The week-long orientation for the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme will begin on September 25. LIFT is a $2-billion Government of Jamaica programme, aimed at bolstering the social mobility of 500 youth annually, over a five-year period. Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, told JIS News that sessions will be conducted regionally. “We have regionalised...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the New Kingston smart city project as a testament to innovation and a beacon of hope and progress for the entire nation. “The New Kingston Smart City demonstration project embodies the spirit of collaboration... and harnessing technology to bring about genuine...

Three hundred and ninety-six students across Jamaica have, so far, been enrolled in the Government’s $2-billion Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme. Launched on August 9, the programme aims to bolster the social mobility of 500 youth annually, over a five-year period. The initiative targets fifth and sixth-form graduates and provides sustainable avenues for education, employment and assimilation into...

Postal services across the Caribbean have been urged to consider new areas of commercial activity to maintain their relevance and viability as countries across the world continue to evolve into digital societies. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, who made the call, said the introduction of new revenue streams...

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is being hailed for enabling the delivery of projects and programmes to improve the lives of residents of Clarendon North Central. Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Robert Morgan, said that an average of 1000 students per annum benefit from educational assistance through funding provided under the CDF. “Every year I designate at least $7 million...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more youth, particularly young men, are needed in Jamaica’s labour force to ensure the nation’s continued economic growth. He notes that despite the country’s unemployment rate falling to a record low 4.5 per cent, an untapped pool of young people remains outside the labour force. Mr. Holness said many of these youth...

Residents of St. James and neighbouring parishes are being invited to attend a Town Hall on Thursday, August 31, at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will address the meeting, being held under the theme ‘Housing and Land: Building Jamaica’. The town hall is the second in a...

Jamaicans applying to the HEART NSTA/Trust, especially following the removal of fees up to level four, are being assured that if batches for courses are full at the time of their application, they will be accommodated in a future cohort. Speaking recently on ‘Good Morning, Minister’, aired on Love 101 FM, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime...

Residents of New Longville in Clarendon North Central can once again enjoy some of the services of the Post and Telecommunications Department from their own postal agency. The relocated New Longville Postal Agency was officially opened by Information Minister and Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Morgan, on Thursday (August 17), at its new home, the Beulah All-Age School. For roughly...