A total of 14 parish courts, six police stations, all municipal corporations and 524 educational institutions across the island are now connected to the Internet under the national broadband initiative. The institutions have been connected via dedicated internet access (DIA), a shared internet arrangement being managed by eGov Jamaica Limited (eGovJa) and financed by the Universal Service Fund (USF). Prime...

Technical training and academic education are important components in creating a prosperous and inclusive economy, says Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton. Dr. Ingleton, who spoke at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 7, said it is full time for Jamaicans to understand that the narrative around technical training and academic education must change. “As we know...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has vowed to mobilise all available resources to bring to justice the perpetrators responsible for the shooting death of two primary-school boys in Flower Hill, St. James, on Monday (November 6). The boys, seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcolive Smith of Salt Spring were killed after the taxi in which they were...

A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared for the parish of St. James. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the enhanced security measure during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 8). The SOE will be in effect for an initial 14 days. The announcement follows an increase in gang...

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, says that continued focus is being placed on unattached youth, particularly those from volatile communities, who require quality training and certification. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ held on November 7, Dr. Ingleton acknowledged that “they must remain on the radar if they are to break the cycle of being disadvantaged...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on Parliament to quickly pass legislation that will increase the penalty for murder. “There are, before us, amendments to legislation, which will increase penalties for such criminal terrorists... . I urge the house to pass these amendments forthwith before the year is out,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking in...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting that work continues in earnest to reach persons being targeted for the Government’s Social Pension Programme. The programme, which officially came on stream in 2021, is geared towards Jamaican citizens 75 years and older who are not currently in receipt of a pension (overseas or local) or any other retirement, old-age...