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Senior Livestock Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown, speaks to JIS News in a recent interview.
Senior Livestock Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown, speaks to JIS News in a recent interview.

RADA Partners with JSIF to Strengthen Biosecurity Practices for Pig Farmers

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), with support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), is working to strengthen farmer biosecurity practices, targeting 23 pig farmers per parish. In the context of agriculture, biosecurity practices involve measures taken to protect...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with (from left) Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Col. Daniel Pryce. The event was the Ministry’s press conference, held on Tuesday (March 4) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with (from left) Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Col. Daniel Pryce. The event was the Ministry’s press conference, held on Tuesday (March 4) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.

Government Commits to Provide Affordable, Safe and Reliable Transportation to New Areas
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Ministry’s press conference on Tuesday (March 4), at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Ministry’s press conference on Tuesday (March 4), at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.

Taxi Car Park at South Parade
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women's Day (IWD) commemorative church service, held at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston, on Sunday, March 2. Also in picture are Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right).

Victims of Domestic Abuse Urged to Call Helplines
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (March 4) International Women’s Day Edition of Post Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (March 4) International Women’s Day Edition of Post Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House.

Women Urged to Serve in Leadership Positions

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Women Dominate Senior Management at Foreign Affairs Ministry

Eighty-two per cent of the senior management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade are women. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (March 4) International Women’s Day Edition of Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House. International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8, under the theme ‘Accelerate Action’. “Twenty-three...
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Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (second left), and Head of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, Sophia Lewis (left), interact with students of St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, during Monday’s (March 3) FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship media launch held at AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston. The students are (from third left) Dervette Mignott, Toria-Lee Martin and Kiana Cousins.
EducationTechnologyYouth

34 Schools to Compete in Tech Challenge

Thirty-four schools across Jamaica will compete in the sixth staging of the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship, this weekend. The two-day championship will be held on March 7 and 8 at Jamaica College in St. Andrew. The top-three teams will get the opportunity to participate in the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas. Acting Chief Education Officer in...
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The Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) office at the Donald Sangster Building (DSB) in Downtown Kingston is experiencing a $500,000 reduction in its monthly electricity bill, under the Government’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme.
Finance & Public Service

Tax Filing Season Countdown Continues

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding Income Tax filers that they should be making preparations to file their 2024 Annual Income Tax Returns and 2025 Estimated Returns on March 17, 2025, with 13 days remaining. Taxpayers including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise clients, may still get free support to meet their filing their obligations through the Authority’s Special Taxpayer Assistance...
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