Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Uruguay, Jorge Elissalde, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry in downtown Kingston, on Monday (August 28).

With the recent installation of community Wi-Fi in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew, residents are being urged to utilise the technology to tap into certain lucrative opportunities such as the online home-rental platform, Airbnb. Speaking during the recent launch of the service, Deputy Speaker for the House of Representatives and St. Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament, the Most Hon. Juliet...

With massive Government investments in irrigation systems for farmers, a senior farm leader believes the agricultural sector is poised for greater development and growth. Outgoing First Vice-President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Denton Alvaranga, told JIS News that with irrigation expansion and other support from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the sector should do well. Mr. Alvaranga said...

Participants in a recent virtual Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Measurement and Reporting Workshop have lauded the initiative as critical for furthering the island’s food security efforts. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining; Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Statistics Division convened on August 23, to explore a practical methodology for...

First responders and front-line workers are encouraged to offer support to persons grappling with psychological disorders in times of major hazards or disasters. The call came from Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Roland Haye, at an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workshop held at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to delivering on its promise to provide broadband connectivity to all Jamaican schools. Some 464 schools have been connected and another 312 connections are expected to be completed by December 2023. Addressing delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and...

The Jessie Ripoll Primary School Alumni Association and the school’s Parent-Teacher Association have collaborated to establish a digital library at the institution, to increase learning resources for students. Delivering the keynote address at the launch at the school in Kingston on August 26, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, said the Ministry is...