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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller(right); and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Onika Miller, view a mural in one of the rooms at the Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, during their tour of the facility on Friday, August 23. The tour formed part of the itinerary for the five-day official visit to China by a government delegation, headed by the Prime Minister, and private sector representatives accompanying them.

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Participants in the FAO Inclusive and Resilient Agri-Food System in Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Kingston Project were upskilled on the best practices in agriculture.
AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Entrepreneurs Receive Skills Training Business Support Through FAO Project

Ninety-one Jamaican entrepreneurs have received skills training and business support through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Inclusive and Resilient Agri-Food System in Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Kingston Project. The project targeted vulnerable groups, mainly women and youth, in the Kingston Metropolitan Area. The FAO implemented the initiative with Junior Achievement Jamaica and the Maia...
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By: Twila Wheelan
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), displays the signed contract for The Mico University College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarship, along with President of The Mico, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (second left), and Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh (second right). They are joined by Samantha Sterling (left), a beneficiary under the scholarship programme and mathematics teacher Erickay Chambers. Occasion was the recent launch of the scholarship programme at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
EducationFinance & Public Service

Mico Student-Teacher Grateful for STEM Scholarship

Samantha Sterling will be pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies at The Mico University College in the 2023/24 academic year on a fully paid scholarship provided by the Government of Jamaica. She is among 1,250 new student-teachers at the institution who will have their tuition fully covered over the next five years through a $2.5 billion investment. The...
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By: Garfield L. Angus
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (seated, centre), Acting Deputy President, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Haldane Johnson (seated, left), and Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh (seated, right), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding that will facilitate the provision of 1,000 Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships, valued $2.4 billion, over the next five years. Observing the proceedings (from left) are UTech Jamaica Chancellor, Lloyd Carney; Dean of the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Professor Sean Thorpe, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith. The occasion was the launch of the scholarships on Thursday (July 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
EducationScienceTechnology

Gov’t Launches STEM Tertiary Scholarships

New students enrolling at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, commencing September 2023, will be eligible for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarships. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, in collaboration with the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), will be offering full tuition need-based scholarships valued $2.4 billion to 1,000 students at the...
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By: Judana Murphy
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Education

Expansion Works at Four Secondary Schools to Eliminate Shift System

Expansion works are to be undertaken at four secondary schools to formally remove them from the shift system, says Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey. They are Holmwood Technical, which will have its ground-breaking in July, followed by Exchange High in St. Ann and Cedric Titus and Albert Town High in Trelawny, leading up to September...
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By: Chanel Spence
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Favyal Williams.
Education

Implementation Plan for JETC Report Completed

The implementation plan and broad-based monitoring and evaluation framework for the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report are completed. The Ministry of Education and Youth has also completed a multi-year budget to carry out the implementation, which will be submitted to Cabinet for review. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee...
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By: Chanel Spence
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), is in discussion with Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, during the Europe Day Reception on Tuesday (May 9), at the EU offices in Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Duty-Free Importation of European Automobiles

Duty-free importation of European automobiles is to come into effect this year, says Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen. “As a trading partner, I am very proud to announce that after 15 years, we have a trade agreement, free-trade agreement in force. We have arrived at the end of almost all transitional...
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By: Rochelle Williams
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis.
Culture

JBDC Encourages Creatives to Participate in Survey

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is urging Creatives to participate in its Creative Voices Survey. The survey, which was launched on March 20, is being done in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for a project to do an economic impact assessment of the creative and cultural industries. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief...
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By: Lisa Rowe
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Debt Collectors Urged to Act Professionally

Debt collectors are being urged to carry out their duties in a professional manner. A debt collector is a person or organisation that is in the business of recovering money owed on delinquent accounts. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, said...
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By: SHANNA K. SALMON
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), addresses the recent handover of six rubber-wheel farm tractors to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at the Agro-Investment Corporation in Kingston. Others pictured are (from left) Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Courtney Cole; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, RADA, Winston Simpson.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Pursues Cross-Sector Partnerships

Several cross-sector partnerships, aimed at driving food production and supporting economic growth, will be spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries this year. “Agriculture and Fisheries will be the backbone of sustainable growth and development in our country. This year, we are going to be doing exciting projects,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. He was speaking during...
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By: Mickella Anderson
Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.
CultureEducation

Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps are honing their talents on brand-new musical instruments, which were procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven, officially handed over the pieces of equipment, which include drums and trumpets, during a recent ceremony held...
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By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS
Members of the Jamaica Youth Chorale perform at its first musical performance in the Yuletide period since 2019, on December 3, 2022.
Youth

JYC Gets Support from CHASE Fund

The Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) is enjoying an exciting concert season with financial support of a J$3-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. An elated Principal Director and Founder of the JYC, Gregory Simms, says the donated money is being used to cover the group’s winter tour that goes up to February 2023. Just weeks...
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By: ROCHEDA BARTLEY
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the number of complaints handled by the agency as well as the sum secured on behalf of aggrieved consumers between April and November 2022.
CommerceInnovationInvestment

CAC Secures $31.7 Million on. Behalf of Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured $31.7 million in compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to November 2022. The disclosure was made by Chief Executive Officer, CAC, Dolsie Allen, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on December 8. Mrs. Allen noted that, of the total amount secured, $2.8 million was obtained due to the success of...
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By: Shanna K. Salmon