Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says there is no cause for concern by Jamaicans over the increasing levels of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country’s tourism industry. “As a tourist resort [destination], we are fortunate to be appealing to the world’s top hotel brands wanting to [invest in and] be part of destination Jamaica,” he said, in a message...

Hundreds of residents from across St. James benefited from free dental services during an oral health workshop held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay on Saturday (October 19). The event was organized by St. James Public Health Services in partnership with the Colgate-Palmolive Company (Jamaica) Limited as part of Oral Health Month, being observed throughout October under the theme -...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is encouraging employers in the hospitality industry to participate in the proposed workers’ pension scheme, which is slated to come into effect next year.  “Cooperate with us, and work with the workers. We are incentivizing employers to ensure that they contribute their three percent now, and later on, five percent,” Mr. Bartlett said, while reiterating...

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Region 3, Sophia Forbes Hall, says the duties of education officers are being transformed. “The education officer, over the years, has primarily carried the role of an administrator. We are moving beyond that in order to make teaching and learning our priority,” she emphasized.  To this end, the Regional Director...

Approximately 30 additional schools will benefit from rainwater harvesting systems to be installed by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). The agency recently commissioned into service systems installed at Rock Hall All Age School in St. Andrew, and Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, with another 30 set for completion by the end of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Managing Director,...

Scores of residents, business interests, and other stakeholders in Clarendon, Manchester, and St. Elizabeth got the opportunity to voice concerns and propose recommendations on matters relating to the country’s sustainable development and ageing population, during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) inaugural ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation in Mandeville, on Thursday (October 17).. The event was held at the...

Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) shows that “clerks” was the occupational group recording the largest increase in employment, as at July 2019. According to STATIN’s July 2019 Labour Force Survey, some 101,300 persons were employed in this group, representing an increase of 19,100 persons or 23.2 per cent, compared to the corresponding period last year. Director General,...