President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, says that the organisation will be establishing a resource centre in Kingston. He noted that the facility, which will be situated in the Tarrant community, will cater to residents of the area as well as children of JCSA members. Mr. Grant made the disclosure at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is encouraging parents, guardians and community members to monitor the activities of adolescents while schools are on holidays. This in light of reported increases in the registration of teenaged pregnant girls and adolescent mothers at the institution’s centres at the conclusion of these periods, according to Director of Field Operations, Beverley Martin Berry....

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, has emphasised the importance of upskilling workers within the sector to respond to the increasing technological demands of the marketplace. Speaking with JIS News, Ms. Henry noted that the business process industry incorporates 80 per cent customer service; 18 per cent knowledge process, which includes shared services; and...

Public-sector workers are poised to receive new and improved benefits through the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA). Speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on September 9, President of the JCSA, O'Neil Grant, said the Association aims to launch two products for the benefit of members before the end of the...

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, has suggested that public-sector workers should be given some minimum hours of training per year, enabling them to become more valuable to their organisations. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on September 9, Mr. Grant said this would inevitably lead...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector will be fully represented at the 2019 Employee Engagement Conference from October 16 to 17. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, said that the services and products offered by MSMEs will be...

The Brown’s Town Chapter of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), in St. Ann, will join forces with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) to remove garbage from three beaches in Discovery Bay, as part of International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 21. The global initiative is aimed at reducing marine pollution, with JET being the national coordinator of International Coastal...