The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is set to roll out additional continuing professional development (CPD) courses in July, giving local professionals more opportunities to level up with their international counterparts. Among the new options is hotel valuation, which RETI Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, said will reduce the need for hoteliers to seek the assistance of overseas experts. “[The training]...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to collaborate and develop model legislation and a regional migration policy to protect citizens from illegal migration practices. Making the call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said illegal migration practices have increased exponentially across the Americas since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in Caribbean nationals...

Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the salary increases for Parliamentarians and Cabinet Ministers form part of the revised public-sector-compensation structure. He was responding to a question during Wednesday’s (May 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “The increase comes as part of [the] public-sector-transformation process. The question...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has launched a new online portal to provide companies with the information and resources needed to interact and do business with government. The 'Jamaica Business Gateway' platform will enable members of the public and private sector to easily access the essential services related to government processes required for business development. Speaking at the launch, held at...

Salary adjustments announced for the political directorate under the new public-sector compensation regime are consistent with the need to attract and retain talent at all levels, including leadership, to run the public bureaucracy. This was stated by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of Representatives on May 16, when he announced...

More than 64,000 residents in communities across the island that are under enhanced security operations are benefiting from interventions being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to improve infrastructure and services. The communities are those where Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and States of Public Emergency (SOE) have been implemented. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the implications were among the key topics discussed at the 62nd annual conference of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Association (IFATCA). The event, which brought together more than 300 air traffic controllers, representing 90 countries, was held at the Hilton, in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, May 12. Vice...