Approximately 150 young people are benefiting from training in 3D animation, which will prepare them to take up lucrative jobs within the global industry. The 10-month ‘Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme’ involves partnership between the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) project and the Carlos Argüello (CA) Foundation. The training, which got under way in February...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says facilities will be built on the grounds of infirmaries to accommodate persons who have been abandoned at hospitals. He noted that the move, which will be undertaken in partnership with the Ministry of Health, will free up the bed-space in hospitals and “make room for those patients who need...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), on Tuesday (April 11), distributed mosquito nets and lids for water storage containers to residents of West Kingston. The intervention, under the agency’s $3-million SUPER 18 Zik-V Project, aims to minimise exposure to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for spreading diseases such as the chikungunya and Zika viruses and dengue fever. A...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Gloria Henry, says business process outsourcing (BPO) will significantly boost the economies of St. James and neighbouring Hanover, creating some 60,000 jobs over the next five years. Ms. Henry, who was speaking at the Chamber’s Investment Forum 2017 Round Table and Luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on April 7, noted...

Newly appointed World Bank Caribbean Country Director, Tahseen Sayed, has cited three areas which she says are pivotal to Jamaica’s attainment of developed country status, in keeping with the Vision 2030 National Development Plan. These are maintaining macroeconomic stability; public-sector modernisation; and repositioning of the private sector as the key driver of economic growth. She was speaking with journalists during...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Identity, Purpose, Attitude and Destiny (IPAD) for Life Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Summer Camp has been having a life-changing impact on participants since it commenced in 2015. Fourteen-year-old student, Sean, says consequent on his participation, he has developed a bond and new-found respect for lawmen. “The police officers at the camp are now my friends,...

Over the years, various reforms and processes have been implemented to significantly improve Jamaica’s business environment to facilitate hassle-free, seamless and convenient transactions. The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is among the entities leading the charge to implement these engagements. The COJ, supported by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), which is tasked with facilitating the implementation of various reforms, was...