Policymakers and industry leaders have been urged to partner and reconstruct an enabling society in which every child is empowered to pursue a career in science and technology. The call comes from Managing Director of Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton, in anticipation of International Girls in ICT Day, to be observed on April 28. Innovators have also...

Minister of State with responsibility for coordinating special projects and major developments in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Homer Davis, says Jamaica’s dominance at the recent CARIFTA Swimming and Watersport Championships shows that the country can be a powerhouse in swimming. The State Minister, who was speaking at a welcome reception to honour Montego Bay’s medal-winning quartet...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), through its Quality Institute (QI), remains committed to providing appropriate training to build a safe, professional and quality driven construction industry. The Quality Institute offers training on various standards, including the JS 35 Standard for Hollow Concrete Blocks; the JS 124 Standard for Aggregates for Concrete, and the JS 33 Standard for Hot Rolled...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, on Tuesday (April 26) officially opened the Rural Economic Development Initiative II (REDI II) Training of Trainers’ Climate Resilience Workshop for agriculture and community tourism stakeholders. The two-day event, which continues Wednesday (April 27) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, is an initiative of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), participates in the official signing of the Seaport Cooperation Project (SEACOP) Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and the Ministry of National Security, on Tuesday (April 26). Also signing (from left) are Director, Intelligence, Jamaica Customs Agency, Kalista Powell; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Chief of Defence...

The Government is engaging several US-based work-placement agents to deliver more overseas employment for Jamaicans, according to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda. Making his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 26, the Minister said a marketing strategy is being crafted to ensure that Jamaicans can obtain more non-traditional jobs...

An additional $1.4 billion is to be paid out to Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries in the 2022/2023 financial year. This follows a recent Cabinet approval for an increase of 18.26 per cent for the programme. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement in his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in...