First Year of Lift Programme a Resounding Success
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has declared the first year of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme a resounding ..read more
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EXIM Bank Assists More Than 3,000 Clients
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
More than $180 billion has been disbursed by the EXIM Bank over 38 years, helping over 3,000 clients operate as viable and competitive business ventures in international markets. The trade ..read more
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Jamaica’s Tourism Supports a Vast Economic Network
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Tourism in Jamaica drives a vast economic network that reaches far beyond hotel occupancy, supporting industries and livelihoods across the island. President of Trade Sales for Unique Vacations, United States ..read more
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JIS Heritage Competition Deadline Extended to Nov. 8
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
The deadline for the 2024 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition has been extended to Friday, November 8. Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry, said the decision is due to ..read more
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Consumers Encouraged to Support ‘Eat Jamaican’ Campaign
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Consumers are being encouraged by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, to support the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign in order to sustain the local agricultural industry. “We must ..read more
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Traffic Changes for Bogue Road St. James
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Effective Saturday, November 2, 2024, the National Works Agency (NWA) will implement temporary traffic changes along sections of the Bogue Road in St. James. This, as China Harbour Engineering Company ..read more
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Air Canada to Increase Flights into Jamaica for Winter Tourist Season
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Air Canada will be making 14 weekly flights into the island for the upcoming 2024/25 winter tourist season. “We will be flying three times per week from Montreal to Montego ..read more
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Road Repairs Under REACH to Continue Through March
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Road repairs under the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme are ongoing and will continue through March of next year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic ..read more
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Director General of ITA Outlines Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Use by Motorists
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
4h ago
Many road users have been maimed physically and ruined financially as a result of alcohol and drug use, says Director General of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce ..read more
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Students in Volatile Areas to Benefit from ARROW Programme
Jamaica Information Service
by Astha Prendergast
9h ago
The Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training, provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP), is the first activity under the programme now in active implementation ..read more
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