The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has embarked on a US$72,000 project to strengthen the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in Jamaica. CCIs can be defined as those industries whose activities are based on cultural values or other artistic individual or collective creative expressions. Titled ‘UNESCO JAM NSS CCI – Economic and Social Impact of Jamaica’s Cultural and Creative Industries’,...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has advised that the naming of the Constitutional Reform Committee’s members has been delayed. The Committee’s purpose is to provide expert guidance and oversight to the Government and people of Jamaica during the Constitutional reform process, to implement recommendations on which consensus has been reached. Mrs. Malahoo Forte explained in...

The Ministry of Education and Youth, in collaboration with Church Teachers’ College (CTC), Manchester, will host a Special Education Conference and Workshops on Friday, January 13, under the theme ‘Rebuilding a Community of Inclusive Education’. The conference and workshops will focus on the needs of students with exceptionalities, and to equip teachers, parents and caregivers with the knowledge and skills...

Special needs children in Santa Cruz and surrounding areas in St. Elizabeth are to benefit from the establishment of a Special Education Centre. The undertaking is being facilitated through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Youth and the Digicel Foundation for the renovation of the Santa Cruz Basic School to house the facility. The building will be refurbished...

The Junior Council of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC JC) is appealing to persons to make donations to its clothing drive. The drive, which ends on January 28, is organised by members of the Council to benefit the homeless population in Kingston and St. Andrew. “2022 was a year that was very hard, especially for the homeless...

Draft Regulations governing implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) were laid in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 10). The Regulations were tabled by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. The NIDS, when implemented, will provide a safe, convenient and reliable means for persons to prove their identity while aiding in...

Initiatives have been put in place to grow the coffee industry, says Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Speaking at the press launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Monday, January 9, at Devon House, in Kingston, the Minister said the coffee industry remains a priority on the Ministry’s agenda. “The Ministry, through agencies like...