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Music Director Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Avery Crooks Campbell.

Teens Called To Enter Customer Service Song Competition

Young Jamaicans, aged 13 to 17 years old, are being encouraged to enter the annual Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. Entries for the competition close on Tuesday, September 21. The competition, which targets young people from primary and secondary schools...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Buy-Back Programme was implemented to ensure farmers have consistent access to reasonable markets, and consumers have access to safe cost-efficient food.

Government Commits $320M To Buy-Back Programme

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), listens to a comment from Managing Director, Bahia Principe Hotel & Resorts, Antonio Teijeiro, during a courtesy call at the offices of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) in Kingston on September 8.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call From Bahia Principe MD

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, during the opening ceremony for the three-day stakeholder retreat on the Border Security Policy and Strategy at the AC Hotel by Marriot in St. Andrew on September 8.

Gov’t Developing Border Security Policy And Strategy

5 years ago Education

Character Education In Schools January 2022

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is targeting January 2022 to begin the implementation of character education in schools. Portfolio Minster, Hon. Fayval Williams, in a back-to-school broadcast recently, said character education will enhance the academics by teaching students “a sense of diligence, how to focus on their studies, how to strive to do well, and how to interact...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), Andrew Lee.

5 years ago Technology

e-Learning Jamaica Invites Partnerships To Infuse ICTs In Public Sector

e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) is inviting public sector entities to utilise its services to procure and infuse information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their service delivery and operations. The entity’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Lee, told JIS News that “part of our mandate, apart from infusing technology in schools, is to work along with other government departments and...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

5 years ago Education

Digital Divide In Education Has Been Significantly Reduced – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is pleased that the Ministry has been able to significantly reduce the digital divide in the sector through the implementation of several initiatives aimed at providing more students with electronic devices. “There are many more students with devices now at the start of this school year than there were...

Corporate Communications Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams.

5 years ago Transport

Commuters Encouraged To Report Overcharging To Transport Authority

Members of the public are being encouraged to report any overcharging of fares to the Transport Authority. Commuters may report incidents of overcharging through the Authority’s toll-free line at 888-991-5687 or via WhatsApp at 876-551-8196. “They need to give us the licence plate number of the vehicle in question, the date of the incident and the time and the route...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

5 years ago Agriculture

Reshaping Food Systems Requires Multi-Stakeholder Approach

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says that transforming the island’s food systems will require robust multi-stakeholder effort, with both the public and private sectors, as well as international partners, working hand in hand to ensure that “we get it done”. . “We have to work together to see how we can make our food systems more resilient,”...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean.

5 years ago Education

Parents Encouraged To Keep In Touch With School Administrators

Parents are being advised to keep the channels of communication open with school administrators, to ensure their children’s educational needs are met as best as possible. This comes from Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, who stressed the importance of parents answering telephone calls and responding to messages from school administrators. “If...

Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson (second left) and President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Owen Eccles (centre), celebrate the renaming of a portion of Vreeland Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, as ‘Jamaica Way’, on Saturday, September 4. Sharing the occasion (from left) are President of Jamaica Organization of New Jersey State Board, Jazz Clayton-Hunt; Jamaica Diaspora North East USA Representative, Dr. Karren Dunkley, and Vice President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Errol Kerr.

5 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

‘Jamaica Way’ Named In Paterson, New Jersey

Hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica gathered on Saturday, September 4 in Paterson, New Jersey, to witness the renaming of one of the major streets in that city, to recognise the outstanding contribution that Jamaicans have made to the city. Vreeland Avenue, between 17th and 19th Avenues, was renamed ‘Jamaica Way’, and was unveiled by the City’s Mayor, André...