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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Head of Sales and Business Development, Amber Innovations Group Limited, Floyd Garrett sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the official launch of the pilot Coding in Schools programme in a virtual ceremony held on May 7.

Pilot Coding in Schools Programme Launched

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information officially launched the pilot Coding in Schools programme during a virtual ceremony on Friday (May 7). The initiative, which involves partnership with Amber Innovations Group Limited, will promote the teaching and learning of...

Jamaican Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Clifton Reader.

COVID-19 Positivity Rate for Tourists Returning to Us Less Than 1%

Educators Anticipate Positive Outcomes From Read Across Jamaica Day

A nurse administers the AstraZeneca vaccine to a member of the public at the vaccination blitz, held at the Portmore HEART Academy on Saturday, April 10

Vaccine Cannot Give Someone Virus That Causes COVID-19

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, delivers his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 5.

Thousands of Residents in St. Elizabeth Benefit from New Water Projects

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, makes his contribution to the Sectoral Debate during the Sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 4).

5 years ago Development

National Squatter Survey Under Way in St. Mary, Portland And St. Thomas

Data collection is under way in St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas under the National Survey of Squatter Settlements. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., gave the update during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday (May 4) in the House of Representatives. He noted that, to date, “we have completed a...

5 years ago Development

66 Government-Owned Properties Approved for Divestment

A total of 66 government-owned properties valued at $349.8 million have been approved for divestment as at the end of March 2021. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who informed that 69 applications for land were processed and 66 were recommended for approval in accordance with the...

5 years ago Development

Island Covered By Provisional Development Orders

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that the entire island is now covered by at least one Provisional Development Order. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, said this is a significant improvement from the status in 2017 “where coverage was limited to 40 per cent of the country”....

5 years ago Housing

Jamaican Architects Encouraged to Submit Designs for Low Cost Housing Competition

The Government is calling on Jamaican architects to submit creative, original, resilient and low-cost housing designs, through the Low Cost Housing Design Competition, which can be used as a model for the nation’s social housing programme. The competition was launched virtually on Friday (May 7) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. It forms part of the social housing...

5 years ago Information

Senators Pay Tribute to Ambassador Anthony Johnson

Members of the Senate today (May 7) paid tribute to the late Ambassador, Hon. Anthony Johnson, who died on April 28 at the age of 82. Ambassador Johnson was a former Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament, Senator, diplomat, economist, lecturer and Ambassador to the United States. He was also High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, non-resident Ambassador to the...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy.

5 years ago Information

STATIN Urges Cooperation with Pilot Census

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging householders to cooperate with the officers who are out in the field gathering data for the pilot of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Data collection got underway on April 19 and usually lasts for approximately eight weeks. Director General of STATIN, Carol Coy, told JIS News that a significant portion of...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), uses the first public electric vehicle charging station at the Boot Service Station in Drax Hall, St. Ann, during the commissioning of the facility on Friday (May 7). He is joined by President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), Michel Gantois.

5 years ago Technology

Minister Vaz Commissions First Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, on Friday (May 7), officially commissioned into service, Jamaica’s first public electric vehicle charging facility at the Boot Service Station in Drax Hall, St. Ann. The charging station was installed by the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), and is aimed at encouraging more Jamaicans to make the shift to electric vehicles...