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Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit in the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Nardia McLaren, addresses an International Day of Rural Women workshop held at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 25.

Gender Ministry Committed to Enabling Women and Girls to Succeed

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is committed to working and partnering with community groups to provide opportunities for rural women and girls to succeed. Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit in the Bureau of Gender Affairs...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, welcomes Permanent Observer of Italy to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Roberto Nocella, who paid a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

PHOTOS: OAS Representatives Call on Ambassador Marks

Newly appointed Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivering remarks during Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, where Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement.

Business Leaders Express Confidence in New Minister of Finance and the Public Service

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CAC Reminds Consumers to be Aware of Their Rights When Shopping

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left), pictured with (from left): Deputy Chief of Mission , United States Embassy in Kingston, Amy Tascho; Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Judith Slater; and Country Representative from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Natacha Marzolv. Occasion was the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT) National Cybersecurity Awareness Day 2024, on Thursday (October 31), at the Jamaica Defence Force headquarters, Up Park Camp, in Kingston.

Government Will Ensure That Pathways into Cybersecurity Careers are Provided – Minister Morris Dixon

Regional Medical Epidemiologist, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

WRHA Reports Surge in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is urging parents and guardians to exercise increased vigilance following a surge in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases across the region. HFMD is a contagious illness caused by several viruses, primarily affecting infants and children under five, although adults are also susceptible. Symptoms include fever, mouth sores and rashes on the hands...

Acting Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), David Wan (second right); Chief of Operations, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur (right) and Programme Manager, Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE), DBJ, Christopher Brown (centre), share a photo opportunity with cluster leads for the third cohort of the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) cluster programme. They are (from left) Dr. Dwight Walcott, Inter-Med Company Limited; Duane Chambers, Imaging & Intervention Associates Limited; Aisha Bailey, MLR Technology and Innovation Limited; Nadine Burie, Superfine Chocolate Company Limited; Michelle Rousseau, Glamour Puss Productions Limited; and Dr. Gabrielle Young, Trinjam Farms.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Seven Entities to Benefit from Third Cohort of DBJ Cluster Fund

Seven companies in four business clusters will benefit from support to scale up their operations under the Development Bank of Jamaica’s (DBJ) Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) cluster programme. Agreements between the DBJ and the cluster leads were signed during a ceremony held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Head Office at 5 Montrose Road, Kingston 5 on Thursday (October 31),...

Former Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

1 year ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Teams to Conduct Inspection of School Goalposts

Teams from the Ministry of Education and Youth will be visiting schools to conduct inspections of goalposts to ensure adherence with all established safety and quality standards governing institutions’ sports programmes. Noting that schools must remain places of safety, former Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said there are set standards for the equipment used in sports offered...

JANAAC Global Accreditation Senior Director for Accreditation, Training and Quality Management, Dr. Yvette Castell, who has been appointed the organisation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer.

1 year ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

JANAAC Senior Director Appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer

Senior Director of Accreditation, Training and Quality Management at JANAAC Global Accreditation, Dr. Yvette Castell, has been appointed to serve as the organisation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Castell’s appointment follows the departure of outgoing CEO, Sharonmae Walker, who demitted the position on October 25. The Acting CEO is an accomplished executive with more than 30 years’ experience in...

1 year ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Decline in Import Expenditure from January to June

Jamaica’s import expenditure for the first six months of 2024, between January and June, totalled US$3.68 billion. This represents a 1.5 per cent decline over the US$3.74-billion spend for the corresponding period in 2023. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicated in a bulletin on Wednesday (October 30) that the decrease was largely attributable to lower imports of ‘Raw Materials/Intermediate...

1 year ago Finance & Public Service

Reverse Income Tax Credit Payment Made to First 75,000 Applicants

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that disbursements have been made to the first 74,749 of the now 272,041 Jamaicans, who have applied successfully to receive the $20,000 Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC). The payments being made relate to the following financial institution and remittance services that are fully configured to receive payments:  JN Bank  JN Money Services...

Public Education Specialist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.

1 year ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryOffice of the Cabinet

OUR Encourages Participation in Its Webinar on Nov. 5

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is encouraging participation in its upcoming webinar, focusing on the Electricity Disaster Fund (EDF), in the wake of concerns in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which impacted the island on July 3. Scheduled for November 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the session aims to educate consumers, stakeholders in the power sector and...