The first cohort of 114 persons, who participated in the Global Services Sector (GSS) Apprenticeship Programme, have graduated and are now expected to bolster the leadership capacity in the rapidly growing industry. The programme, which was launched in 2020, allows GSS firms to upskill their employees into new areas of management and provides the workers with the necessary training to...

Monday, September 19, the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty, The Queen, will not be observed as a public holiday in Jamaica. “It is not a discussion or a contemplation at this time; and I would have to be guided otherwise for a national holiday to be declared for this matter,” Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

Caribbean Moves, which is aimed at reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across the region, was officially launched on Wednesday (September 14) by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The event, held at Emancipation Park in Kingston in recognition of Caribbean Wellness Day, included participation of representatives from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados,...

Jamaicans are being urged to take public order seriously, as blatantly disregarding it poses an existential threat to both tourism and the wider community. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the appeal while addressing stakeholders in Negril, following the recent unveiling of a new welcome sign in the resort town. Mr. Bartlett said disregard for public order is currently the...

Spirit Airlines will begin direct service from Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, to Montego Bay, on December 15. The airline will provide four weekly non-stop flights and is the first to offer this service to Jamaica from Hartford. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, said the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) staff for their dedicated efforts in safeguarding the nation’s children, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that there has been a major increase in the demand for the agency’s services over the last two years and encouraged the team not to...

Farmers in the constituency of St. Elizabeth North West are preparing to embark on a major castor bean project. Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, informed that the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is in the process of establishing a project, aimed at using mined out bauxite lands to plant castor beans and intercrop these with cash...