The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will be undertaking several initiatives aimed at enhancing workforce productivity and the local economy’s competitiveness. These include a public awareness campaign to educate employers and employees about the benefits of improved productivity, and the implementation of a Productivity Ambassador Programme. Chief Technical Director (CTD) at the JPC, Tamar Nelson, tells JIS News that productivity is...

Jamaica's law-enforcement landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the digitisation of police stations across the island in progress. The recent opening of Jamaica's first fully digitised police station in Hopewell, Hanover, marked a pivotal moment in the country's policing history, signalling a shift towards a more technology-driven approach to law enforcement. According to Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force...

Ralston Smith has risen through the ranks from a Route Inspector in 1992, to become Managing Director (MD) of the Transport Authority (TA), just over 30 years later, fulfilling a pronouncement that was made over his life early in his career. The Managing Director tells JIS News that he has spent his entire career at the TA and is proud...

Every year, each of the extraordinary young women crowned in the annual Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is tasked with developing and executing a parish project based on an area of their interest. Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2023, Jhanielle Powell, recently launched her film project titled ‘Flip The Script’, a three-day film-making workshop targeting Corporate Area students,...

The Indian High Commission is looking to expand activities to celebrate the Indian culture in Jamaica and engage more locals in these events. High Commissioner, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung, tells JIS News that additional sponsors are being sought to mainstream the events and to make them “bigger”. “We would like to open up the Indian festival celebrations to the people,...

Jamaica's growing reputation as a top destination for sports tourism took a significant leap over the weekend, following the successful staging of the third Jamaica Cycling Classic 2024 in Montego Bay, St. James. Attracting top Jamaican cyclists as well as competitors from other countries, the event, which ran from April 5 to 8 in the Rose Hall area and culminated...

Hosts from 17 United States-based radio stations converged at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, as part of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Radio Remote Broadcast from April 6 to 9. These broadcasts also included trip giveaways to Sandals properties, a rigorous interview schedule, digital marketing on the stations’ websites and social media pages, and a...

Stakeholders have endorsed the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) National Poverty Reduction Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) Toolkit, which was launched on March 21. The toolkit is intended to build the capacity of poverty reduction stakeholders, strengthen service delivery to the poor and vulnerable, and increase partnership, collaboration and information sharing. Director of the Programme of Advancement through Health and...