The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is observing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Awareness Week from November 7 to 15. Several activities have been planned by the National Spatial Data Management Division and the Land Information Council of Jamaica within the Ministry to mark the occasion under the theme, ‘Geospatial Technologies: Enhancing Food Security and Climate Resilience’. The week...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is spearheading activities for Parent Month 2019. During the month of November, several activities will be executed under the ‘Be the Influence’ campaign. This year’s observance of Parent Month is a culmination of the three-year Be the Influence campaign. Chief Executive Officer of the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says persons with disabilities are capable of achieving economic and social independence, once they have access to the necessary support services. In his message, read by the Ministry’s Chief Technical Officer, Dionne Jennings, at the media launch of the Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says November will be devoted to driving service and restoring trust in the public sector. Speaking at the official launch of Local Government and Community Development Month 2019 (November) at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on November 4, the Minister said that Local Government is more "accountable,...

Jamaica has joined 28 other nations, including several Caribbean states, that have developed online investment guides (iGuides). These facilities are repositories of information for local and foreign investors interested in doing business in the respective countries. Work to develop the guides was led by local stakeholders, principally countries’ investment promotion agencies in several instances, in collaboration with the United Nations...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Cabinet Office and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), to facilitate a worker exchange programme. Under the MOU, signed in 2018, public- and private-sector employees will gain experience and implement best practices within their respective work environments. This was noted by Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), applauds members of the Akwaaba Drummers (from second left): Calvin Trima Mitchell and Phillip Supersad, as they perform during Thursday’s (October 31) staging of a national cultural consultation, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Honorary Consul General for the Kingdom...