The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is encouraging ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that are not yet part of the Records and Information Management (RIM) programme to get on board. This call comes as JARD celebrates RIM Month in April, under the theme ‘Managing Compliance in a Hybrid Workplace: Empowering Employees through Effective Records and Information Management’. The programme,...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting that students from 46 schools benefited from Mathematics Camps during the Easter holiday. Fifty-six high schools are being targeted under a tactical programme being implemented by the Ministry to significantly enhance student performance in Mathematics and English Language in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Only 39 per cent...

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is underscoring the importance of the Records and Information Management (RIM) programme, geared towards enhancing the efficiency, transparency and developmental goals of Jamaica. The programme, borne out of the 2018 Cabinet-approved records and information management policy, is set to standardise practices across all ministries, departments and Agencies (MDAs). Senior Archivist at JARD, Alecia...

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Romona Geohaghan, interacts with a group of grade-nine students at The Queen’s School during a presentation on careers in media at the institution’s Career Expo and Fair on April 10. The event, held at the St. Andrew-based school under the theme ‘Career Success through Self-Development’, provided students with opportunities to learn from professionals...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a 35.9 per cent decline in murders between January 1 and April 5 this year, when compared to the same period in 2024. “That is a big decline in murders. The JCF's crime data shows that 191 homicides were recorded up to April 5 and if you look at last year, January 1...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is mourning the passing of late former Reporter, Alecia Nicole Smith, who died on Tuesday (April 8) after a period of illness. A past student of Herbert Morrison High School, Alecia entered the journalism profession after attaining a bachelor’s degree in media and communications (major) and a minor in Philosophy from the University of the...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has introduced a pilot programme in several schools where artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to assist teachers with marking papers. “We are actually piloting this with some of our schools to see how it works, and the interesting thing is that we at the Ministry can actually see the results real...