A virtual panel discussion on ‘Service Excellence in the Public Sector’ will be held during National Customer Service Week, to be observed from October 3 to 8. The Week begins with a church service at Webster Memorial Church in Kingston on Sunday, October 3, followed by the panel discussion on Monday, October 4. The Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division...

Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest) is seeking interested persons to invest in more than 1,000 acres of land in Toll Gate, Clarendon, that have been reserved for a Mango Agro Park. “Currently, we are trying to seek [local and] overseas investors as well, and the response, so far, has been great,” Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown-Forbes, told JIS News....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her back-to-school message to the nation on Sunday (September 5), reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring that ‘no child is left behind’. “For this academic year, we will redouble, triple, quadruple our efforts to reach our students who were unreachable last year. We must remain true to our mission of...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, says that the vaccination of tourism workers is essential in safeguarding the industry. "That is why we are driving this process as hard as we can to make sure that we help the people and we keep them healthy because if we don’t have them, we don’t have a...

The Legal Aid Council has advised that client consultations are now being facilitated via telephone. This is in keeping with coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety protocols, against the background of rising cases. Legal Aid Officer at the Council, Kerona Spence, told JIS News that persons who usually visit justice centres islandwide often leave their information, to be contacted by the...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 643 71,987 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 396 40,814 Males 247 31,170 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 months to 105 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 65 3,677 Hanover 25 2,386 Kingston & St. Andrew 97 18,293 Manchester...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be reintroducing its certificate delivery services in September. The move is aligned with the Department’s focus on improving the ease of access of its services to the population. Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Charlton McFarlane said an online poll was conducted asking persons if they would be supportive of the RGD reintroducing the...