Ten students from the Denbigh High School in Clarendon will benefit from scholarships valued at up to $300,000 each. They will pursue Bachelor’s degrees at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) this year. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry, during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8....

Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, says countries in the Caribbean must stand together in addressing the global threat of financial terrorism. He argued that failure to act could result in international agencies stepping in to monitor the region’s financial activities. “It is important that there is a mutual commitment from all countries dealing with these issues...

Fifteen residential care facilities across the island will be the focus of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) Labour Day project on Monday, May 23. Both private and government-run homes and places of safety will benefit from the day’s activities. Public Relations and Communications Manager at the CDA, Rochelle Dixon, told JIS News that the agency is partnering with the Scotia...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has donated three solar panels to the Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James, and Manchester parish libraries. At the official handing over ceremony held recently at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton, expressed gratitude for the items. She noted that the donation is...

The Government will be spending approximately $2.4 billion to continue work on social infrastructure projects in sugar-dependent areas this fiscal year. The projects, which include rehabilitation of cane roads and installation of irrigation systems, will be carried out under the Sugar Transformation Programme (STP) in the Ministry Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon, Karl Samuda, says the Government is committed to facilitating the continued development of the micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) sector. He said the sector, which employs more than 90 per cent of the workforce,  is integral to Jamaica’s growth and economic progress. “A critical element of our national development plan is to...

Residents of Morant Bay are expected to participate in the removal of garbage and other debris from the Bamboo River shoreline and gully on Labour Day, May 23. The clean-up exercise was selected by the St. Thomas Labour Day Planning Committee as the parish project for this year.  Approximately 200 persons are expected to participate in the activity. Mayor of...