The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) has emerged winner of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Project Execution Challenge. The award was presented on Thursday, August 27, during a virtual ceremony. The Challenge was issued in 2019 to determine the best performing project execution unit (PEU) in Jamaica, using two new reporting tools that were introduced by the IDB – the Schedule...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is scheduled to resume face-to-face training sessions with students for the new academic year, in January. The decision to push back the start of face-to-face sessions forms part of COVID-19 preventative measures, as the Institute continues to prioritise the safety of its staff and students. Director/Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, told JIS News...

Jamaicans have been visiting local resorts to take advantage of reduced staycation packages, as international travel has been reduced drastically. The move is also being pushed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), through its Rediscover Jamaica programme, in an effort to provide a temporary cushion for the struggling hotel sector, which has seen a fallout in business over the past...

Owners of attractions are now repackaging their products to cater to the local market, as a result of the loss being experienced with the cruise-shipping business due to the fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Most if not all of Jamaica’s major attractions derived anywhere from 40 per cent to 60 per cent of their overall businesses from cruise shipping,”...

It is with regret that we advise of the death of another COVID-19 patient. The deceased is a 28 year old female from St. James. At the same time, as at Sunday (August 30), the country recorded 245 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. These bring the total cases on record for the island to 2,357. The country is now managing 1,374...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is on a path to achieving certification in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015. The CLA’s goal was disclosed at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 27 by Director of Research Development and Communications at the CLA, Felicia Bailey. ISO 9001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). ISO...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales says that grants totalling $9 million (€51,000) that were recently awarded to 12 mining and quarry operators, will be beneficial, as the country deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was provided for under phase two of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Minerals...