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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a dinner reception on Tuesday (October 1), during his official visit to India.

PM Invites Indian Investors to Explore Opportunities in Jamaica

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has invited Indian investors to explore business opportunities in Jamaica. He cited prospects for innovative business investment in tourism, infrastructure development, renewable energy, animation, medical tourism and health. He noted that, with...

Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on October 3.

PCOA TOPS Competition Focuses on Police Stations in Area 2

Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Thursday’s (October 3) ETOC Press Conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

Ministry of Education and Youth to Be Reviewed

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (background left) and India's Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi (background right), applaud as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and India’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Pankaj Choudhary, exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening cooperation between the countries, during a joint press conference in India on Monday (September 30).

Jamaica and India Strengthen Bilateral Ties in Key Areas

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), greets beekeeper, Glenwick Clarke (left), at the St. James Bee Farmers Association's Healthy Lifestyle Day, held at the St. James RADA Office in Catherine Hall, on Thursday, October 3. At right is Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon.

$5 Million Allocated to Assist Beekeepers

2 years ago EducationYouth

Action Taken on 136 Recommendations to Transform Education Sector

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that work has commenced on 136 recommendations targeted for implementation in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, made the disclosure while addressing Thursday’s (October 3) ETOC press conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. He advised that seven of...

Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 3. She noted that the deadline for submission of entries to the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition has been extended to October 23.

2 years ago National Security and Peace

Deadline for Submission of Entries for TOPS Poster Competition Extended to Oct. 23

The deadline for submission of entries to the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition has been extended to October 23. The poster competition for secondary schools was introduced last year as part of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) TOPS Awards. Students from the Area 2 Police divisions (St. Ann, St. Mary, Portland) are asked to submit posters under...

Trelawny residents awaiting free dental services through the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project, at the New Testament Church of God in Clark’s Town.

2 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project Goes to Hanover

Residents of Hanover are being urged to take advantage of free dental care through the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project. The dental team will be in the parish for one week from October 21 to November 1, providing cleaning, filling, extractions, root canal and sealant services. They will be operating clinics at the Grange Hill Baptist Church and the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

2 years ago EducationYouth

400 Schools Now Have Ramps

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has informed that almost 400 schools now have ramps installed, as efforts are made to accommodate students with physical challenges who use wheelchairs to access classes. “Additionally, we are beginning, for those schools with multiple levels, to put in lifts so that our students have access. We're not there yet in terms...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr,. addresses a Job Recruitment Fair at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on September 18.

2 years ago LabourSocial SecurityYouth

Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Join the Fight Against Child Labour

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, calling it a scourge and a major human rights violation. The Minister, who was speaking at a Job Recruitment Fair, organised by the Ministry at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, recently, emphasised that eradicating the problem is a collective responsibility...

2 years ago CultureEntertainment

JCDC to Roll Out New Online Platform Soon

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will soon be rolling out its new online platform – JCDC Award Force. Director of Arts Development and Training, JCDC, Andrew Brodber, said this platform will facilitate registration of participants across all the Commission’s programmes. “In securing every single individual by name, this enables us in better serving the community in generating critical information...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (October 1) Board Chairs Training Session for Region Six, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

2 years ago EducationYouth

School Board Chairs Urged to Make Sure Meetings are Minuted

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is urging school Board Chairs to ensure that meetings are minuted. “They should be minuted in terms of the important discussions of the Boards and the decisions that have been taken. We have provided for you a platform on which Board minutes should be uploaded, so that we have a chance at...