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Bank of Jamaica Maintains 5.75 Per Cent Policy Interest Rate

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced that its policy interest rate offered to deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) on overnight placements with the BOJ will be maintained at 5.75 per cent per annum. This decision was reached during the Monetary Policy...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left); Chief Hansard Reporter, Carl Bryan (centre), and Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe (right), lead the Opening Ceremony for the Orientation of Members of Parliament (MPs) at Gordon House, on Tuesday (September 30).

House Receives Support from CPA to Review Standing Orders

Director of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Division, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Godphey Sterling, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Promotion of Safer Online Practices During NCAM

Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis. The Board is a statutory body under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development.

Board of Supervision Urges Community Support to Address Homelessness

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, is greeted by President, Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence, Trinidad and Tobago, Senator the Hon. Dominic Smith, at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025, at the AC Hotel in Kingston, on September 29.

Jamaica Continues to Take Strategic Steps in ICT Journey to Build Modern Digital Society

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right), gives the main address at a joint meeting of the Rotary Clubs of St. Andrew North & Downtown Kingston at the Jamaica National (JN) Conference Suites in Kingston, on Monday (September 22). Listening keenly are (from left): President of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston, Shawna Brown and President of the Rotary Club of St Andrew North, Pierpont Wilson.

6 months ago EducationSkillsYouth

Parents Urged Not to Discourage Children from Pursuing TVET Careers

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, is encouraging parents and guardians not to discourage their children from pursuing technical and vocational education and training (TVET) over traditional careers. She emphasised that careers in skills-based sectors are just as lucrative as traditional paths. Dr. Ingleton was speaking at a joint meeting of the Rotary Clubs of St. Andrew...

Facilitator in the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) Safety at Sea Training Programme and Head of the Caribbean Maritime University’s (CMU) Department of Professional Training and Certification in the Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies, Kyle Shaw (right), speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston. Listening are: Marine Inspector with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Norman Thompson and Senior Director of Extension Services for the Capture Fisheries Branch of the NFA, Shellene Berry.

6 months ago Fisheries

Fishers Encouraged to Share Knowledge Gained from Safety at Sea Training

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is encouraging fishers benefitting from its Safety at Sea Training Programme, to share the knowledge gained with other fishers from their communities. Beginning in 2022, the programme has so far impacted scores of fishers across the island, as part of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which sees training in safety at sea techniques. Senior...

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade, delivers the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Cyber Youth Empowerment Academy, held at the S Hotel in Kingston on Monday (September 29).

6 months ago National Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

Permanent Secretary Urges Early Cybersecurity Education in Schools

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade, has called for the integration of cybersecurity education into Jamaica’s school curriculum, beginning at the primary level. He made the call while delivering the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Cyber Youth Empowerment Academy at the S Hotel in Kingston on Monday (September...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Crawford, addresses the Grand Gala for Sam Sharpe Teachers

6 months ago EducationYouth

Education State Minister Calls for Closer Collaboration to Address Underperformance of Boys

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Crawford, has called on teaching institutions to work more closely with the Government to address the underperformance of boys in the education system. She made the call during her first official assignment as State Minister at the Grand Gala for Sam Sharpe Teachers' College’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations,...

Head Girl at the Greater Portmore High School, in St. Catherine, Sashneik Nicholson.

6 months ago EducationYouth

Head Girl Calls on Peers to Care for Others

As efforts continue to discourage bullying among school children, one student leader is calling on her peers to put great emphasis on care and understanding for others. Making the call, Head Girl at the St. Catherine based Greater Portmore High School, Sashneik Nicholson, said if every person seeks to treat others how they would want to be treated, and appreciates...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and his wife and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, are greeted by Roman Catholic Priest, Father Richard HoLung, during the stage production - Jesus 2025 25th Jubilee Year of Hope - at the National Arena on Sunday (September 28). The production, which runs from September 24 to October 5, is organised by Father Ho Lung and Friends.

6 months ago Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Prime Minister and House Speaker Attend Jubilee Year of Hope Stage Production

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and his wife and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, are greeted by Roman Catholic Priest, Father Richard HoLung, during the stage production - Jesus 2025 25th Jubilee Year of Hope - at the National Arena on Sunday (September 28). The production, which runs from September...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Hon. Aubyn Hill, shares a light moment with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies, Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon, during a press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston recently.

6 months ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Industry Minister Urges Creatives to Register with Companies Office

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging stakeholders—particularly those in the creative and entertainment industries—to formalise their operations by registering with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ). Responding to a question during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, Senator Hill also urged members of the creative and entertainment industries...