Education Officers have been commended for their steadfast leadership and commitment to Jamaica’s education system and being central to the sector’s ongoing transformation. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, who addressed members of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers (JAEO) during their Conference and Professional Development Session at the AC...

Government Senator, Keith Duncan, has reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to fiscal responsibility, emphasising efforts to manage the country’s debt while implementing critical programmes and policies that safeguard and enhance the quality of life for Jamaicans. Making his contribution to the Appropriation Bill 2026 debate in the Upper House on March 27, Senator Duncan affirmed that the Government will continue to...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, has indicated that the establishment of greenhouses or sheltered infrastructure at scale is one of the outcomes that will be pursued under the US$50-million Project ADAPT. JSIF is the main implementing agency for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, which aims to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable farmers and...

Major upgrades are set for the Drax Hall to Mammee Bay corridor in St. Ann, as the Government works to ease traffic congestion and strengthen one of Jamaica’s fastest-growing commercial hubs. Addressing the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay on Sunday (March 29), Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that development of the Tertiary Education Management Information System (TEMIS) is complete. The TEMIS is programmed to track all aspects of data related to tertiary institutions. These include enrolment and dropout data, tracer studies after graduation, as well as allocations to institutions, scholarships and grants awarded. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press...

Workers in the Global Digital Services Sector are being encouraged to utilise the services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to safeguard their rights and to access avenues for redress when needed. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, made the call while delivering the keynote address at the official launch...

The Guanaboa Vale police in rural St. Catherine are undertaking a goat-rearing project that will benefit the primary school in the community. Under the venture, which began in June 2024, a goat house has been established on the station grounds to raise animals for the commercial sale of goat meat and milk to the public. Currently, the operation involves 26...