The first Concacaf workshop targeting team managers and general secretaries was deemed a success
Concacaf Development 22 Jul 2018 Kingston, Jamaica – The first Concacaf workshop targeting team managers and general secretaries was deemed a success by participants and instructors alike. Staged at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, the three-day event had an…
“Jamaica is on The Path to becoming the Caribbean’s First Digital society” – IDB Group President Luis Alberto Moreno
By Ministry of Finance and the Public Service From JIS Story Highlights The Government of Jamaica on February 26 took strategic steps to strengthen the foundation for the creation of a digital society, with the signing of a package of…
Two-Day IDB Caribbean Governors Meeting
From Jamaica Information Service Photo: Contributed IDB Logo Story Highlights A two-day meeting of Caribbean governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) gets underway on Monday (Feb. 26), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The meeting will include…
Jamaica Govt endorses Caribbean Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases
By Douglas Mcintosh From JIS Story Highlights The Government has endorsed the ‘Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region,’ developed by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which provide internationally-accepted best practices for the management of such…
Tourism Minister urges more Jamaicans to own tourism inputs
From South Florida Caribbean News KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says more Jamaicans need to own the inputs of tourism so that the country can benefit from a raise in the level of retention of earnings…
Thompson, McLeod among Caribbean Hall of Fame nominees
By Shayne Fairman From Jamaica Star Olympic Games 100m and 200m champion, Elaine Thompson and men’s 110m hurdles winner Omar McLeod headline nominees to be inducted in this year’s 13th Annual Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence on Friday,…
OAS Observer Mission lauds Jamaica electoral process
By Alecia Smith Edwards From Jamaica Information Service Jamaica has received high praise from the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the manner in which the country’s 17th General Election was conducted. Chief of…
Jamaica and Caribbean facing global financial regulations
From South Florida Caribbean News KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica and those in the wider Caribbean are feeling the erosion of options to conduct international financial transactions due to tough global banking regulations. Economist Dr. Damien King said the challenge to…