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Ambassador Marks Bids Farewell to Embassy Staff

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks, on Thursday (March 13), bade farewell to the Embassy staff as she demits office to take up a position in the Senate. Ambassador Marks has served as Jamaica's top diplomat in...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left, foreground) hands over a tablet to Principal of Leeds Primary & Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Christene Dawkins (second right, foreground), on behalf of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), during a visit to the institution on Thursday, March 13. Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley; Regional Educational Director for Region Five, Susan Nelson Smith; and school staff and students. A total of 50 tablets were presented by e-LJAM to facilitate online learning at the school, which has suffered major damage due to fire.

PEP to Proceed as Scheduled at Fire-Damaged Leeds Primary & Infant School

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Positive Behaviour Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual on Thursday (March 13), at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Listening (seated from left), are Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Shauna Trowers; Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (retired) Radgh Mason; and Deputy Country Representative, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Muhammad Mohiuddin.

Positive Behaviour Management Manual Launched for Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11).

Single Tax Rate on Dividends to Attract Investors

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union Limited at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston recently.

Prime Minister Encourages Savings Culture Amid Record-Low Unemployment in Jamaica

1 year ago EducationYouth

UWI Lauded for Generating Research and Analysis to Inform and Shape Policy

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is being lauded for its invaluable contribution in generating research and analysis that inform and shape policy. “From advancement in healthcare, pioneering work in the social sciences, education, agriculture and technology, UWI represents a repository of expertise with the potential to transform lives,” said Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

1 year ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Minister Assures Jamaicans of Their Religious Freedom

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is assuring all Jamaicans that the Government is committed to upholding religious freedom and will never impose policies that force individuals to act against their faith. He was responding to concerns raised by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church regarding Saturday operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). In a statement...

An aerial shot of Montego Bay oceanfront in St. James.

1 year ago National Security and Peace

Mobay Celebrates Drop in Crime

Stakeholders in Montego Bay, St. James, are hailing the decline in crime in the parish since the start of the year. February marked a historic low in violent crime with one murder recorded. Data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) showed that between January 1 and February 18, six murders were reported in St. James, compared to 22 over the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Gradually Strengthening Ties with Countries in Africa

Jamaica has been gradually strengthening diplomatic ties with countries across the African continent. Last year, Jamaica and the Republic of Tunisia, a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, established diplomatic relations (September 26), with the signing of a Joint Communique by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and her Tunisian counterpart,...

Vice President (Administration) of the Caribbean Military Academy, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Nadine Notice, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on March 13.

1 year ago Skills

More Businesses Urged to Invest in Skills Training for Workforce Development Initiative

As the Skills Training for Workforce Development pilot advances, more businesses across Jamaica are being urged to invest in the initiative, to help more youngsters gain essential skills and access to meaningful employment opportunities. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on March 13, Vice President (Administration) of the Caribbean Military Academy, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Lieutenant Colonel...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (fourth right), with officials of the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), and Paralympic athletes, at the launch of Paralympic Week on March 12, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus. Mr. Thorpe represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.

1 year ago Sport

Paralympic Sports Embody the True Spirit of Inclusivity – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Paralympic sports embody the true spirit of inclusivity and serve as a reminder that sports are for everyone, regardless of physical abilities. In her message read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at the launch of Paralympic Week on March 12 at the University of the West...

University of the West Indies (UWI) Lecturer, Professor Disraeli Hutton, delivers the keynote address at the HEART/NSTA Trust’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Research Symposium at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (March 12). Listening in the audience are HEART/NSTA Trust Board Chairman, Professor Alvin Wint (left), Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (second left) and other participants.

1 year ago Skills

PHOTOS: HEART/NSTA Trust’s TVET Research Symposium

University of the West Indies (UWI) Lecturer, Professor Disraeli Hutton, delivers the keynote address at the HEART/NSTA Trust’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Research Symposium at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (March 12). Listening in the audience are HEART/NSTA Trust Board Chairman, Professor Alvin Wint (left), Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton...