A total of $13 billion in affordable loans and credit guarantees were provided for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) by the Government during fiscal year 2022/23. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica’s 41st annual marketing seminar at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown...

Forty mothers at the Spanish Town Hospital have benefited from a donation of much-needed maternal care supplies under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Right Start initiative. The items, which include snuggle nests, portable infant lounger/beds, diapers, and skincare and hygiene products, were handed over by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, during a function at the...

Students of Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are being taught the fundamentals of the road code through the institution’s Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club. Master automotive teacher at the school, Tracy-Ann Hall, told JIS News that more than 50 students, along with eight staff members, are being exposed to the new Road Traffic Act and...

Forest Technician at the Forestry Department, Sangie Minott (right), speaks with students about the entity’s role, during the St. Mary 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Expo on Tuesday (April 4). The event was held at the St. Mary High School under the theme ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart: Youth Responding to Food Security’.

A civic ceremony to commemorate National Chief Takyi Day, will be held in the Port Maria town square in St Mary on Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event is being staged to celebrate the heroics of Chief Takyi (also Tacky), who was the leader of the 1760 slave rebellion in Jamaica. This will be the Day’s second...

Members of St. Jago High’s victorious Schools’ Challenge team show off their trophy during a celebratory event on Wednesday (April 5) at the institution’s Monk Street, Spanish Town location. The team members (from left) are Jhaneille Esson, Leroy Cassanova, Kevandra Blake, and Jermaine Miller. St. Jago defeated Calabar High School 34 to 31 in the finals of the competition held...

Effective Records and Information Management (RIM) is critical in an increasingly digitised world to create safeguards and processes to strengthen data protection, says Acting Principal Director, Information Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Damian Cox. Addressing the official launch of RIM Month 2023, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston on April 5, Mr. Cox said the practice...