The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) captured a shot of the solar eclipse in the Kingston skies at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday (April 8). The full eclipse swept across North America, plunging sections of the United States, Canada and Mexico into darkness for about four minutes as the moon came directly between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking the...

The Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme will play a key role in enhancing business by ensuring efficient service delivery by public-sector entities to citizens. “This is [by]facilitating seamless data exchange among government entities and, of course, our business partners as they require information from our institutions,” said Acting Principal Director in the Information Division in the Office of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) thanksgiving service at Greater Grace Temple in Kingston on Sunday (April 7). The service was held under the theme ‘Working Together – A United KSAMC Serving our Residents and other Stakeholders in Partnership for Bipartisan Development’.

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) will be kicking off its 2024 National Budget Secondary School Tour on April 9 at St. Catherine High School. Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, and State Minister in the MOFPS, Hon. Zavia Mayne, are scheduled to attend the launch, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. Presentations will be made...

The St. Jago High School team proudly display their winning trophy in the 2024 Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition, at a celebratory gathering held on Monday (April 8) at the school's Monk Street premises in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The members of the team (from left) are Jermaine Miller, Jhanielle Esson (captain), Nathaniel Baker and Kevandra Blake. St. Jago secured victory...

Persons are being called on to end the stigma against individuals suffering from mental health issues and the misuse of substances, as this is a major stumbling block in the recovery efforts. According to Substance Abuse Counsellor with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Lyrris Williams, persons from all strata of the society are affected by the disorder, and...

Jamaica produced some 779,254 tonnes of domestic crops in 2023, which is the country’s second-highest recorded production figure. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, in making the disclosure said that the achievement was despite unfavourable weather conditions. “Jamaica, like the rest of the world, experienced one of the hottest years ever recorded......