The United States (US) Government is providing an additional $100 million to assist a United Nations (UN) multinational force mission to Haiti to restore stability to the country. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, made the announcement following a meeting with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 11). He said that...

Over 200 Government auditors have benefited from a symposium recently hosted by the Internal Audit Directorate (IAD) of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. The symposium, which was held at The Summit in New Kingston on February 29, targeted internal auditors within central Government. Audit Specialist for Quality Assurance and Performance at the IAD, Michelle Miller told JIS...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) rings the bell for gender equality, at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), International Women's Day Bell Ringing Ceremony, held on March 8 at the JSE Multipurpose Centre in Kingston.  

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is making it easier for owners and operators of gaming machines and prescribed premises outside of Kingston to renew their licences, which will expire on March 31. Director of Licensing and Registration at BGLC, Vivian Nunes, told JIS News that each year, the Commission seeks to reach out to customers outside the Kingston...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has extended the deadline for submission of proposals for the Fit for Life Community Sport Development Initiative. The initiative provides grant funding of $500,000 to each Member of Parliament to jumpstart holistic efforts to promote physical activities and sport at the grassroots level. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who was addressing Wednesday’s...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be further developing its curriculum through collaboration with skills councils from various industries to better prepare students for their respective fields. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement while responding to questions during the sitting of...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Jamaica has agreed to accommodate orphans from Haiti as the social conditions in the French-speaking country, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, continue to deteriorate. “At this point, we will agree to take a number of people legitimately, namely the orphans in an orphanage that was isolated and...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be tabling the reports from the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) in the House of Representatives. ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Speaking during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the...

The Government will commence implementing the Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Practitioners health and personal accident and life insurance programmes in fiscal year 2024/25. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure....