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Female workers have been leading their male counterparts in the out-turns recorded in several areas of notable improvements fuelling Jamaica’s post-COVID-19 employment resurgence. The country’s spiralling employment rate, expanding workforce and rapidly plunging unemployment rate have been largely attributed to significantly increased female out-turns. Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) April 2023 Labour Force Survey show that despite...
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Tourism Push Continues in Asian Market
Jamaica’s foray into the Asian market, notably India, continues to reap rich dividends, thanks to the influential role being played by retired West Indies batting great, Christopher Gayle. With his cricketing days behind him, Mr. Gayle has been touring the Asian continent extensively and has been using his legendary status to promote Jamaica as a one-of-a-kind destination with an allure...
By: Garwin Davis
Highest Ranked Female in JFB Eyes Top Job
Julian Davis-Buckle is now the highest-ranked female in the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Mrs. Davis-Buckle, who joined the Brigade 27 years ago, has moved through the ranks of the organisation and is now Assistant Commissioner in charge of Area II, which includes Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland. But her journey in the organisation almost did not happen as...
By: Chris Patterson
Gov’t Providing More Avenues for Persons to Access Justice Services
The new Social Justice Division in the Ministry of Justice stands as a testament to the Government’s commitment to increasing access to justice for Jamaicans. Operationalised in March 2023, the Division, which comprises three branches – Restorative Justice (RJ), Child Diversion and Victim Services, is another avenue for the delivery of justice services outside of the courts. It aims to...
By: Twila Wheelan
Creatives Encouraged to Utilise the Productive Inputs Relief Scheme
Jamaicans involved in the creative industries are being encouraged to take advantage of the Government’s productive inputs relief scheme. The provision is a duty exemption on the importation of specific items for productive use. Newly minted Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Jackie Jacqueline Jackson, tells JIS News that the offer is a major form of support for the...
By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon
Jourdyne Triumphs Over Double Tragedy
Jourdyne Anderson’s teacher, Natalie Mitchell Warren, recalls that when she saw her student’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) scores, which were in the high 90 per cent, she “jumped and screamed for joy”. She tells JIS News that she was very proud of Jourdyne, who had to overcome a double tragedy during her PEP journey. Her grandmother passed away when she...
By: Garfield L. Angus
Gov’t Continues to Implement Policies and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that an estimated 1.3 billion people globally, representing 16 per cent of the world’s population, experience significant disability. Jamaica has on record about 46,000 persons who have started the process to register as having a disability, of which some 15,000 have completed the process of becoming registered members of the Jamaica Council for...
By: Judith A. Hunter
Digicel Foundation and Early Childhood Commission Handover Inclusive Classroom to St. Thomas School
Students with mild to moderate physical and intellectual disabilities at the Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School in St. Thomas now have an inclusive classroom to further support their educational journey. 'The facility, which was handed over by the Digicel Foundation on Tuesday (September 19), stemmed from a partnership with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). Speaking at the handover ceremony at...
By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon