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NHT Best Scheme Launch
The National housing trust, NHT has launched the 2016 installment of its Best Scheme Competition. The competition provides an avenue for residents to improve their communities in areas such as governance health culture among others.
Jamaica Made – Cacao de Jamaique
Jamaican cocoa is rated among the best in the world and is consistently recognized by the International Cocoa Organization as one of the world’s top fine flavour
UTOUCH II To Enhance Learning For The Deaf
The Ministry of Education’s mantra, “every child can learn, every child must learn” is receiving support with the upgrading of multimedia software at the Lister Mair/Gilby High School for the Deaf. The software, ‘U-Touch II’ was recently launched at the school, based in Papine, St. Andrew. It was developed by the University of Technology, UTech and is an upgrade of...
Going For Growth – Expansion of Agro Parks
Agriculture is one of Jamaica’s major sectors, contributing significantly to the country’s gross domestic product each year. Agro parks are being positioned as the main drivers of growth in the agriculture sector. On today’s edition of Going for Growth Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, outlines the plans for the agro parks going forward.
LMIS Update
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Electronic Labour Exchange ELE system has been matching prospective employees to jobs for over 10 years. Since it began in 2002, more than 14,000 persons have registered with the system, including almost 900 employers.
Youth In Agriculture Series –Javin Williams
Dandruff is a common complaint for many persons. And for Javin Williams, this common ailment would lead to a search to find a shampoo to alleviate the condition, frustration at being presented with chemically-loaded options, and the start of the all-natural herbal cosmetic company Herboo, when he was just 18 years old.
Jamaica Spain Relations
Jamaica and Spain have enjoyed constructive and mutually supportive relations for many years. Diplomatic relations were formally established in 1966, four years after Jamaica’s Independence on August 6, 1962.
Microcephaly Fund
The Government has established a 50 million dollar fund to provide support for the families of babies born with Zika-related microcephaly.
Tablets In Schools Update
The government plans to spend 2.1 billion dollars over the next three years to facilitate the second phase of the Tablets in Schools programme. The project a collaboration between the Ministries of Education, Youth and Information, and Science, Energy and Technology is implemented by E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited and the Universal Service Fund.
