More than $359 million has been earmarked to continue Global Services Skills (GSS) Project implementation during fiscal year 2024/25. The Project aims to promote the Global Services Sector’s (GSS) growth in Jamaica, particularly in higher value-added segments. It specifically intends to provide the sector with better skilled workers and increase Jamaica’s institutional capacity to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and HEART/NSTA Trust to empower and build the capacity of residents in several targetted communities. The MoU was inked by PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taniesha Ingleton, at the Institute’s Oxford Road offices in St. Andrew on Friday...

Students should build their technology skills and seek careers in the lucrative cyber security sector, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. Delivering the keynote address during the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot in Waterford, St. Catherine, on Thursday (February 22),...

As the February 26 Local Government Elections approach, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is reminding employers that workers are entitled time off to vote. Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, told JIS News that under the law, every employer is required to permit employees who intend to vote, three hours to do so. This is in addition to the usual...

The Government intends to complete and launch phase one of the National Identification System (NIDS) enrolment and issuance of national identification cards during the 2024/25 financial year. This will be done through a $1.3-billion allocation for the National Identification for Economic Growth project. Details are outlined in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister...

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has announced significant investments in Trelawny's agricultural infrastructure, aimed at boosting the sector and supporting local farmers. Speaking at the 67th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday (February 14), Mr. Green outlined Government’s plans to invest more than $100 million in the rehabilitation...

The Government is committed to increasing the rollout of the Service Excellence Programme across all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the fiscal year 2024/2025. “As we envision the Jamaica we all want, customer-centric service must be the hallmark,” Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said while delivering the 2024/2025 Throne Speech in Gordon House, today (February...