Come April 1, the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) will be implementing an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) called Koha, to improve the efficiency of the library’s operations as well as service for users. Koha is an automated open-source management system used by public libraries worldwide. Elaborating on the use of the system, Acting Director, Information Technology at JLS, Dwight Grant,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, says Jamaica owes a debt of gratitude to the Ministry’s employees whose work has helped to spur economic growth. Speaking at a recognition ceremony for 31 of the Ministry’s retirees at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 15, Mr. Stanberry noted that agriculture has...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is to clear and beautify the front of Riverton Meadows, in St. Andrew. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, says while a dump exists beyond the community, Riverton Meadows is a residential area, and the activities at the entrance of the community give it a negative perception. “We have lived with it...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the establishment of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) office in Jamaica will serve to improve the technical capacity of football administrators in the island and the wider region. Ms. Grange, in a statement read by State Minister in the Ministry of National Security,...

Persons will be able to access training and be certified through a centralised system, with the merger of the HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and the National Youth Service (NYS). Under the merger, slated to take effect on April 1 this year, operations of the JFLL and NYS are to be subsumed under the HEART Trust/NTA. This...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has underscored the need for workers to prepare for retirement by making adequate pension arrangements. This, he said, is important, particularly in light of the increase in average life expectancy, with persons living as many as 25 years after retiring. “Planning for retirement... is something we have...

The Government has increased the number of participants in the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme to 8,000 from 6,000, which obtained last year. Making the disclosure, State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said the increase is to enable more young persons to gain experience for the workforce. “We want to ensure...