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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), speaks to a resident of Glendale, in Kingston 20, on Friday (September 25).

Community of Glendale in Kingston 20 Being Considered for CCTV

In response to the concerns of community members in Glendale, Kingston 20, whose properties, motor vehicles and personal belongings are continuously being preyed on by unscrupulous persons, the Government is considering to expand the national CCTV network, JamaicaEye, in the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Tuesday's (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

190,352 Students and 15,466 Teachers Have Signed on to Online Learning System

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre), addresses journalists during a tour of the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project along Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston on Tuesday (September 29). Also on the tour are (from left) Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Acting City Engineer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Xavier Chevannes; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams.

Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project to be Completed by April 2021

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on September 29.

Revised National Identification and Registration Bill Could Become Law Before Year End

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Principal of the Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson (left), consoles Howard Marshall, stepfather of eight-year-old Naomi Jones, who died tragically at her home in Commodore, St. Catherine, on the weekend. Mrs. Williams and a team from the Ministry visited the grieving family on Tuesday (September 29).

Education Ministry Provides Support to Grieving Family

5 years ago Weather

Tropical Wave East of Jamaica …Flash Flood Watch Now in Effect

The Meteorological Service has issued: - A Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes. - Effective until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. - A Tropical Wave currently located east of Jamaica is forecast to move across the island on Wednesday. As this system moves across Jamaica, increased rainfall is expected across the island through to Thursday. -...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry to Establish Community Tourism Unit

A special Community Tourism Unit is to be established in the Ministry of Tourism within the next five years. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure in his message for World Tourism Day on September 27. The Minister said that the unit will be developed “to work with communities and hotels to expand participation by community members, while providing...

Marketing Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Janine Fletcher-Taylor.

5 years ago Industry

JBDC Stages Another Virtual Session for Gift and Craft Sector Oct. 1

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting another session in its virtual training series for entrepreneurs in the gift and craft sector. The event, dubbed ‘JBDC Virtual Gift & Craft Biz Zone’ is scheduled for Thursday (October 1) at 10:00 a.m. via the Zoom platform, under the theme ‘Protecting your Creativity/Creation’. It will be hosted by Copyright and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

5 years ago Education

36,000 Students to Receive $20,000 Subsidy Towards Purchasing Tablets or Laptops

A total of 36,000 needy students, who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), will benefit from a $20,000 subsidy towards the purchase of a tablet or laptop. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre,...

5 years ago Education

Education Ministry Partners with Technology Firms to Facilitate Internet Access

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with Flow, Digicel and ReadyTV to facilitate Internet access and broadband services to enable teaching and learning utilising the G-Suite learning management system. “This means that all principals, teachers, students and parents can now be engaged in virtual/online teaching and learning activities without the need to utilise their personal Internet data,”...

5 years ago Industry

Businesses Urged to Focus on Branding

Brand Growth Strategist, Mario Romans, is encouraging local businesses to commit to strategic branding principles in order to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace. He noted that with various alternatives on the market, consumers can easily move from one product to the next, so it is important that firms set themselves apart from the competition. “When you brand your product,...

Acting Director, Research, Print and Production Division, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Celia Lindsay (left), makes a presentation to Principal, National Baptist Basic School, Pauline Davis, on Tuesday (September 29), at the offices of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.

5 years ago Education

Civil Servants of The Year Hand Over Equipment and Educational Items to Basic School

The National Baptist Basic School on Greenwich Street in Kingston, today (September 29), received well-needed equipment and items, initiated by the three First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union (FHC) Civil Servants of the Year for 2019, in collaboration with partners. They included a new desktop computer, printer and educational items, and $50,000 from Sagicor for the purchase of school desks and...