The Barita Foundation has donated technology devices valued at $10 million under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The 310 tablets and 15 laptops, which are to be distributed to needy students at 10 primary and secondary schools across the island, were handed over on Thursday (March 10) at the Tivoli Gardens High...

Late this evening, I met with Minister Robert Montague who tendered his resignation with immediate effect. Minister Montague expressed that it was a privilege to have had the “opportunity to serve at the highest levels in government”.

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says that law-enforcement agencies will intensify their partnerships and coordinated operations to seize the unexplained wealth of criminals. He said the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime is critical in permanently dismantling criminal organisations. The Commissioner was speaking at a digital press conference on Thursday (March 10), held in partnership with the Financial...

Seven primary-level schools across the island will benefit from activities aimed at improving the safety of children as they traverse the roads, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’. The initiative, which was launched on Wednesday (March 9) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston, will see the formation...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing, agriculture, and service sectors, are to benefit from this year’s staging of the National Quality Awards (NQA). The programme, a brainchild of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), was implemented to recognise and reward companies that have demonstrated application of standards and quality in their operations. To be eligible for the programme,...

The Jamaican Mining Cadastre (JAMINCAD) was officially launched on Friday March 11 at the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The Mining Cadastre is a computerised database that allows users to locate different types of known mineral deposits across Jamaica, the locations and boundaries of areas licensed for mining, location of housing, roads, upcoming developments...

Approximately 200 micro and small enterprises in eight marginalised communities are set to benefit from grant support totalling $50 million. This, under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase 2 (ICDP II) being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). This will be facilitated under the ICDP II Enterprise Development Grant Project Cycle 2, which will directly benefit some...