National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), held its annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) lecture on Tuesday, March 26, to assist primary-level students to prepare for the upcoming curriculum-based test on April 24 and 25. The lecture, held at the IOJ lecture hall on East Street in downtown Kingston, was delivered by teacher at the...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is collaborating with Jamaica Customs to complete the export component of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JWIFT) for implementation in the upcoming fiscal year. Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter, in a speech read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer, said that the export platform is almost complete. “The...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the 14th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business-Latin America & the Caribbean at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 21. The event provided a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to converge, collaborate, and exchange ideas on...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is inviting Jamaicans abroad to attend the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference slated for June 16 to 19. “Come home to a time of purpose and fun as you take your families for rest and relaxation, reconnection, engagement and networking, and exposure to a range...

Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns, says a slew of special intervention programmes are available for children who are victims of crime or are at risk. She told JIS News that children make up the majority of the branch’s clientele at around 50 per cent, leading to the creation of these...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government is investing at an “unprecedented rate” in the country’s water infrastructure. “There is no corner, no crevice of Jamaica that we are not currently doing investments in our water sector,” he said. “With these projects, we will prove that it...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is reporting that it has improved its operational capacity to address the printing backlog of free birth certificates experienced in 2023. Persons are allowed the first copy of a child’s birth certificate free of cost. However, last year, the RGD experienced challenges with providing the service, due to issues with logistics. Speaking at a JIS...