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First Year of LIFT Programme a Resounding Success

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has declared the first year of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme a resounding success, noting that “it has delivered on its core objectives.”...

Acting Chief Executive Officer at EXIM Bank, Errol Barnaby.

EXIM Bank Assists More Than 3,000 Clients

Vice President of Trade Sales for Unique Vacations, United States, Garth Laird (left), and Director of Operations at Sandals Golf Upton Estate Country Club, Jonathan Newnham (right), join winners of Sandals’ 20th USA Travel Advisor Golf Tournament, at the awards ceremony held at Sandals Ochi in St. Ann on October 28. The winning team members are (from left) Adam Anderson, David Anderson, David Schutz and Jeremy Lee.

Jamaica’s Tourism Supports a Vast Economic Network

Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses the Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. It is provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP).

Students in Volatile Areas to Benefit from ARROW Programme

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Chief Executive Officer, Enthrose Campbell (fourth left), along with the agency’s Director of Corporate Services, Errol Gardner (left). and Director of Human Resources, Dr. David Knight (right), celebrate with the 2023 JIS Heritage Competition winners.

JIS Heritage Competition Deadline Extended to Nov. 8

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of Eat Jamaican Month at Fruit Blossoms farm in Jericho, St. Catherine, on Thursday (October 31). Eat Jamaican Month is being observed during November.

1 year ago Agriculture

Consumers Encouraged to Support ‘Eat Jamaican’ Campaign

Consumers are being encouraged by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, to support the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign in order to sustain the local agricultural industry. “We must ensure that in and out of season, we are eating Jamaican,” he said during the launch of Eat Jamaican Month, being observed in November, at Fruit Blossoms farm in Jericho,...

1 year ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Traffic Changes for Bogue Road St. James

Effective Saturday, November 2, 2024, the National Works Agency (NWA) will implement temporary traffic changes along sections of the Bogue Road in St. James. This, as China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited. ramps up activities to complete the Montego Bay Bypass. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that movement along the Bogue main road and...

Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Industry Relations at Unique Vacations, Gary Sadler, addresses travel partners and stakeholders during the 28th Annual Canadian Travel Golf Tournament Dinner at the Sandals Ocho Rios Beach Resort in St. Ann recently.

1 year ago Tourism

Air Canada to Increase Flights into Jamaica for Winter Tourist Season

Air Canada will be making 14 weekly flights into the island for the upcoming 2024/25 winter tourist season. “We will be flying three times per week from Montreal to Montego Bay; seven times a week from Toronto to Montego Bay, and also four times a week from Toronto to Kingston,” said Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Road Repairs Under REACH to Continue Through March

Road repairs under the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme are ongoing and will continue through March of next year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided an update on the $3-billion road rehabilitation initiative during Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “Road repairs under the...

Director General of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), addresses a forum on the effects of alcohol and drug use on the public transportation system, hosted by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) on October 30 at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, in St. Andrew. Also pictured is President of TODSS, Egerton Newman.

1 year ago Transport

Director General of ITA Outlines Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Use by Motorists

Many road users have been maimed physically and ruined financially as a result of alcohol and drug use, says Director General of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce. Delivering the keynote address at a forum on the effects of alcohol and drug use on the public transportation system, Colonel Pryce said the issue is a “reality that touches...

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.

1 year ago Gender Affairs

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 (BGA), Nardia McLaren, made the declaration as she addressed an International Day of Rural Women workshop held at the Sean...