Just under 400 vacant teaching positions have been filled since the start of the 2023/24 academic year on September 4. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who provided the update during Wednesday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said 380 vacancies have been filled in schools, while advising that 519 teachers have opted to forego their...

Real estate practitioners who have not already paid their annual licence fees in full are being reminded to do so by September 30 to avoid delinquency. As prescribed by the law, dealers and salesmen are required to pay the respective fees in full by March 30 of each year or in half-year instalments, the first by March 30 and the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says the Government remains committed to the welfare and development of members of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). Speaking at the recent opening of the Carl Rattray Staff College gym in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn expressed her gratitude to the gathering of correctional officers, staff,...

Jamaica is among Caribbean countries that are participating in a three-day regional workshop, aimed at strengthening waste management environmental sustainability across the region. The technical workshop, which is being held virtually and in-person, aims to improve waste information systems and enhance the capacity of participating countries to generate accurate waste management statistics. Speaking at Tuesday’s (September 12) opening, Minister of...

Farmers are being encouraged to consider climate-smart agricultural practices, including the use of aquaponics, for their farms. This form of sustainable agriculture is akin to the use of greenhouses and drip irrigation for plants. Research and Outreach Coordinator at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Garth Scott, explained to JIS News in an interview, that aquaponics is an...

Kingston Creative Executive Director, Andrea Dempster-Chung (seated left), and Expedia Group Senior Business Development Manager, Warren Ho (seated right), affix their signatures to an agreement that will facilitate Jamaica’s participation in Expedia Group’s Sustainability Giveback programme, on Wednesday (September 13) on Water Lane in Kingston. Observing the signing (from left) are Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Acting Deputy Director of Tourism...

With an almost five-fold increase in suspected and confirmed cases of dengue fever, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has ramped up measures to prevent an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his address at a press conference on Wednesday (September 13) at his New Kingston offices, reported that as of Monday (September...