“Bring the vibes, bring the creativity” is the call from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as it announces its 2016 VYBZING Animated Music Video Challenge to be hosted in Jamaica. Under the theme, “Beam Me Up with ICTs,” young animators are being challenged to create a two-minute video which explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can transform the cultural,...

The compound of the St. Mary Technical High School, in Richmond, St. Mary, was transformed into a makeshift hotel, on March 4, as students and teachers celebrated Jamaica Day, 2016, in style. Upon entry to the ‘hotel’, dubbed the ‘Richmond Valley Resort and Spa’, visitors were guided by friendly, courteous ‘staff’ to the reception area where they were invited to...

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will stage its 11th annual Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education Week from March 7-11 under the theme: ‘Assuring Quality in Programme Outcomes: Imperative for Graduate Effectiveness’. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the UCJ, Dr. Yvonnette Marshall, said that the week’s activities will target tertiary educators, administrators and students. On Monday, March 7,...

The Hanbury Children’s Home in Manchester has emerged the winner of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) ‘Safe Homes Disaster Readiness Competition’. Held under the theme: ‘Emergency Preparedness...Our Priority’, the competition was geared at engaging residential childcare facilities in establishing their own Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans in keeping with the standards developed for schools and childcare institutions. The aim is...

Twenty five members of the Cambridge and Barrett Town police youth clubs in Montego Bay have been equipped with skills in Microsoft desktop publishing, having successfully completed a training workshop staged by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). They were presented with certificates of completion at a graduation ceremony held on Wednesday (March 2), at the Western campus...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says Jamaicans can rest assured that the leadership of the country “is in good hands.” This assurance, he says, comes against the background of the long-standing political careers of newly installed Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and his predecessor, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. The Governor-General, who was...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is to launch an electronic business registration form (EBRF), to facilitate a hassle-free and more convenient option to transacting business. “The electronic business registration form is just converting the manual form to an electronic version and this will allow you to register your business name or your company from wherever you are in the...