2018 Heritage Festival to Focus on the Breadfruit

The October 2018 Heritage Festival will feature several varieties of the Jamaican breadfruit plant. In an interview with JIS News at the recent 2017 Heritage...

CCTV to be Installed in Secondary Schools

Education, Youth and Information  Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government will be installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in secondary institutions...

Christmas in July

Indigenous gifts being sought for ‘ Christmas in July ’ The Tourism Linkages Network is inviting persons specialising in locally manufactured hand crafted gifts, to...

Energy Efficiency Project Saves Government $100 Million

JAMAICA:  Since implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP), two and half years ago, the project has saved the Government some $100...

World Bank group executive directors to visit Jamaica

Eleven members of the World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors will pay a two-day visit to Jamaica from Thursday (September 14) to...

Use of Metal Detectors in Schools Reaping Results

A preliminary audit conducted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is showing a reduction in the number of critical incidents in schools...

ICT Framework to be Modernised

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is embarking on several initiatives to modernise the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) framework. In his contribution...

IMF Welcomes Increase in Income Tax Threshold

Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, has welcomed the Government’s implementation of the amended personal...

Country to take full advantage of CARICOM benefits

JAMAICA:  The Government will be appointing a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, aimed at positioning the country to take full advantage of benefits under...

Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments

A Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)-commissioned study shows that an overwhelming majority of private sector organizations canvassed would recruit persons with hearing impairments. The School-to-Work...
Audio Theme