Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to strengthening Jamaica’s entertainment, culture and creative industries (ECCI). Noting that the Government is the largest funder of these, with a 2023/24 budgeted allocation of $15.4 billion, Minister Grange said approximately one-third of the provision was earmarked for her portfolio. She added that with a...

Local farmers now have improved access to extension services of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) following the launch of the entity’s first ever mobile application (app). Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, who launched the app on November 24 during a national ‘Eat Jamaican Day’ ceremony in Portland, hailed the app’s development as a “big move”...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kassan Troupe, addresses the Ministry’s first TREND Staff Pop-Up. The event was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on November 24.

Strong emphasis is being placed on faith-based organisations in the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence (NSAP-GBV) in Jamaica. The Plan, which was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, aims to prevent violence, protect and deliver adequate services to victims and deal appropriately with perpetrators. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), converses with (from second left), Past President, Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA), Marcelle Fenton; President and Chief Executive Officer, MeriChan Group, Donovan Brown, and President, JAIFA, Denton Atkins. The event was the inauguration ceremony for JAIFA’s 70th President, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in...

Approximately 50 per cent of Jamaica’s primary and high schools have, so far, been connected to the Internet, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. “We are about half-way there, and we will continue to ensure that all our schools, no matter where they are in Jamaica, have adequate broadband connectivity, so that we can truly use...

Members of the deaf community, stakeholders and the general public are being invited to participate in a webinar to be hosted by the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) on Tuesday, November 28, starting at 10:00 a.m. Moderator will be a prominent American deaf lawyer, Claudia Gordon, who will guide the day’s proceedings under the theme 'Communication Matters! Include the...