Improved service delivery and the protection of consumer interest will remain a priority for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) during 2024/25. Activities in the telecommunications sector will continue to be geared towards facilitating access to affordable fixed and mobile broadband and Wi-Fi services and promoting competitiveness to foster innovation and investment. These engagements are detailed in the Jamaica Public...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) will continue to strategically address challenges impacting its services and navigating the shift from traditional to online examination environments during fiscal year 2024/25. Consequently, the construction of a 32,000 square-foot digital examination hub in Kingston remains an integral component of the OEC’s e-learning framework and business expansion plans. This multipurpose facility, anticipated to reach 90...

The HEART/NSTA Trust is anticipating more than 200,000 enrolments within the first three years, once its digital technical and vocational education and training (TVET) platform is launched. With a strategic focus on modernising traditional approaches to TVET, the platform will “harness the power of digital technologies to enhance the accessibility, flexibility and overall effectiveness of our TVET offerings,” said the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, converses with Editor in Chief, Times Media Group, Tusika Martin, during a tour of the media house’s facility in Guyana on Thursday (May 2). Minister Morgan is in Georgetown for UNESCO World Press Freedom Day observances.  

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says there is potential for Jamaica and Guyana to explore areas of cooperation in media. Speaking following a tour of Guyana’s State-owned National Communications Network (NCN), on Thursday (May 2), the Minister said he was impressed with the country’s public and private media...

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will be looking, over the medium term, to align its operations in accordance with the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022. This is to inform the public and stakeholders of its new role, as well as modernise its record-keeping process and improve its cyber resilience under the new legislation, which replaced the Firearm Act...

The role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in sustaining Jamaica’s low unemployment rate, which fell to a record 4.2 per cent in late 2023, is being underscored by the State entity promoting and facilitating investments in SEZs. These zones have emerged as vibrant hubs of commercial activity, driving employment opportunities and facilitating knowledge transfer across multiple sectors. This comes against...