Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that the public-sector compensation restructuring exercise will better enable the Government to recruit and retain talented and experienced persons in the civil service. He was addressing Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, which is deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of...

The Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) has launched a new certification programme for professionals in the tourism industry. The Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) is an internationally recognised resource for managers and a critical certification for final-year students going into tourism and hospitality management. Speaking at the virtual launch on February 25, Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF),...

A sum of $31 million has been earmarked in the 2022/2023 tourism budget to support Jamaica’s creative and cultural industries. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while addressing the premiere of the film ‘Link Up’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (February 27)....

The issuing of identification cards (IDs) under the National Identification System (NIDS) will begin through a pilot programme to be undertaken in Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the exercise is expected to kick off “early in the second half of this year”. He was speaking during...

There is no visible impact of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia on tourism, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “But what I can indicate to you is that the potential impact is very, very strong, and it’s not something that we’re ignoring,” the Minister added. He was responding to a question posed during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the...

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The Ministry of Education and Youth, has approved the full resumption of face-to-face learning effective Monday, March 7. To aid in the preparation of institutions, additional funds are being disbursed for sanitisation and procurement of furniture where needed. In addition, documentation is being prepared to ensure the timely payment of the fourth tranche of the funding grants, which is due...