The Mico University College Alumni Association’s centennial international education symposium is currently under way at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Under the theme, ‘Global Challenges: International and Institutional Responses’, the two-day symposium will explore emerging trends and best practices in pedagogy, the use of information and communications technology and methods to train educators to meet contemporary demands. Minister of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is again calling for the implementation of a Caribbean visa regime that will allow for ease of movement within the region for tourist purposes. “We are going to have to decide if we are going to create freedom of movement within the Caribbean, and in doing so, are we going to establish a special...

Citizens and other eligible persons resident in Jamaica are being encouraged to participate in the 2022 Population and Housing Census, which was launched on Wednesday (August 10) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The three-month exercise, which is the country’s 15th, is being spearheaded by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) under the theme ‘Yuh Count, Mi Count...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), engages in conversation with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the diplomat's visit to Jamaica House in St. Andrew on August 10.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), presents Student from Hayes Primary School, Ontwane Griffiths (second right), with a back-to-school voucher and school bag, at the New Fortress Energy Foundation’s annual back-to-school fair held on August 9 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes, Clarendon. Other participants (from left) are Vice President, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter...

The Transport Authority (TA) is putting measures in place to improve the public transportation landscape. Managing Director of the Authority, Willard Hylton, told JIS News that University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. K’adamawe K’nife, has been engaged as a consultant to assist with the effort, which is aimed at improving service delivery in alignment with Vision 2030. He said...

Twenty-three scholarships and 10 bursaries, valued at approximately $10 million have been awarded to students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels by the Barita Foundation. The presentations were made during the Foundation’s inaugural scholarship awards ceremony, which was held on August 10 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Scholarships were awarded to seven students who sat the...