The Ministry of Justice and Project STAR on Friday (January 31) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will allow the two organisations to work together in select communities to equip citizens with the requisite conflict resolution skills utilising a restorative approach. Additionally, the Ministry will provide services from its Restorative Justice, Victim Services and Child Diversion programmes to the...

Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Mia Mottley will deliver a presentation on the music and legacy of Reggae icon, Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, at the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) heritage series, Grounation. Grounation will take place at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Lecture Hall, 10-16 East Street, Kingston, on Sunday, February 2, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The series, which...

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...