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Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan, speaks to JIS News.

Business Leaders React to CXC Suggestion

Several business leaders have reacted to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) suggestion that employers diversify employment requirements by also requesting qualifications outside of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). The CXC’s proposal comes against the background of what the regional...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Taking Steps to Make Adoption Easier

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, addresses a Youth in Agriculture forum on Friday (September 7) at the Knox Community College's Cobbla campus in Manchester.

Minister Shaw Looking to Link Small Ganja Farmers with Large Processors

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right) stands next to the statue of Jamaica's late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, at the unveiling in Gordon Town Square, St. Andrew, on September 7. The event coincided with the 99th anniversary of the birth of the late cultural ambassador, who was an acclaimed writer , poet, folklorist , educator and radio and television personality . She was affectionately known as 'Miss. Lou'. Sharing the moment (from left) are: sculptor, Basil Watson; Co-Executor of Miss. Lou's estate, Judge Pamela Appelt; Prime Minister's wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew , the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Miss Lou's son, Fabian Coverley.

Cheers and Applause Greet Unveiling of Miss Lou Statue

Cornwall Regional Expands Accident and Emergency Operations at Mount Salem

7 years ago Education

Literacy More than Reading and Writing – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says literacy is more than reading and writing, noting that it is a tool for social and economic empowerment. "When citizens are literate, it places the country in a better position to address complex issues," Senator Reid said, adding that it enables individuals to respond in creative ways to...

7 years ago Education

Craft Vendors Can Learn Spanish at Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre

Craft vendors and business operators in downtown, Kingston are being encouraged to take advantage of Spanish language training being offered at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, 10-12 North Parade. Centre Manager, Nadine Boothe-Gooden, said the lessons will better enable them to benefit from business opportunities provided by the port calls at the Kingston Harbour by Spanish cruise lines. “With the...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Leads Mosquito Control Exercise in Hague, Trelawny

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led Trelawny vector control workers on an operation in Hague on Friday (Sept. 7) to identify mosquito breeding sites and educate residents about the importance of proper vector control. The exercise was part of the Ministry’s island-wide campaign to eliminate breeding grounds for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for transmitting...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reading to students during an International Literacy Day event at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston on September 7. International Literacy Day will be observed globally on September 8.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Minister Grange Reads to Students for Int’l Literacy Day

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, hosted a Read-In session with scores of students from Corporate Area schools at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston, on Friday (September 7). The event, which included storytelling and readings of poetry and short stories to the children by representatives of Government and the literary community, was staged by...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) recent media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The seminar, which was held under the theme ‘Statistics and the Media – Why Understanding Official Data Matters’, was aimed at assisting media practitioners to understand, interpret and present official data accurately, and focused on the gross domestic product and consumer price index.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Media Urged to Report Government Statistics Responsibly

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says media practitioners, particularly those involved in delivering news and current affairs content, have a key role to play in how official government statistics are communicated to the public. Speaking at a recent Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), inspects the new batch of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits, during a passing out parade and awards ceremony for 169 new constables on Friday (September 7), at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

7 years ago Social Security

One Hundred Sixty-nine New Constables Added to JCF

A total of 169 new constables will be deployed shortly to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following their graduation from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) on Friday (September 7). Of the total, 40 will be assigned to the St. Catherine South Division, 25 to Kingston East, 19 to St. Andrew South, 15 to St....

Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes.

7 years ago PetroCaribe

Jamaica Benefits from Petro-caribe Arrangement

The PetroCaribe arrangement has resulted in the financing of projects worth US$5 billion over the past 13 years. Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes, made the announcement while speaking at a ceremony held yesterday (September 6) at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, 10-12 North Parade, Kingston, for the 203rd anniversary of the Jamaica Letter written...