The Government continues to reinvest earnings from the bauxite industry into communities impacted by mining, says Director of Bauxite Lands at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay. He said that through the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), established in 1996, funding and technical support are being provided for the development of sustainable initiatives in mining areas. “Infrastructure, healthcare, road...

The Jamaica Society for the Blind has commended the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) on the successful introduction of Braille certificates. The first, a Braille birth certificate, was issued on May 1 at the official launch at the Jamaica Society for the Blind, in Kingston. Executive Director, Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, told JIS News that the initiative is...

The St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, in St. Ann, celebrated a significant milestone on May 8, as it received certification from the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). This initiative, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), aims to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding to ensure the health and well-being of mothers and their babies....

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is investing millions of dollars in several projects to benefit farmers in mining communities in Manchester during the current financial year. Director of Bauxite Lands at the JBI, Kemoy Lindsay, in providing details at a National Minerals Week conference at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville on May 6, said that among the initiatives is...

School boards across Jamaica are set to undergo a modernisation process, following the development of a revised set of procedures. The updated procedures are in keeping with the recommendations of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), which has put forward some 365 actions for the improvement of the education sector. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval...

A total of 10,000 computers have been distributed to high schools as part of a programme to upgrade technology laboratories at the institutions. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 8). She noted that the computers were facilitated through e-Learning...

Operators in the quarry sector now have a new application (app) to help them calculate costs, price their products, and determine profit margins. The Quarry Cost of Production (CoP) app was developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and is available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Addressing Tuesday’s (May 7) Minerals Sector Investment...