The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $440 million to fund critical repair and maintenance activities in 125 schools across Jamaica for the 2023/24 academic year. Addressing delegates during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 59th Annual Conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said $165 million has been...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has reported that the foreign exchange rate and market have remained relatively stable over the last two years reflecting, in part, the actions taken by the institution. Addressing the Central Bank’s quarterly monetary policy media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston recently, Governor, Richard Byles, said the entity sold approximately US$585 million via...

Families on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will receive an additional sum of $3,500 to help with back-to-school expenses, for each child registered in a public school from grades one to 13. The sum will be disbursed with the next PATH beneficiary payment scheduled for mid-August, in addition to regular payments of between $3,800 and $5,600....

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in partnership with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), awarded three entrepreneurs a total of $300,000 each to support the development of their businesses. KlutchJA Organics, Xquisite Events and 2A4 Foods were announced as the top-three winners in the Ministry’s Business Pitch Competition on August 10, during the first leg of the Ministry’s...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to begin repair work on two well-traversed roadways in Trelawny. This was disclosed by Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, who informed JIS News about the upcoming projects in the parish. She noted the agency will be commencing work on the Wakefield to Friendship Road in Trelawny, starting on August...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston will be closed this weekend for repairs. The closure, which will commence at midnight on Friday, August 25, will be between the intersections with Burlington Avenue and Red Hills Road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at...

The Victim Services Branch (VSB) of the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division is encouraging men who have been victims of crime to access its free counselling services. With more than 70 per cent of its clientele in the last fiscal year being female, VSB Director, Dionne Dawn Binns, is appealing to men to reach out for support. “We know that...