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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

Heart NSTA/Trust Partners with PSOJ to Place LIFT Participants

By: Judana Murphy, September 22, 2023

The HEART/NSTA Trust has partnered with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to provide job opportunities for participants in the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme. Commencing December...

Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, emphasises a point while addressing Wednesday’s (August 9) launch of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme at Jamaica House.

Orientation for LIFT Begins September 25

By: Judana Murphy, September 22, 2023

Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford.

Job Fair at Labour Ministry Sept. 27 To 28

By: Judith A. Hunter, September 22, 2023

Tourism 2 years ago Tourism Awareness Week Kicks off with Church Service on Sunday
By: Shanna K. Salmon, September 22, 2023
Commerce 2 years ago Businesses Urged to Provide Training and Certification for Staff
By: Rochelle Williams, September 22, 2023
Agriculture 2 years ago Farmers Encouraged to Implement Sustainable Agricultural Practices
By: Twila Wheelan, September 22, 2023

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a smart city forum hosted by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on September 20.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Smart City Project a Testament to Innovation, Progress – Dr. Morris Dixon

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the New Kingston smart city project as a testament to innovation...

By: Chris Patterson, September 22, 2023

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers remarks during the handover ceremony for 230 Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 21).

2 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

230 UTECH Students Awarded GOJ STEM Scholarships

A total of 230 first-year students at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica have been awarded Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships. The recipients were...

By: Judana Murphy, September 22, 2023

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 30.

2 years ago National Security

PICA Reports Significant Take-Up of e-Passports

There has been significant take-up of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) e-passport since its introduction in April. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for PICA, Andrew Wynter, told JIS News...

By: Lisa Rowe, September 22, 2023

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation today (September 21) in downtown Kingston. At right is Mayor Gary R. McCarthy of Schenectady, New York.

2 years ago Technology

Smart Technology Can Assist KSAMC to Improve Service Delivery – Mayor

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the use of smart technology can assist the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in improving its service delivery. He was...

By: Latonya Linton, September 22, 2023

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on September 6, at Jamaica House.

2 years ago Cybersecurity

Committee Reviewing Cybercrimes Act Recommends Stricter Penalties for Offences Against Children

The Joint Select Committee reviewing the Cybercrimes Act is recommending harsher penalties for offences against a child. “The Committee supports the recommendation that there should be harsher penalties in relation...

By: Latonya Linton, September 22, 2023

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (centre), hands over desktop computers to the Huntley Library and Huntley Primary and Infant School in Manchester. Receiving the devices are Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (second left), and Senior Librarian of Huntley Parish Library, Michelle Barnes-Pitter (right). Others (from left) are Councillor/Candidate, Devon Wilson; and Councillor, Spur Tree Division, Manchester Municipal Corporation, Ervin Facey.

2 years ago TechnologyYouth

USF Donates Desktop Computers to Manchester-Based School and Library

The Manchester-based Huntley Primary and Infant School, and Huntley Library, have together received five desktop computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The handover of the machines during a recent...

By: Rocheda Bartley, September 22, 2023

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

$1.93 Billion Disbursed to 303 SMTES

The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) approved and disbursed loans valued at $1.93 billion to operators of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs), as of July 2023. This...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, September 22, 2023

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, presents a citation to former Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan, Her Excellency Claudia Cecile Barnes. Occasion was a ceremony for the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Ambassador Barnes, at the official residence of the Ambassador of Japan in St. Andrew on September 20. The Order of the Rising Sun is conferred by the Government of Japan on persons who have rendered outstanding service to the nation or the public, including foreign nationals who made significant contributions in advancing relations between Japan and its partners.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Ambassador Barnes Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Run

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, presents a citation to former Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan, Her Excellency Claudia Cecile Barnes. Occasion was a ceremony for the...

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Orientation for LIFT Begins September 25

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Smart City Project a Testament to Innovation, Progress – Dr. Morris Dixon

230 UTECH Students Awarded GOJ STEM Scholarships

PICA Reports Significant Take-Up of e-Passports

Smart Technology Can Assist KSAMC to Improve Service Delivery – Mayor

Committee Reviewing Cybercrimes Act Recommends Stricter Penalties for Offences Against Children

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