The island’s high school students are being encouraged to participate in this year’s Access to Information (ATI) National High School Essay Competition. The competition, which is in its fifth year, is open to registered high school students between third and sixth forms. Students are being encouraged to write a 2,500 word essay on the topic: ‘The Access to Information Act...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says access to credible information will allow the public to better engage in national decision-making while ensuring that there is greater transparency in governance. The Minister, who was speaking at the launch of the 2013/14 Access to Information National High School Essay Competition at the Office of the Prime Minister...

Some 36 entities have, to date, been registered with the island’s first licensed credit bureau, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited. Chief Executive Officer, Megan Deane, says these include a wide range of public and private sector entities, which are now formal providers and subscribers of credit history background information on institutions and persons seeking credit access through facilities, such as loans. Speaking...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, is leading a youth delegation to Panama from September 24 to 28 to participate in the Fourth Panama World Trade and Investment Foundation ‘Youth Ambassadors Programme’. Eight young persons from the Corporate Area and Montego Bay will participate in activities and seminars on business and...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is committed to helping Jamaicans prepare and respond to disasters, through the Build Disaster Resilient Communities (BDRC) and the Community Fire Safety (CFS) programmes. The BDRC programme is being spearheaded by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). Speaking with JIS News, Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, said that as part...

A month into the new academic year, the Ministry of Education is appealing to schools to ensure that students are being prepared at all levels to access the relevant curriculum. Intervention guidelines have been provided by the Ministry of Education to assist the schools with this process.  For students in Grade One, the Grade One Individual Learning Profile (GOILP) was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Permanent Memorial to the victims of slavery at the United Nations (UN), is a great and fitting tribute to “our African ancestors”. She told the audience at Monday's (September 23) unveiling of the winning model at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, that they paid for “our freedom with...