| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second left) is presented with the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) Distinguished Award for Excellence in Leadership and Diplomacy by the entity’s President, Owen Eccles. Others (from left) are Dr Abigail Johnson and Northeast Diaspora Representative, Michelle Tulloch-Neil. The award was presented during the JON-J’s recent 25th anniversary gala and Jamaica 61st Independence anniversary celebrations at the Newark Airport Marriott Hotel in New Jersey.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second left) is presented with the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) Distinguished Award for Excellence in Leadership and Diplomacy by the entity’s President, Owen Eccles. Others (from left) are Dr Abigail Johnson and Northeast Diaspora Representative, Michelle Tulloch-Neil. The award was presented during the JON-J’s recent 25th anniversary gala and Jamaica 61st Independence anniversary celebrations at the Newark Airport Marriott Hotel in New Jersey.

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US Cops Visionary Leadership Award, Pitches Youth Mentorship to Jamaicans in New Jersey

Her visionary leadership and pioneering diplomatic and entrepreneurial accomplishments have earned Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, accolades from the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey (JON-J). The New Jersey Jamaican diaspora organisation conferred the Ambassador with...
Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).
Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).

Smooth Start for Schools in Westmoreland
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Public’s Feedback Being Sought on Parliamentarians’ Job Descriptions
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, on Monday, September 4.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, on Monday, September 4.

Safety and Security Measures to be Strengthened in Schools
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).

Students in Dover, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies

More

Medical doctor, Dr. Mario Evon Guthrie, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ about the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) Champions for Change Campaign.
Health & Wellness

NFPB Ambassadors Championing Change in Treatment of Persons with HIV

A 2019 National Family Planning Board (NFPB) study has found that 53 per cent of persons living with HIV report that their status makes them feel uncomfortable, consequent on stigma and discrimination that is meted out to this cohort. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, NFPB Champions for Change Ambassador, Dr. Mario Evon Guthrie, highlighted some...
Read more
Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
EducationYouth

Increased Student Enrolment in Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting an increase in the number of students enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme for the 2023/24 academic year. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, while speaking on ‘Ask the Minister’, aired on Nationwide News Network on Tuesday (September 5). “Last year’s data show a massive jump from...
Read more
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, delivers remarks during the ‘World Coconut Day’ celebrations, which were held at the Coconut Industry Board on Waterloo Road in Kingston on September 2.
Agriculture

Coconut Farmers Encouraged to Capitalise on Industry Incentives

Coconut farmers or other interests looking to enter that industry are encouraged to make use of the various incentives offered by the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) to promote the sector’s continued growth. On Saturday, September 2, Jamaica joined other coconut-producing nations globally in celebrating World Coconut Day. The celebration took place at the Board’s Waterloo Road headquarters in Kingston. Speaking...
Read more
Senior Manager for Community Development and Corporate Communications at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Nakia McMorris.
Housing

HAJ Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Several Activities

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week since rebranding from the National Housing Development Corporation in 2008. A slew of activities have been planned to mark the milestone, starting today (September 5) and ending Sunday, September 10. Senior Manager for Community Development and Corporate Communications at the State agency, Nakia McMorris, said the...
Read more
Acting Principal of Middle Quarters Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Pauvine Watson-Barrett, addresses students during devotion on the first day of the new 2023/2024  school year on Monday, September 4.
EducationYouth

Seamless Start to New School Year in St. Elizabeth

There was a seamless start to the new 2023/2024 school year in St. Elizabeth on September 4 as students streamed into their classrooms. Schoolyards were filled with students donning the proper attire for their respective institutions and etched on their faces were enthusiasm and hope for the year ahead. This was particularly true at Middle Quarters Primary School where, during...
Read more
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in discussion with Principal of the Hope Valley Experimental School in Kingston, Anthony Grant, when she visited the school on September 4, for the beginning of the 2023/24 school year.
EducationYouth

Pilot Begins Soon for Air-Conditioning Units in 30 Schools

A pilot to retrofit and instal air-conditioning units in 30 schools is to get under way soon, to reduce heat stress on students amid rising temperatures. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a visit to the Hope Valley Experimental school in Kingston on September 4, for the opening of the 2023/24 school year. “I...
Read more