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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents a trophy to the winner of the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, Reggae artiste, Stacey Scarlett Bryan (left), at a virtual presentation show held Thursday (July 22) at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston. Looking on is Digicel Brand Marketing Manager, Reshima Kelly-Williams. The Reggae artiste also received a cheque for $3 million.

Reggae Artiste Stacey Scarlet Bryan Wins Festival Song Competition

Reggae Artiste Stacey Scarlett Bryan’s entry, ‘Jamaican Spirit’ was voted the top song in the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition. The singer also received a trophy and a cheque for $3 million, presented by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...

Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic.

New Canadian High Commissioner To Focus On Strengthening Relations With Jamaica

Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Kenute Hare

Motorcyclists Implored To Wear Protective Gear

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), offers words of encouragement to (from second left), Jevon Josephs; and Roshane Johnson, who are among the second batch of 50 students who will be participating in the Coding in Schools Pilot Programme being undretaken by the MInistry. Ocassion was a ceremony held on Thursday (July 22) at the Amber/HEART Academy, housed at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in St. Andrew for the electronic handover of $18 million by the NCB Foundation to facilitate the training of this new cohort of students under the programme.

Another 50 Students To Be Trained In Coding

Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on Tuesday, July 20 at the JIS's headquarters in Kingston.

NATFATIP Assisting Victims Of Human Trafficking

5 years ago Ananda Alerts

High Alert Activated For Missing Child, Nathan Ellis

A High Alert has been activated for 6-year-old Nathan Ellis of Woodly Drive, Olympic Gardens, Kingston 11 who has been missing since Tuesday, July 20. He is of dark complexion, slim build and about 104 centimeters (3 feet 5 inches) tall. Reports from the Olympic Gardens Police are that about 11:00 a.m., Nathan was last seen wearing an orange shirt...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update Of Thursday, July 22, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 144 51,686 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 83 28,939 Males 61 22,744 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 days to 86 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 3 2,766 Hanover 9 1,449 ...

Acting Principal Director for the Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Raymond Poyser.

5 years ago Urban Renewal

New Spatial Data Tool To Help With Gov’t Planning

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change has implemented a National Spatial Planning Information Technology (NSPIT) platform to assist with planning, development, and investment decisions related to the National Spatial Plan (NSP). Acting Principal Director for the Spatial Data Management Division within the Ministry, Raymond Poyser, told JIS News that the NSPIT was conceptualised and developed as...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the seventh ‘Christmas in July’ tradeshow at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (July 22).

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Earnings To Reach US$ 1.5 Billion, 1 Million Visitors By August 31

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is poised to generate approximately US$1.5 billion in earnings from some one million visitor arrivals by the end of August as the sector rebounds from the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said the projections are based on out-turns over the last seven months during which nearly 700,000 tourists visited the island’s...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing yesterday’s (July 21) sitting of the House of Representatives.

5 years ago Education

Diagnostic Tests For Grade-Six Students Being Assessed

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the results of the diagnostic tests administered to grade-six students to identify and address gaps in the delivery of the National Standards Curriculum, due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19, are being assessed. She said the results will be made available to the grade-seven teachers as the students transition to...

5 years ago Education

Green Island Primary Celebrates PEP Success

The administration at the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, students and parents are celebrating the results of the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Principal of the institution, Vaccianna Moseley, tells JIS News that he is pleased with the students’ performance, describing the results as "encouraging”. He says despite the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 76 per cent of...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

5 years ago Industry

JBDC Celebrating 20 Years

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is celebrating 20 years as the Government’s premier agency for supporting the development of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in Jamaica. Established in 2001, the entity provides business development services from concept to market. These include offering guidance for business start-ups and expansion; business advice and consultation; research services; business monitoring,...