| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, observes as participant in the Blue Ribbon First Responders Training, Carlene Barrett (left), receives her certificate from Chief Operating Officer at British Caribbean Insurance Company, Michelle Anderson. The presentation ceremony was held at the University of Technology, Jamaica, on Thursday, August 11
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, observes as participant in the Blue Ribbon First Responders Training, Carlene Barrett (left), receives her certificate from Chief Operating Officer at British Caribbean Insurance Company, Michelle Anderson. The presentation ceremony was held at the University of Technology, Jamaica, on Thursday, August 11

Transport Sector Participants Trained As First Responders

Fifteen participants from across the transport sector have received certification, following completion of the Second Transport Operators Blue Ribbon First Responder Training and Certification Programme. The programme, which provides first-responder training for persons within the transport industry, equips them with...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address during a handover ceremony for a three-bedroom house to a family in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on August 11. This was done under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address during a handover ceremony for a three-bedroom house to a family in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on August 11. This was done under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme.

Social Contract to be Introduced In HOPE Programme
Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, is encouraging Jamaicans to pursue oyster production as a business venture.
Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, is encouraging Jamaicans to pursue oyster production as a business venture.

Oyster Production Business Opportunity for Jamaicans
Chief Executive Officer at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes
Chief Executive Officer at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes

Darliston Gets Free Public Wi-Fi
Managing Director of Sisters’ Ink, Opal Levy.
Managing Director of Sisters’ Ink, Opal Levy.

Goal Setting Critical for Successful Businesses

More

Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.
Housing

NHT Contributors Encouraged to Use Refund Towards Homeownership

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors who are looking to own a home are being encouraged to use their refund to offset some of the costs associated with the process. Corporate and Public Affairs Manager, Dwayne Berbick, said persons should consider using the repayment to assist with the deposit, valuation report or legal fees. “Do not just spend it because it...
Read more
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receives a token from Immediate Past President, The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA), Dr Merrit Henry, during the opening ceremony of the MOSA’s centennial international education symposium at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Wednesday (August 10).
Education

Int’l Education Symposium Under Way at Pegasus Hotel

The Mico University College Alumni Association’s centennial international education symposium is currently under way at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Under the theme, ‘Global Challenges: International and Institutional Responses’, the two-day symposium will explore emerging trends and best practices in pedagogy, the use of information and communications technology and methods to train educators to meet contemporary demands. Minister of...
Read more
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the investor briefing for One on One Educational Services initial public offering (IPO), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 9.
EducationTechnology

Incorporation of Technology in Teaching and Learning Permanent – Minister

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the incorporation of technology in the teaching and learning process will remain a permanent component of the education system. Speaking at the investor briefing for One on One Educational Services’ initial public offering (IPO), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on August 9, Mrs. Williams said the introduction...
Read more
Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake
AgricultureYouth

More Young People Embracing Farming

More Jamaicans, especially the youth, are taking up farming as a lucrative profession, says Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake. He noted that with an average farmer age of 48.7 years, Jamaica has one of the youngest farmer populations in the world, where the average age is 60. Moreover, he argued “the data [prove] that the...
Read more
Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.
Housing

NHT Refund Applications Can be Submitted Until Year End

Qualified National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are being reminded that they have until the end of the year to submit refund applications. Corporate and Public Affairs Manager, Dwayne Berbick, has cleared the misconception that refund applications must be done on the first of January. He said that once a refund period becomes available at the beginning of the calendar year,...
Read more
The country’s leaders stand at attention as the flag is raised by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), during the singing of the National Anthem at the Jamaica 60 Grand Gala showcase held at the National Stadium in Kingston on August 6. From left are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen; Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes; Chief of Defence Staff Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Culture

PHOTOS: Highlights from Grand Gala

The country’s leaders stand at attention as the flag is raised by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), during the singing of the National Anthem at the Jamaica 60 Grand Gala showcase held at the National Stadium in Kingston on August 6. From left are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Governor-General, His Excellency, the...
Read more