“Once you fix the attitude, your aptitude becomes boundless. That is why we have devised these programmes to focus on dealing with that element that we are placing in the labour force. If you come to the world of work with the right attitude, you will go further than the most brilliant and qualified and certified person.” - Prime Minister...

Engineering is pivotal to transforming Jamaica into a truly digital society and streamlining its bureaucratic systems, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks. “Bureaucratic reform is an engineering challenge, just as much as a political one; and right here at UWI...

Partners from the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to hold talks on digital cooperation. The talks are being facilitated under the first EU-LAC Digital Alliance High Level Policy Dialogue. The high-level meeting, which is being co-chaired by Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, is being held at the S Hotel in Kingston,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue to implement policies that will directly impact the lives of Jamaicans and contribute to ending absolute poverty in the country. Jamaica’s poverty prevalence for 2023 was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021, which represents the lowest figure ever recorded since...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expressing gratitude to mothers across Jamaica for their strength and the pivotal role they play in instilling values and attitudes in their children, shaping both their character and the nation’s future. “Mothers are our first teachers, shaping the moral compass of our children and, by extension, the soul of the society....

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is reminding all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the critical need to manage and protect electronic records with the same level of diligence as traditional manual files. Senior Archivist at JARD, Alecia Litchmore, urges all institutions to bridge the gap between manual and electronic systems by adopting a hybrid approach. “The same...

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,...