The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is now accepting applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of individual catch quotas for the 2023 conch fishing season. This comes ahead of the opening of the 2023 conch fishing season, which begins on March 1. The deadline for receiving all applications is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023 for...

The Government is taking steps to modify the status of security guards providing services within the public sector, from independent contract workers to standard employees. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says this is intended to better position them to access the full benefits of entitlements under the law. This, he pointed out, by...

Some 54 tablet computers were handed over to several schools under the Ministry of National Security's We Transform Youth Empowerment Programme (WTYEP), in partnership with e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJAM). The handover ceremony was held at the Kingston High School in downtown Kingston, on January 20. Speaking with JIS News, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the initiative is...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) greets Founder/Director, Jamaica Down’s Syndrome Foundation, Dr. Charmaine Scott at the Foundation's dinner held at the Terra Nova Hotel on January 21.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speaks with President, Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), LaSonja Harrison (left) at the Global Education Teacher Summit held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on January 21. Looking on is Manager, Communication and Public Relations Division in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sheryl Bromfield.

Service delivery on the maternity ward at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, has been improved through the donation of a Cardiotocograph by the USA’s non-profit healthcare provider, Northwell Health, on Friday, January 20. The equipment is utilised as part of routine prenatal care to assist in monitoring a baby’s heartbeat and the uterine contractions during pregnancy. The hospital now...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says no effort will be spared in uncovering the full extent of fraudulent activity at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) and bringing the perpetrators to justice. The Prime Minister gave this undertaking in a statement on Friday (Jan. 20), where he said he was upset and disgusted at the revelations. Mr. Holness, who...