Forty-three wards of the state were applauded for their commendable performances in at least four of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) subjects for the 2020/2021 academic year. They were recognised during the 10th annual hosting of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony. It was held...

To spread knowledge about the importance of physical activity and the correlation with well-being, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of Education and Youth will be hosting the inaugural ‘Jamaica Moves In School’ Virtual Tour. The initiative, which targets infant, primary and secondary schools, is intended to encourage and highlight healthy lifestyles as an important aspect of...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it is committed to informing the public about threshold abuse. Threshold abuse is defined simply as misusing the income tax threshold. While it is not the most attractive subject matter, the issue has presented many challenges for uninformed taxpayers. Manager of Taxpayer Education at the Mandeville Revenue Service Centre, Marie McDonald, explains the concept in...

New Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says he is fully prepared to give of his best in serving the twin sectors that play a major part in sustaining the food needs of the Jamaican people. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Charles Jr. points out that he will be leading the charge to rebuild and strengthen...

Jamaica has been punching above its weight at World Expo 2020 Dubai, the six-month-long expo that got under way on October 1, 2021 and has seen an impressive 10 million visitors up to mid-January 2022. Taking advantage of its strategic location in the mobility area of the exposition grounds, Jamaica has attracted approximately one per cent of the total Expo...

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, has pledged to lead by example as the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) confronts the challenges to the nation’s peace and security. Rear Admiral Wemyss-Gorman, who was addressing the Change of Command Parade at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Friday (January 21), called on members of the Force to commit to...

A newly formed community disaster risk management group in the New River District of St. Elizabeth is positioning itself as the first line of defence against natural hazards and disasters. The five-member team of dedicated men and women have been active in the community since July 2021, sensitising and preparing the residents of New River to respond quickly to major...

Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show that the number of women securing employment is gradually increasing. According to STATIN’s October 2021 Labour Force Survey, of the 76,600 additional persons gaining jobs to expand the employed labour force by 6.6 per cent to 1,234,800, women accounted for 43,700. This out-turn represents 57 per cent of the overall additional...

Fifteen fishers from the Greenwich Town fishing village in Kingston are now the beneficiaries of new boat engines, which will enable them to expand their capacity for income generation and employment. The engines were provided under the Government of Jamaica’s Integrated Community Development Project II (ICDP II), which is being executed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). They will...