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...

For March 2021, output prices for producers in the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 3.7 per cent and by 2.8 per cent in the Manufacturing industry as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The movement in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by an increase of 3.8 per cent in the...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on records and information management (RIM) practitioners to recommend systems that will maintain the integrity of the records in their custody from creation to disposition. Minister Williams gave the charge as she addressed the opening of the Jamaica Archives and Records Department’s second virtual RIM symposium on Wednesday (April 28)....