Children under the care of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) are now benefiting from improved psychotherapy intervention, through a recently introduced programme. Under the Trauma Informed Care Project, in which more than 40 of the agency’s staff members were trained to deliver the services developed by the United States-based Trauma Stress Institute (TSI), children with trauma-related issues...

Former ward of the State and Inaugural Identity (ID) Pioneers grant recipient for 2021, Newtana Jackson, says her determination to succeed can be attributed to the mentors who guided her throughout the years she spent at Maxfield Park Children’s Home, The 19-year-old young woman, who received the grant of $180,000 on March 2 from ID Pioneers, has her eyes set...

Several regional stakeholders have endorsed the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) e-Campus’ new online Caribbean Securities Trader Professional Certificate Programme. The three-tiered Programme, delivery of which commenced on March 7, comprises the FX (Foreign Exchange) Trader, Caribbean Securities, and Brokerage Operations Management courses. It is designed to ensure that participants are fully equipped with a broad understanding of operations within the...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), Dr. Melody Ennis, is assuring Jamaicans of the safety and efficacy of the vaccines being brought into the island by the Government in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Jamaica, on March 8, received a donation of 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India, and...

Teleworking, described as the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to perform work outside of the traditional office setting, has become increasing popular globally, as employers ensure business continuity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In Jamaica, this is no different, as the Government and several private sector entities have implemented work-from-home policies, as part of measures to contain the...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says that take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the parish has exceeded expectations. She tells JIS News that persons have been turning out at the Westmoreland Health Department and the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, where the vaccine is being administered, to get their injections. The exercise started on Wednesday (March...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says there are many benefits that operators within the agricultural sector can access by formalising their operations. Speaking with the JIS News, Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services at the JBDC, Keera Walters, argues that formalisation is the key to farmers and fisherfolk achieving economic growth. “Formalisation enables you to be recognised as a legitimate...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is moving aggressively to upgrade Jamaica’s aerodromes as part of plans to improve commuter travel. He said this should be welcome news for local and international travellers who, he noted, have long voiced concerns about the distance and length of time taken to traverse the island via road. The Minister...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is encouraging Jamaicans to hold utility service providers accountable to the Guaranteed Standards by seeking redress for breaches. The Guaranteed Standards are minimum service level agreements between the OUR and the country’s two main utility companies – Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and National Water Commission (NWC) – and are aimed at ensuring value...