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Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown
Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown

Voting Underway in 2025 General Election

Voting is in progress at more than 7000 polling stations across the country’s 63 constituencies as Jamaicans cast their ballot to choose the next government. Polling stations opened at 7:00 am and will close at 5:00 pm. Speaking with JIS...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) engages students and their parents/guardians at the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School during orientation day activities. The institution was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) engages students and their parents/guardians at the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School during orientation day activities. The institution was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.

Literacy Programme Key Focus for 2025/26 Academic Year
A group of workshop participants gather as lash extension instructor, Calaya Edwards (left), explains the various steps of the trade at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS), held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash extension techniques and photography.
A group of workshop participants gather as lash extension instructor, Calaya Edwards (left), explains the various steps of the trade at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS), held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash extension techniques and photography.

SDC Seeks to Empower Youth in Gregory Park
Newly appointed Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)
Newly appointed Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)

Press Release – Leesha Delatie-Budair Appointed Director – General of STATIN
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.
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

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

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

St. Ann’s biggest primary school, Ocho Rios Primary, and a key feeder for the parish’s high schools, has geared up for a major push in literacy and numeracy as the new academic year commences. Principal, Suzette Barnes-Wilson, outlined a comprehensive plan that places enhanced reading and mathematical interventions at the forefront of the school’s priorities. In an interview with JIS...
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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.
EducationYouth

Minister Reaffirms Parental Role in Supporting Educational Success

As the 2025/26 academic year got under way on Monday (September 1), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reminded parents of the pivotal role they play in shaping their children's educational success. Minister Morris Dixon was speaking with parents and guardians while visiting Constant Spring Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew. She...
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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.
EducationYouth

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

A new Education Management Information System is to be implemented by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, explained that the system will facilitate real-time student monitoring and support data-driven decision-making to address issues such as absenteeism. “I call on all school leaders to use the tools to transform how we...
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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.
EducationYouth

Support for Special Needs Children in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is putting measures in place to provide support for the increasing number of special needs children in schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the disclosure during her back-to-school broadcast on Sunday (August 31). “We have taken steps to ensure support is available for assessments to identify and...
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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’.
LabourSocial Security

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...
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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).
Agriculture

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

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...
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