The Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Dr. Horace Chang says Jamaica’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector will be improved through specialized training. The government is targeting the BPO sector for significant growth which will positively impact the administration’s 5:4 target to grow the economy. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of some of the island’s...

Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ), which is dedicated to children with disabilities, has honoured 23 persons and entities that have helped to transform the lives of persons with disabilities. Speaking at a special event, held recently at the Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Acting Managing Director of the Group, Sandra Long-White, said the awardees have contributed to the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the 800 students who graduated from the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) on December 7 is testament to the Government’s commitment not to leave any child behind. Senator Reid, who was speaking at the Edu-Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Montego Bay,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded members of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) for its impact on the country’s education system. “You have served the country’s education system for years and have, through your own lives, truly led to the transformation of our education landscape,” the State Minister...

University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Alvin Wint, says the newly established Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica marks the continuation of a series of social-partnership engagements that have been undertaken across three successive administrations. Speaking at the launch at King’s House on December 7, Professor Wint noted that the current initiative, being led by Prime Minister,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has taken its Career and Parenting Pilot Project to the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas. Over the next five years, the students and their parents will benefit from assistance in making wise career choices. At the launch of the project on December 7, students from grades seven to nine were advised...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making an investment in the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to make it easier to accommodate the growing number of applicants vying for spaces. Mr. Holness says he is aware of the challenges at the facility and that discussions are well advanced to expand the Institute to give more...