The Global Services Sector (GSS) Project which began in 2019 is progressing steadily. The aim of the project is to upskill the Jamaican workforce to take advantage of jobs in the outsourcing sector.
The phased reopening of the economy is boosting confidence among consumers and businesses, but there’s still some amount of hesitancy. We’ll explain on this week’s going for growth.
The Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston to be repurposed into a Centre of Excellence for Childcare residential and outpatient services in the country
On Tuesday, July 13, the House of Representatives passed the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Bill. The new legislation seeks to protect potential victims and deter perpetrators in the workplace and other institutions.
The Ministry of Justice has been working with several partners to sensitize and encourage Justices of the Peace (JPs) to play a more proactive role in responding to child abuse. JPs across the island have been engaged in a series of virtual sessions.
There are those who believe the provision of more affordable housing will contribute to improved public safety. As we end our look at the correlation between housing and crime, we speak to beneficiaries of the Government’s social housing programme and find out how these units are impacting their lives.
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency has 3 mobile mental health mobile units, called the Smiles Mobile that have been specially retrofitted to assist vulnerable children who are experiencing mental health challenges, such as post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, suicide ideations and grief.
Jamaicans abroad continue to give back to their home country in various ways. The United Kingdom based Jarrett Foundation is among the latest contributors to the fight against COVID-19, with a donation of 2 million masks.
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda, recently discussed preparations for the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan which will run from July 23 to August 8.
COVID-19 continues to impact Jamaica’s labour force. The latest figures for April 2021 are out. However, as no data was collected during this period in 2020 due to the pandemic, the comparison is being made to the corresponding period in 2019. Here's the update.
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