the Week also coincides with the celebration of the...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) through its Craft Incubator, continues to support the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the gift and craft sector. To this end, the Corporation will be hosting a three-day workshop for intermediate and advanced jewellery makers on June 18 and 25 and July 2, starting at 11:a.m each day. The workshop...

Jamaica is one of the leading Caribbean countries in establishing a strong National Quality Infrastructure (NQI). The NQI is a national framework through which the goods and services produced and traded in the country are declared fit for consumption or use in the marketplace. One of the entities that makes its work possible is the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ),...

Jamaica is receiving strong support for the candidature of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 6). “We have been engaged...

The Government is committed to the reform of the Access to Information Act and the sharing of publicly held information, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. He said that updating the legislation is essential in ensuring effective governance by facilitating greater openness and transparency. “We have agreed…...

The criteria for the appointment of principals are to be revised following Cabinet’s approval for these changes to be made. This will be facilitated through the amendment of section 43 (1) of the Education Act, 1965 and sections of the Education Regulations, 1980, which relate to the criteria for the appointment of principals. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited for the provision of administrative services for the Government Pensioners’ Administrative Services Only (GPASO) health scheme and related services. This contract was awarded at a rate of 5.25 per cent of the first year’s premium of $1.53 billion. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime...

The official funeral service for the late former Cabinet Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (March 12), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Chapel. Dr. Robertson, who died at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on February 19, following a brief illness, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government. As a...