The number of investigations conducted by the Broadcasting Commission into complaints about compliance with content standards declined from 96 in 2023 to 66 in 2024. The most frequent complaints were related to indecent and profane language, particularly in songs aired on radio stations. This information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ),...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) wishes to announce further adjustments to the start of the 2025/2026 academic year. Following extensive consultations with key education stakeholders, including the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), the National Parent Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), and the Electoral Office...

Principal of Knockalva Polytechnic College Natalie Thompson has expressed gratitude for the support the institution has received from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. “We are receiving support as we speak at unprecedented levels from the Ministry. We are really grateful and thankful for the attention that we are being given,” Mrs. Thompson stated. She was addressing a...

Data collection for the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will begin on August 4, 2025. The announcement was made during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on July 31 at the agency, by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The JSLC, conducted annually since 1988, is Jamaica’s most comprehensive source...

Volunteers from the Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, will engage with local organisations across Jamaica throughout the ship’s visit. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston, Logos Hope, Project Coordinator, Briba Sumaila, said connecting with people in the countries visited is a vital part of the ship’s...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is alerting members of the public to a fraudulent video circulating online that deceptively uses Al-generated content featuring the agency’s branding, programme format, one of our presenter’s image and voice replica, to promote an investment scam. We wish to make it explicitly clear that the JIS is not affiliated with Markaz Trading or any related...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is calling for a national push to strengthen literacy at the earliest levels of the education system, as failure to do so could set up students for long-term struggle. “One of the most painful things for me is to see, especially a young man, in high...