Over the next 12 months, more tertiary programmes will be introduced online, courtesy of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ). The first programmes to be offered are Business Studies, Criminal Justice and Hospitality, according to the Council’s Executive Director, Dr. Donna Powell Wilson. She tells JIS News that the Council recently mandated that in addition to the regular...

A shipment of 36,000 pounds of internationally certified bananas, destined for Trinidad and Tobago, is to depart the island on Monday (December 25). The green bananas, which have been packed into 900 boxes, will be the first of weekly shipments to that country over the next six months. In preparation for next week’s shipment, the packages were placed in the...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is calling for more persons, including foreign nationals gaining Jamaican citizenship, to utilise the Ministry’s ‘Stay Alert’ mobile app. Speaking at a recent swearing-in ceremony at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew for 47 foreign nationals living in Jamaica who were granted citizenship by the Government, Mr. Montague said the Ministry’s ongoing advocacy...

The National Health Fund (NHF) is the overall winner of the Public Sector Corporate Governance (PSCG) Awards for the 2016/17 financial year. The Awards seek to incentivise public bodies that demonstrate exemplary service and compliance to the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act (PBMAA) and the Corporate Governance Framework for Public Bodies (CGF) during the financial year. The aim is...

The Ministry of National Security is spending $11.7 million to refurbish facilities at the Canine Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner on December 19, Mr. Montague said the dogs have been properly vaccinated, but are currently being quarantined. He noted that an additional seven dogs that can...

The Ministry of National Security has handed over 70 new and pre-owned motor vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The presentation was made on December 19 at the Office of the Police Commissioner on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew. Valued at $242 million, the vehicles form part of a batch of 119 units to be handed over to...

The Government intends to put the necessary systems in place to facilitate the online registration of businesses by March next year. This is to be undertaken through the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), which is responsible for the registration of local and overseas companies, individuals and firms carrying on business in Jamaica. Making the announcement, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...