Marketing and Public Relations Officer at the National Land Agency (NLA), Nicole Hayles, engages with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Officer, Dwite Thomas, during the NLA’s Government Employees Mobile Land Information Clinic at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston on Wednesday (May 1). The NLA is hosting a series of information sessions for government workers from May 2024...

The HEART/NSTA Trust’s first Autonomous Mobile and Aerial Robotics Lab was opened at the agency’s College of Innovation and Technology (HCIT) in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 25. HEART’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, who spoke during the opening ceremony, noted that the lab’s establishment in Montego Bay was largely spurred by the growth of industries in the region,...

The HEART/NSTA Trust marked several significant accomplishments over the fiscal year, which ended on March 31, showcasing its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development across Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (April 29), the entity’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, informed that the Trust exceeded expectations with a remarkable enrolment of 137,411 persons...

Fish farmers are set to receive training at the Clarendon-based HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, beginning in September. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on April 24. Mr. Green noted that the Ministry is placing a lot more emphasis on the fisheries sector, as...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Government is looking to increase the number of women engaged in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. “Women are very much under-represented in ICT and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. They...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening ceremony of the FLOW Girls in ICT Day Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 25). The Expo was attended by approximately 300 high-school girls from across the...

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...

HEART/NSTA Trust has developed a risk-based strategic plan that encompasses three priority areas – enhancing the quality of training and certification, increasing services to youth at risk, and strengthening the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem. Enhancement of training and certification will involve, inter alia, enrolment of 122,659 trainees in various programmes, with 50,279 obtaining certification within the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is reminding Jamaicans that registering for the national identification system (NIDS) is a voluntary exercise. NIDS, an electronic form of identification, will provide a comprehensive and secure database for capturing and storing the personal information of...