Cabinet has approved the award of several contracts to bolster public education, including US$848,815 to C&Wireless Business Jamaica for the provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity services to 68 institutions for three years. Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided details during a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (April...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston, join the applause during the annual Magis Awards ceremony held recently at the institution’s Hopefield Avenue address in St. Andrew. The Magis awards recognise the exceptional performance of students in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is pinned by District Governor, Kiwanis Eastern Canada and the Caribbean Division, Anthony Haile, during a courtesy call at King’s House on April 12.

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) plans to undertake capital investment projects valued at $871.71 million for the 2023/24 fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2023/24 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently. Under the programme, work will be undertaken...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting 332 arrests and major seizures of illegal guns and drugs during the first quarter of the year. Addressing a recent virtual press conference, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, informed that for the period January to March, there were two major gun seizures at the ports. These, he said, included a shipment...

For the financial year 2023/24, the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will continue to monitor and provide management to ongoing joint-venture projects with its partners, to facilitate the delivery of 866 housing units. To this end, the HAJ expects to deliver 521 units and 345 units from its Catherine Estates (Bernard Lodge) and Edmond Ridge (St. James) joint-venture projects, respectively....

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is urging Creatives to participate in its Creative Voices Survey. The survey, which was launched on March 20, is being done in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for a project to do an economic impact assessment of the creative and cultural industries. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief...