Educational institutions across the island are gearing up to celebrate Global School Play Day on Wednesday, February 5, with a national observance called ‘Play Day JA’. Play Day JA aims to promote the importance of play in teaching and learning, while providing a fun and engaging experience for students, parents, and educators.             Schools are being encouraged to use the...

Ten students at Ensom City and Eltham Park Primary Schools in St. Catherine have been gifted tablet computers under the Government’s ‘Connect a Child’ Programme. This initiative aims to support academically gifted students experiencing financial challenges by providing them with essential digital tools for their educational success. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary on Thursday (January 30),...

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, has hailed the new Public Sector Learning and Development Policy as a transformative framework that will reshape public service in Jamaica. “It is a script for change and will ensure that public-sector professionals are equipped with the skills, behaviours and values necessary to move Jamaica forward,” she said. “This policy empowers us to build a service-focused...

With the Morant Bay Urban Centre’s construction now in the final stages, Custos Rotulorum for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett, is encouraging residents to prepare themselves for the opportunities that will result from the development. Mrs. Bennett, who participated in a tour of the facility on Thursday (January 30), told JIS News that, “my only concern now is that I...

More than 150 acres of pasture are being resuscitated or re-established at the Bodles Agriculture Research Station in St. Catherine to ensure adequate and consistent supply of high-quality animal feed. Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the feed,  produced from grass and forage in the form of green chops, hay and silage, will support the station’s dairy cattle and...

Between April 2023 and December 2024, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) successfully published 68 new standards, bringing the total national quality standards up to 760. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, made the disclosure at the 14th BSJ National Quality Awards Ceremony & Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Thursday...

The Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection (PQPI) Unit is encouraging Jamaicans to be vigilant when travelling, to prevent the possibility of bringing pests into the island. Pests, such as the Medfly and Tomato Leafminer, can devastate the agriculture sector if they enter Jamaica. Identifier/Entomologist in the PQPI Unit in Kingston, Karen Barrett Christie, says unauthorised importation of fruits and vegetables creates...