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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the incorporation of technology in the teaching and learning process will remain a permanent component of the education system. Speaking at the investor briefing for One on One Educational Services’ initial public offering (IPO), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on August 9, Mrs. Williams said the introduction...

Qualified National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are being reminded that they have until the end of the year to submit refund applications. Corporate and Public Affairs Manager, Dwayne Berbick, has cleared the misconception that refund applications must be done on the first of January. He said that once a refund period becomes available at the beginning of the calendar year,...

Pensioners must ensure that their life certificate is completed correctly before submitting it to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), says Acting Director at the National Insurance Division at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Amin Fagan. Life certificates are issued through the Post Office by the NIS office for pensioners to complete and return as proof that he or...

Thirty young farmers are the newest selectees for agricultural land leases across the country’s agro-parks and production zones. This has been done under the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) ‘Youth in Agriculture’ programme. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the initiative continues the Government’s mandate of focusing at least 20 per cent of its activities on youth. “The...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has begun a series of consultations on student dress and grooming. The objective is to develop a policy for educational institutions that balances students’ rights, while complying with school rules. The first consultation was held on Tuesday (August 9) at Jamaica College in Kingston and involved school leaders and deans of discipline. Portfolio Minister,...