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Brand and Sponsorship Manager for Lynk, Kemoi Burke, speaking during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (March 23).
Brand and Sponsorship Manager for Lynk, Kemoi Burke, speaking during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (March 23).

Uptick in the Number of Persons Using Lynk Digital Wallet for Remittances

There is an uptick in the number of persons utilising remittance services provided through the digital payment wallet – Lynk. Lynk is currently the sole wallet facilitating transactions involving Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – JAM-DEX. It is an...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses members of the newly appointed Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) at the first meeting of the body held on Tuesday (March 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister, St. Andrew.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses members of the newly appointed Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) at the first meeting of the body held on Tuesday (March 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister, St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: Meeting of Constitutional Reform Committee
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses the opening ceremony of the JSEZA’s first physical Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) at Kingston Wharves Limited, on Wednesday (March 22).
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses the opening ceremony of the JSEZA’s first physical Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) at Kingston Wharves Limited, on Wednesday (March 22).

Minister Hill Urges Local Companies to Train More Jamaicans
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.

PHOTOS: Jonathan Grant Students Take Road Code Test
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the launch of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s new Public Relations Campaign, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on March 22.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the launch of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s new Public Relations Campaign, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on March 22.

BSJ to Target Stakeholders in Food, Construction and Tourism Sectors

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Students of the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School listen as Principal Director, Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (right), talks about the importance of climate, weather and water on International Day of Forests, which was celebrated on Tuesday (March 21). With him is Head of the Met Service’s Climate Branch, Jackie Spence-Hemmings (second right).
Weather

Poster Competition Launched for World Met Day

The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica has launched a poster competition to mark this year’s observance of World Meteorological Day, which is commemorated annually on March 23. The competition is based on this year’s theme – ‘The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across Generations’. Head of the Met Service’s Climate Branch, Jackie Spence-Hemmings, told JIS News that the competition...
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Divisional Chief for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Novelette Panton.
Finance & Public Service

Hundreds of Small Business Operators on Board with JAM-DEX

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that hundreds of small-business operators have registered with its digital currency, ‘JAM-DEX’, while a pilot project involving Government payment was successfully done. According to Divisional Chief for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Central Bank, Dr. Novelette Panton, as at the 18th of February, 90 small merchants and 4,500 micro merchants were with the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
National Security

$9.7 Billion in National Security Capital Investments Over Last Eight Years

The Government has spent approximately $9.7 billion on capital investments in national security over the last eight years. Making his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the sum is an increase over the approximately $3.2 billion spent over the eight-year period prior to 2016. “We...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left) attends the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. She is joined by (from left) Advisor, Communications and Information, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Caribbean Office, Dr. Paul Hector; National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley; Organization of American States (OAS) Representative to Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanen Weygel; Chairman, Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; and Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Leslie Harrow.
Culture

National Library to be Renovated

The Government will be undertaking the renovation of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) as a Jamaica 60 legacy project. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in making the disclosure, said that the aim is to stablish a “purpose-built” facility. “The building will be retrofitted with multiple research/writing rooms, a business hub, a community theatre and...
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National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth (centre), Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (March 22). She is flanked by Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region six, Camae Thompson Burrell (left) and Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region two, Shauna-Gay Young Henry.
EducationYouth

Maths Week is March 26 to 31

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), will stage National Mathematics Week 2023 from March 26 to 31, under the theme ‘Reigniting the Maths Flame: Light up our World’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (March 22), National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, said the Ministry is encouraging parents, teachers, students, principals and the wider Jamaica to give...
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Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board, Cresfroid Brown.
Housing

Verify Legitimacy of Real Estate Professionals

Jamaicans are being urged to verify the legitimacy of real estate professionals before entering into business agreements. Acting Chief Operations Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Cresfroid Brown, in making the call said that far too often, individuals contract practitioners who are unauthorised to execute jobs or collect deposits. Speaking in an interview with JIS...
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Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.
Entertainment

PHOTOS: World Poetry Day at Little Theatre

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.
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