Approximately 50 institutions have been selected to participate in a pilot under the Digital Transformation for School Management Project. The initiative, which will be implemented on a phased basis, is funded by a US$200,000 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says about 20 per cent of the national budget goes towards education, noting...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) continues to facilitate efficient operations within Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), ensuring that goods are moved seamlessly from one location to the next. SEZs are designated areas within a country that offer special incentives and regulatory frameworks to attract foreign direct investments, promote economic growth, and boost international trade. Manager, Berth XI Operations, at the...

A special delegation from the United States, led by Ambassador Rena Bitter, the US State Department’s Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, alongside His Excellency Nick Perry, US Ambassador to Jamaica, and Sara Minkara, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, held high-level discussions with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett as they explored accessible tourism opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era. The...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has charged 28 newly appointed Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St James to play their part in ensuring the security and well-being of the nation. The JPs were commissioned during a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday (January 17). Minister Chuck attributed the rise in crime...

Ninety-five-year-old Alfonso Bruce, a resident of Russia in Westmoreland is set to benefit from the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme under which he will be provided with a new home. The initiative, which is administered through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Municipal Social Assistance (MSA) programme and executed by the Poor Relief Department, is designed to address the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while legislation to make Portmore Jamaica’s 15th parish has been drafted, the Government will not have it approved in Parliament before the local government elections. The elections, which were last held in November 2016, are slated to be held no later than February 28, 2024. “Our Bill is ready to go to...

The nation’s leaders are being encouraged to choose hope and to garner a strong belief in a better Jamaica, even as they contend with the current ills of the society. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the call during his address at this morning’s (January 18) National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). The 44th staging of the...