The Bureau of Women’s Affairs has launched a three-month social media campaign, aimed at providing a platform for advocacy and collaboration around the issue of violence against women and girls, and other forms of gender-based violence. Specifically, the initiative seeks to facilitate constructive conversations on strategies to eliminate violence against women and girls, and will create an inclusive platform to...

Prospective entrepreneurs are being urged to venture into new niche markets that will provide greater returns for themselves and their businesses. Former President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Brian Pengelley, said the areas they could explore include the approximately $600 billion nutraceutical industry; the US$20 billion bamboo industry; agro-processing; and providing agricultural products for the tourism sector. Mr. Pengelley was addressing a...

It is being proposed that a National Election Campaign Fund be established for persons to make donations towards the country’s electoral process. This is one of the recommended changes in the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2015, which deals with the issue of campaign financing in Jamaica. Opening the debate on the Bill in the House on November 24,...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) will be observed on November 25, to be followed by 16 days of activism, ending on December 10. This year's observation of  IDEVAW will take the form of a social media and communications campaign and will focus on engaging the youth and men, in an effort to continue to raise awareness on...

The Government has set aside offices at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) for business process outsourcing (BPO)/call centre operations as is looks to meet the huge demand for space to accommodate the fast-growing outsourcing firms, which generate thousands of jobs. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the move is aimed at creating additional employment, particularly in...

Unattached young people, ages 15 to 29 years, are to benefit from a Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The initiative, which will get underway in 2016, will target young people, who are delinquent in school, have dropped out of school, and are not employed or attached to a training programme. It...

Forty (40) law enforcement officers are currently being trained by a team of former officers from UK National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (UK NTFIU). The team arrived on the island last week and will provide specialized training on various aspects of counter terrorism and the countering of the financing of terrorism. Mr. Robin Sykes, Chief Technical Director at the Financial...