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Diary of a Homeschool Mom
Prior to becoming a homeschool mom in 2012, Shauna-Gay Case, worked in the private sector as a web developer and multimedia specialist. Shortly after starting the homeschool journey, the family of five, moved from Kingston to what she describes as low key and quiet Mandeville to, make life more comfortable for her youngest child who has a skin condition. Listen to...
JIS Midday News April 16 2020
Adjustments made for times of movement during St. Catherine lockdown; Health and Wellness Minister urges calm amidst spike in COVID-19 cases; and Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry to launch a 100 million dollar drought mitigation programme.
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to invest 100 million US dollars to modernize Jamaica’s electricity grid
With the increased demand for electricity and the current infrastructure becoming outdated resulting in high light bills and inefficient electricity plants. The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) plans to invest more than 100 million US dollars to modernize Jamaica’s electricity grid over the next 5 years. Stay tuned to this feature as we explore how the JPS plans to modernize...
Thousands Apply for the Government’s COVID 19 Allocation of Resources to Employees (CARE) Programme.
The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is providing financial assistance to employees who have been laid off since March 10 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-billion dollar relief programme, opened on April 9 has received 333 thousand applications for the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources to Employees (CARE) Programme up to Monday afternoon....
Govt Reduces Export related fees by 50 percent to make the export market more attractive to local farmers.
As of April 1, 2020 export-related fees and charges have been cut by 50 percent in order to enable more businesses to tap into the export market and boost Jamaica’s competitiveness internationally. This move is part of the government's thrust to remove the barriers to ensure local companies have an equal opportunity to sell goods abroad. Get the details here...
GOJ Minute 1 April 16 2020
Persons venturing into St Catherine have been ordered to wear protective face coverings. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the extreme measure has become necessary in light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the parish.
GOJ Minute 2 April 16 2020
The parish of St. Catherine is now under a seven-day lockdown, from 5 am April 15 until 5am, Wednesday, April 22 following a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
JIS Evening News April 15 2020
Confirmed COVID 19 cases now at 125, State-run bus company JUTC revises operations for St Catherine and Jamaica to increase COVID 19 testing capacity by this Friday.
JIS Midday News April 15 2020
105 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, Lockdown Ordered for St. Catherine and Over 330-thousand applications received for CARE Programme.
GOJ Minute 2 April 15 2020
The Ministry of Finance and Planning is reporting that as at Monday, April 13, a total of 333,968 Jamaicans applied to the Government’s COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme.
Local tech expert weighs in on the Technical Issues with Video conferencing platform Zoom
With the increased need for remote working across the globe, including Jamaica, to contain the spread of COVID-19, more companies are utilizing remote working applications to complete projects. This however has also exposed a number of security issues with one of the popular applications, Zoom. Press play to find out what tech experts are saying about this new technological challenge...


