Schools affected by Hurricane Melissa will receive grants ranging from $300,000 to $1 million to support clean-up activities. The grants will be provided by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is in discussions with administrators of external examinations to develop relief strategies for students adversely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Permanent Secretary, Dr....

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is inviting stakeholders engaged in humanitarian outreach in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa to partner with the agency and its network of more...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is engaging additional trucks and contractors as the agency works to clear the increase in garbage across the island, says Minister of Local...

Credit card donations to the Government’s official disaster relief and recovery portal, supportjamaica.gov.jm, reached US$1.08 million and J$53.2 million, as of 8:07 a.m. on Tuesday (November 11). This was disclosed...

Power and water restoration efforts across St. James are progressing steadily in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, according to Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Vernon. Speaking with JIS News after...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is urging corporate partners and all Jamaicans who are able to assist to prioritise the education system, as schools across the island,...

The Government is reporting that more than 600 educational institutions sustained damage during the passage of category-five Hurricane Melissa. “In the affected parishes, we have a little bit over 450...