Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is calling for a whole-of-society approach to addressing the issue of school violence. “We need everybody’s support. We need the church, the communities and every Jamaican to be part of rescuing our young people,” she said. Senator Morris Dixon, who was addressing a career and social...

The local cattle industry continues to play a vital role in supporting food security and boosting Jamaica’s economy, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Addressing cattle farmers and industry stakeholders during the recent Minard Livestock and Beef Festival in St. Ann, Minister Green described the cattle sector as, not only big business, but one with the...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be rolling out a series of empowerment sessions, mentorship opportunities and capacity building activities to equip men to rise above life’s challenges with resilience and purpose. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during an International Men’s Day Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday...

Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully (right), and Project Director, Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, World University Service of Canada, Doug Graham, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a sweet potato planting nursery and to conduct research aimed at strengthening the island’s root crop production, at the AIC in Kingston on Tuesday...

The Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, launched the Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunity (SPIRO) Project on Wednesday (November 20). The six-year initiative aims to strengthen Jamaica’s social protection programmes and systems to improve the population’s resilience, and increase labour market and social protection opportunities. It will be executed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,...

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is inviting the general public to its plant sale on Friday, December 6. General Manager, Shaun Cameron, told JIS News that the sale aims to attract small and casual farmers who are interested in getting coconut plants at reduced prices. “As you know, one of our responsibilities is to help grow the coconut sector, and...

The HEART/NSTA Trust’s ‘Digital First’ transformational strategy, which aims to enhance customer satisfaction and drive organisational efficiency, will be guided by five pillars. In his presentation during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (November 20), the Trust’s Deputy Managing Director for Corporate Support, William Malabver, said the pillars that “will support the digital transformation are our front...