Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is embarking on an initiative to facilitate the digitization of over 25,000 business enterprises’ operations within the next three years. “With the demand to go digital, especially given the current [coronavirus (COVID-19)] pandemic, information technology-enabled services, logistics and digital transfers of goods and services are now commonplace,” Mr....

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) continues to ensure that all State and privately operated child care facilities are adequately monitored, amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is being done through the Monitoring Unit of the CPFSA’s Policy Planning and Evaluation Division. The Unit’s Supervisor, Wayne Grant, told JIS News that their engagements also include monitoring youngsters...

The main driveway at Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, has been officially named the Lloyd O. Chin Drive, in honour of the 234-year-old institution’s late Principal, who served from 1976 to 1992. Members of the school’s Board and Management headed community and other stakeholders attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 11. The collective effort to undertake the project...

Men are being urged to develop and engage in healthy lifestyle practices in order to improve their physical and mental wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. He was speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) church service on Sunday (November 15) at...

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury (second left), displays medical supplies that were donated to the May Pen Hospital by proprietor of National Self-Serve, Stephen Liao (centre). The items, along with plaques, were presented during a handover ceremony at the hospital on November 11. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the May Pen Hospital Management Committee, Baron Stewart; and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), hands over a report on the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ to United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on November 11. The project, which was...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is exploring the possibility of accommodating additional institutions under the e-COVID-19 face-to-face pilot reopening of schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the Ministry is assessing the outcomes, thus far, of the two-week engagement that got underway on November 10. This, she added, to determine how best other institutions can be included in...