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United States (US) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs, Haiti and Bureau of Western Hemisphere, Barbara Feinstein, addresses a farewell reception for former Jamaican Ambassador to the US and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Senator the Hon. Audrey Marks, at the OAS Hall of the Americas in Washington DC on Friday (March 28).

US Govt Hails Ambassador Marks

Jamaica’s former Ambassador to Washington DC, Senator the Hon. Audrey Marks, has been lauded by the United States (US) Government for her role in furthering relations between the countries during her tenure. US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs, Haiti...

Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness ON, PC, MP.

No Hiding Place for Criminals – PM Holness

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Tourism Entertainment Academy (TEA), at the Artisan Village in Falmouth, Trelawny, on March 27.

Tourism Minister Describes Launch of TEA as Transformative

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), presents a cheque valued $1,104,000 to Phillisia Graham (third right) and her daughter, Azaliah Walker (centre), both of whom are hearing impaired, to facilitate the purchase of critical hearing aids. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager for the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, Dannett Stewart Green; Minister of State, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and Acting Director of Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Jacqueline Shepherd. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston on March 27.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Provides $1.1M to Aid Family with Hearing Devices

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), makes a presentation to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, in recognition of her pioneering role as the first female Foreign Minister. Occasion was an International Women’s Day (IWD) event, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Minister Johnson Smith Hails Female Trailblazers

Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (second right), and Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (right), engage in a conversation with awardees during the JSE/Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game Awards Ceremony on March 25, at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston. The students are (from left) Kyle Mighty of Half-Way Tree Primary School; and Khalif Wright and Kahleel Hutchinson of Avondale Preparatory School.

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Young Students Thrilled About Stock Market

Students at Avondale Preparatory School in Kingston, Kahleel Hutchinson and Khalif Wright, emerged top performers in the first month of the Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game, hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). On enrolment, each student was provided with US$10,000 in virtual funds for trading. Kahleel and Khalif ended the first month with portfolio values of...

Inverness Primary and Infant School student, Kamesha Williams, engages in a public speaking event during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Annual Parish Achievement Day and Exposition 2025, held at Marcus Garvey Technical High School on Thursday, March 27. She placed first in the category.

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Schools in St. Ann Take Part in 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day and Exposition

Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann was abuzz with activities as it hosted the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Annual Parish Achievement Day and Exposition 2025, on Thursday, March 27. Among the schools that participated were Inverness Primary and Infant, Brown’s Town Primary, Clapham Primary, Marcus Garvey Technical High, Ferncourt High, York Castle High, Discovery Bay High, and Ocho...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe.

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Effective Police Oversight Key to Crime Fighting – Ambassador Stone Roofe

Effective police oversight is indispensable in the fight against crime and the success of a democratic society, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe. “The demand for transparency and accountability within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is a sentiment that is shared by many. It ensures that law-enforcement agencies are accountable to the people...

Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), shares a high five with Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme participant, Olivia Reid (right), at the agency’s Corporate Office on Oxford Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment is LIFT participant, Justin McCarthy.

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HEART/NSTA Trust Continuing Strengthening of Vocational Training in 2025/26

During fiscal year 2025/26, HEART/NSTA Trust will continue to execute its mandate to provide vocational, lifelong learning and employability skills that pivot the economy towards increased productivity and higher value-added activities in critical sectors. This will be undertaken through HEART’s ‘Triple Access Strategy’, which outlines three priority areas on which focus will be placed. These include enhancing the quality of...

Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson (centre), observes while General Secretary of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Shirley Pryce Care in Action Foundation for Domestic Workers, on March 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured at right is Organising Director at the United States (US)-based We Dream in Black, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, Allison Julien. Ms. Robinson delivered a message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Domestic Workers Being Empowered

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working cohesively with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, agencies and the private sector to implement policies designed to empower domestic workers and other persons, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. In a speech read by Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, at the launch of the Shirley...

Chair, Outsource2Jamaica 2025 Conference, Gloria Henry.

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Outsource2Jamaica Conference to Feature Expanded Buyer and Broker Opportunities

Organisers of the Outsource2Jamaica 2025 (O2J2025) conference are expanding the number of buyers and brokers facilitated during the event, slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on April 10. The year’s fifth staging, organised by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), is being held under the theme ‘Driving Excellence: Talent, Technology and Transformation’. Speaking during a...

Fifteen-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Jada Wright, addresses Friday’s (March 28) Universal Service Fund (USF) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Club Conference, at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

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High School Students Encouraged to Embrace Programming

Fifteen-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Jada Wright, has charged high-school students to embrace the power of programming. In January 2024, she became the youngest-ever student to successfully matriculate to UTech, where she is pursuing an undergraduate degree in computer science. She recalled that for about two years, she had her sights set on becoming a neurosurgeon until she decided...