The Government’s National Identification System (NIDS) ‘Operation Birthright’ Progamme is actively responding to a concern highlighted in the Jamaica ‘Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children’. The report, which was launched on Friday (March 15) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, found that Jamaica has almost universal registration of...

Chairman of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the construction industry is one of the key growth pillars of the economy. “This is evident in the Sector Plan for Construction, one of the 31 sector plans that form the foundation for the Vision 2030 Jamaica – National Development Plan,” he noted. Dr. Henry, who was addressing...

Acting Director of Electronic Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (front row, left), shares a photo opportunity with sixth-form students at the Eltham High School in St. Catherine, following a tour of the Agency’s production departments on Thursday, March 14. They are joined by the school’s sixth-form coordinator, Tiffany Gordon (front row, right).

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on March 15 met with the newly appointed nine-member board of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) at Jamaica House, where he charged the members to ensure the efficient operation of the entity. “Your job… would be to ensure that the system works. So, there is a well-thought-out Act and a set...

With the global ethnic food market expected to reach US$131.67 billion by 2030, Jamaica is well positioned to capture a share, thanks to the emergence of new trends at the HEART College of Hospitality Services (HCHS), at Runaway Bay in St. Ann. This was noted by Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, at the College’s Centre of...

The Jamaica Data Exchange Platform is in the final stages of development, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “As banks try to put more products online – account opening and other products that you deliver online – it’s going to be...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be further developing its curriculum through collaboration with skills councils from various industries to better prepare students for their respective fields. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement while responding to questions during the sitting of...