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Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, delivers remarks during Monday’s (September 1) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House, where five members of the judiciary were appointed to permanent posts and another five to higher office for the Michaelmas Term.

Parish Courts Achieve Reduction in Time Standard for Completion of Cases

Parish courts have achieved a reduction in time standard for the completion of cases. “We are now able to say that our new time standard, the outer band, is 20 months, down from 24 months,” advised Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan...

Principal of the Ocho Rios Primary School, St. Ann, Suzette Barnes-Wilson.

Ocho Rios Primary Gears Up for Major Push in Literacy and Numeracy

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shares a hug with Constant Spring Primary and Infant School students, Ustean Samuels (left) and Neveah McGregor, during orientation day at the institution. At left is Principal, Shay Dillon, and Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry’s Region One, Ottis Brown. Constant Spring Primary and Infant was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.

Minister Reaffirms Parental Role in Supporting Educational Success

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry to Implement New Data System for Real-Time Monitoring and Strategic Decision-Making

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.

Support for Special Needs Children in Schools

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, delivers the keynote address during the launch of Senior Citizens Month on Friday (August 29), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The 2025 observance is being celebrated under the theme ‘Respect, Protect, Empower and Connect’.

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Special Recognition of Senior Citizens During September

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, has underscored the value and resilience of the elderly population. At the launch of Senior Citizens Month 2025 (September), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 29, Dr. Dunn described senior citizens as “living national treasures, the steadfast pillars on whom Jamaica's...

Key stakeholders attending Thursday’s (August 28) launch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Financial Literacy and Inclusion Training Programme. The event was held at the Medallion hall Hotel in Kingston. Among the attendees are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right, front row); Acting General Manager for Project Management at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Sophia Bryan-Terry (front row, fourth left); Senior Director of the Technology, Training and Technical Information Division at RADA, Winston Shaw (left, back row); and Business Banking Executive at the First Global Bank, Kemesha Gordon-Thomas (right, front row).

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Farmers to Gain Business Skills under Second Phase of RADA Financial Literacy Programme

Farmers and agricultural stakeholders across Jamaica will receive financial literacy and business management training in the second phase of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Financial Literacy and Inclusion Training Programme. The initiative, being implemented in partnership with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), aims to enhance the financial capacity of agricultural sector stakeholders by equipping farmers with the knowledge...

Director of Project Management and Coordination at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dwayne Henry.

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RADA Urges Farmers to Use Variety Approach to Tackle Frosty Pod Disease

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has recommended that cocoa farmers with fields susceptible to frosty pod disease mitigate the threat and preserve quality by introducing disease-tolerant varieties of the crop. Director of Project Management and Coordination at RADA, Dwayne Henry, told JIS News in an interview that this aims to ensure the sustainability and profitability of cocoa farming in...

Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Brithney Clarke, addresses the JLS 2025 National Reading Competition Awards Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (August 28).

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Festival Queen 2025 is New Reading Ambassador

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has named Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Brithney Clarke, as its new Reading Ambassador. The announcement was made during the JLS 2025 National Reading Competition Awards Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (August 28). Ms. Clarke shared that when she was approached by the JLS about the ambassadorship, it...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, receives a Certificate of Inscription classifying Port Royal as a World Heritage Site from Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office of the Caribbean, Eric Falt, during the recent handover ceremony held at the Ministry, in Kingston.

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Port Royal Classified Officially as World Heritage Site

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has received the Certificate of Inscription classifying Port Royal as a World Heritage Site. The presentation was made recently at the Ministry, in Kingston, by Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office of the Caribbean, Eric Falt. “On behalf of UNESCO...

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Ministry of National Security Monitoring Bomb Threat Reports

The Ministry of National Security acknowledges reports of bomb threats received via email by several Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. These threats are noted and are being taken seriously. The Ministry has alerted the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and all elements of the security forces are actively...

Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith.

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Youth in Gregory Park to Take Part in YESS on August 29

More than 50 young residents of Gregory Park in St. Catherine will gain hands-on entrepreneurial skills when the Social Development Commission (SDC) hosts its second Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS) on Friday (August 29), at the Worldwide Church of God. The symposium, designed for youth aged 15 to 24, will provide practical training in both creative ventures, such as bouquet...