Deaf Community to Benefit from Training for the First Time A pivotal step was taken on Wednesday March 24, 2021 by the Mico University College Child Assessment & Research in Education (CARE) Centre when for the first time in its history, members of the deaf community were given an opportunity to be trained on its Mico Diagnostic Reading Test (MDRT)...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) advises that it’s May Pen Examination Depot has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning and sanitization today, Thursday, March 25, 2020. Persons requiring the services of the May Pen Depot are therefore encouraged to visit the next nearest depot as is convenient for urgent matters; while persons who are scheduled for testing during the period...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding persons to renew their sludge and wastewater licence. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch at NEPA, Miguel Nelson, told JIS News that the wastewater and sludge Regulations of 2013 stipulates that a person who intends to operate a treatment plant for the discharge of...

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement “The King is dead. But long shall his legacy live! I am deeply saddened by the passing of stalwart trainer and 18-time champion racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. My...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that her Ministry is launching a mental health programme within the next few weeks to help the nation’s athletes to cope with the effects of covid-19. “The covid-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted the lives and livelihood of our athletes, coaches, and their support staff; and we...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is confident that the measures put in place by the Government to contain transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), will bring the numbers down. “The measures that we have put in place… will have a lag effect. So measures that we put in place two weeks ago, we are not going to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says, subject to developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, he expects job recovery to begin during fiscal year 2021/22. Dr. Clarke said he was also optimistic of the recovery kick-starting as early as the April to June quarter. “However, it will take several quarters, actually a few...