The HEART/NSTA Trust is looking to improve on its ranking in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index Report, which indicated that Jamaica was 36th of 141 countries in quality vocational training. HEART’s Director of Strategic Partnership, Research and Innovation, Kenesha Campbell, said this is part of the agency’s larger mandate of providing globally competitive, contemporary training programmes. She was addressing the...

Jamaica will once again prove itself a pioneer when it launches the first ever Global Tourism Resilience Institute in February. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement while addressing the recent launch of the Global Tourism Resilience Conference. The conference will be hosted at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, from February 15 to17....

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that most of the administrative process-related issues affecting the 2022 Population and Housing Census’ initial phase have been resolved. The Census, which commenced last September on a phased basis in western parishes and subsequently rolled out islandwide, was slated for completion within three months. The exercise was, however, extended into the first...

Residents of Hopewell and surrounding communities in Hanover are welcoming the start of work on the establishment of a police station, which will bring improved security services to the area. Some 20 communities will benefit from the facility, which is expected to be operational before the start of the new financial year in April, said Commanding Officer for the parish,...

The new Bail Bill will allow for prescribed records to be kept, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. Prescribed record means the record of a decision regarding bail. “So, any decision in respect of a grant or denial of bail has to be in writing, in prescribed form and that information is served on the...

The National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy, being developed by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), is nearing completion. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, told JIS News that the Policy, which is expected to be implemented this year, is “more than 85 per cent complete”. She informed that it will be used to govern the operations of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be rolling out several strategies under its ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said that the initiatives include a Grow Smart, Eat Smart Research Day to showcase all the viable career options within the sector. “We are also going to be rolling out our Planting with...