Online voting for the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition ends today (May 14) at 6:00 p.m. The competition is geared towards generating publicity around the standards, which are minimum service-level agreements between the OUR and the major utility companies to ensure value to customers. Public Education Specialist at the OUR, Elizabeth Bennett Marsh, told JIS News that...

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...

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...

On Monday, May 3, the Public Procurement Commission rolled-out the Supplier Registration System (SRS) ‑ its novel online registration and licensing platform for the suppliers and contractors of goods, services and infrastructural works who are seeking to be registered or re-registered for serving public sector organisations. The SRS is a new web-based application, and submissions are made easier using an...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has been lauded for its inaugural staging of Read Across Jamaica Day on its social media platforms. National Literacy Coordinator, Dr. André Hill, said the team at the agency must be applauded for embarking on the initiative, which was held on Tuesday (May 4), especially with COVID-19 affecting normal everyday life. “It was really innovative...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced new dates for the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says June 15 and 16 have been identified for grade five students, and June 29 and 30 for youngsters in grade four. Additionally, she said the Ability Test for grade six students, which was...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the transition from analog to fully digital free-to-air television (TV) will significantly increase the number of channels, thus allowing Jamaicans wider access to information. “Currently, a high percentage of Jamaicans still only have access to analog free- to-air television, which gives them limited channel choices. When we transition to digital, there...