The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is moving towards becoming a higher education institution. Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, told JIS News that the organisation is reviewing its governance framework and quality assurance mechanism, as it advances towards registering with the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). She said this will better position the training facility to obtain accreditation for its continued...

The Government is reiterating its commitment to the modernisation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).   Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that there has been significant progress in making the force more agile and capable of responding to a wide spectrum of threats.  He said that the transformed and modernised police force is now driven by data,...

The planned construction of a climate-resilient aquaculture hatchery is expected to more than double the fry supply of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA).  This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting for the undertaking, on March 2.   “The type of innovation and the modernisation that comes from the building of...

Jamaica’s debt stock decreased over the 12-month period between March 2022 and February 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, advised that total public debt fell from $2.18 trillion in March 2022, to $2.16 trillion last month. He provided the update during Wednesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House...

The Government will be spending an additional $100 million to respond to the meteorological drought that the country is experiencing. The sum is in addition to an initial $50 million to support the response measures by the Government. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has hailed The Mico University College for continuing to play an essential role in the training and development of young Jamaicans and persons from the wider Caribbean with an interest in education. “Mico has a special place in Jamaica’s education sector with well-established standards of excellence,” said National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin. She...

More than 500 volunteers participated in a major clean-up exercise on Wednesday (March 1) in sections of downtown Kingston. The activity concentrated heavily in the business district, including areas such as West, South, East and North Parade, and East Queen, West Queen, Orange, Princess, King, First, Barry and Tower streets, among others. The initiative, dubbed ‘Klean Kingston’, was spearheaded by...