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The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), located in downtown Kingston, Jamaica.

Bank of Jamaica Takes Note of Inflation Reduction to the Target Range

Bank of Jamaica has taken note of the inflation outturn at March 2024 as released by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on April 15, 2024. The 12-month point-to-point inflation (March 2023 to March 2024) was 5.6 per cent, which...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Diaspora Members Urged to Come Home for June 16 -19 Conference

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), discusses characteristics of a local banana variety with (from left) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Tannecia Stephenson; General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Ferguson-Conie; Chairperson of the Musa Technical Working Group, Caribbean Plant Health (CPHD) Directors Forum, Nelson Laville; and Phytopathologist, Plant Health Institute of Montpellier, Dr. Yolande Chilin Charles. Occasion was the opening of the Regional Musaceae Priority Disease – Banana Diagnostic Workshop on Monday (April 15) at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: Agriculture Minister Addresses Opening of Regional Banana Workshop

State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), pictured with (from left) Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Mathematics Teacher of the Year 2024, of Green Pond Primary School, Cameka Ingram. Event was the Mathematics Teacher of the Year and Jamaican Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) Awards ceremony, held on April 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, in Kingston.

Education Ministry Ramps Up Action to Attract and Retain Maths Teachers

The Meadowbrook Preparatory School dance troupe in performance at the ecumenical church service on ‘Reparation, A Path to Repentance, Healing, and Unity’ held on Sunday (April 14) at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: United Reform Church, UK Apologises for Role in Slavery

Director, Court Administration Division (CAD, Tricia Cameron-Anglin, speaking during the recent launch of the Judiciary of Jamaica Strategic Business Plan for 2024-2028.

2 years ago Justice

Judiciary Working to Streamline Core Processes

Jamaica’s judiciary is working to streamline its core processes by leveraging technology to enhance access, efficiency and fairness in the judicial system as part of its recently launched Strategic Business Plan for 2024 to 2028. Director of the Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron-Anglin, who outlined the strategic plan during the recent launch, noted that the first pillar to be...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right, seated); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (centre, seated); and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson (left, seated), sign the $197-million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project during a ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Monday (April 15). Observing the signing are Project Manager, the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), JSIF, Dane McLean; and Senior Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stacey-Ann Stupart.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

$197m Coastal Beach Protection Project to Be Undertaken in Annotto Bay, St. Mary

A $197-million contract has been signed for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project in St. Mary. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston on Monday (April 15). The signatories included JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and St. Mary...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (sixth right), are flanked by recipients of the Prime Minister Youth Award for Excellence 2022, at the awards ceremony held at Jamaica House.

2 years ago Youth

20 Outstanding Young People to Receive PM Award for Excellence

Approximately 20 young people will be presented with the 2023 Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) for achievements in various fields, at a ceremony scheduled for April 20 on the lawns of Jamaica House, starting at 5:00 p.m. The award recipients will be selected from a list of more than 100 applicants, which was shortlisted to 40 persons....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

2 years ago EducationYouth

Spotlight on Importance of Mathematics April 14-19

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry has been using the annual National Mathematics Week activities to shine the spotlight on the teaching and learning of Mathematics. The events are also being staged to underscore the importance of the subject to persons’ daily and professional lives, the Minister said, as she brought greetings at the National...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), in New Kingston. With the Minister is President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig.

2 years ago Tourism

Multi-Destination Media Trip Key Feature of CHTA Travel Marketplace This Year

A multi-destination media familiarisation trip to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands will be a key feature of this year’s Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace. The announcement was made by President, CHTA, Nicola Madden-Greig, at a recent press briefing, held at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in New Kingston. “This exclusive trip will see...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the University of Technology (UTech), Western Jamaica Campus Business Conference, held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James, on April 11.

2 years ago National Security and Peace

Digitised Traffic Ticketing System Working Very Well – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the new digitised traffic ticketing system “is working very well”, with the Police issuing more tickets than before. Addressing the University of Technology (UTech), Western Jamaica Campus Business Conference, at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James, on April 11, Dr. Chang said that since January of this year, the police have...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Samuda to Attend the 9th Our Ocean Conference and Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, departs Jamaica to participate in the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Athens, Greece from April 16 – 17, and the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Cyprus from April 18 – 19. The OOC is themed ‘Our Ocean...