The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) has concluded a series of highly successful ‘SEZ Unplugged’ training workshops, which the entity organised as part of efforts to foster growth and development within special economic zones (SEZs). The workshops, which were held in February and early March, brought together industry experts, business leaders and stakeholders from various sectors to delve into...

The ‘Passport to Success’ (PTS) specialised curriculum utilised by the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is yielding significant dividends in reforming at-risk youth under the European Union Bridge Project. The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has underscored the importance of the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children findings. Addressing Friday’s (March 15) launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry, Dr. Naydene Williams, said MICS assists with the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is calling for continued international cooperation to cultivate peace, prosperity, security and sustainable development for all nations. “The complex issues we face today transcend borders and they demand a unified response that can only be achieved through deliberate and meaningful global partnerships,” he said. The Governor-General was addressing the annual Diplomatic...

Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson, is recommending that character education be incorporated within the school system. He noted that character education is pivotal to reforming values and attitudes across the society in general. “Character education, according to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is ‘teaching children about basic human values, including honesty, kindness,...

Ground was, on Friday (March 15), broken in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, for the construction of the new $2.17 billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, headed the officials participating in the engagement. The three-storey building, that will span 64,970.21square feet, will be designed to accommodate specialised units and coordinate operations across...

Eight new foreign representatives have been appointed to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Jamaica. They represent the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Korea, State of Israel, Republic of Suriname, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Peru, and New Zealand. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made...