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Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.
Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

Young People Being Empowered To Participate In Community Development

Young people in Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens in Kingston are being empowered to participate in the development of their communities, under the Inter-Agency Network Youth Development Programme (IANYDP). The initiative, which was officially launched during a virtual ceremony on...
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), listens as Interventional Cardiologist, Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Dr. Ahmed Soliman Hegazy (centre), explains conditions of a blocked artery in the heart during her tour of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, 23 Balmoral Avenue, St. Andrew, on February 2. At left is Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Dr. Earnest Madu.
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), listens as Interventional Cardiologist, Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Dr. Ahmed Soliman Hegazy (centre), explains conditions of a blocked artery in the heart during her tour of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, 23 Balmoral Avenue, St. Andrew, on February 2. At left is Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Dr. Earnest Madu.

PHOTOS: Mrs Holness Visits Heart Institute
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the $5.1-million Rocky Valley Resource Centre in Stony Hill, Wednesday (February 3). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Stephen Edwards; Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, and student at the Stony Hill Primary School, Shanique Phipps.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the $5.1-million Rocky Valley Resource Centre in Stony Hill, Wednesday (February 3). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Stephen Edwards; Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, and student at the Stony Hill Primary School, Shanique Phipps.

Residents In Stony Hill Get Resource Centre
Executive Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Hector Stephenson.
Executive Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Hector Stephenson.

Students Encouraged To Seek Out Multiple Certification Pathways Through OEC
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the virtual town hall meeting put on by the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification & Registration Act, 2020, on January 27.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the virtual town hall meeting put on by the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification & Registration Act, 2020, on January 27.

Justice Minister Says Data Protection Act Should Come Before NIDS

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is assisted by Teacher from Danny Williams School for the Deaf, Chenelle Antonio, in navigating the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) Jamaica Sign Language (JSL) Grammar Curriculum Learning Management System (LMS), on Wednesday (February 3), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Observing (from left) are Chairman of the Executive Board for JAD, Christopher Williams; Executive Director JAD, Kimberly Marriott-Blake and student, Danny Williams School for the Deaf, Dayanna Jackson.
EducationInformation

JAD Launches Learning Management System

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) has launched its Jamaica Sign Language (JSL) Grammar Curriculum Learning Management System (LMS). This allows teachers, parents and deaf and hard-of-hearing students to access digitised educational content associated with the JSL grammar curriculum, as well as access to other education resources. The system was launched during the close-out ceremony for the Partnership for...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), listens to a point from Chairman, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn (right), during a ceremony for the hand over of tablets by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, to students of the Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School, at the institution
Education

Tablets And Laptops To Be Equipped With Device Management System

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the tablets and laptops being provided to students will be equipped with security features to prevent students from using them to access inappropriate content. “We are putting in place a device management system, so that we can know what the children are accessing. We can prevent you from accessing...
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Technical Officer in the Enabling Environment and Human Rights Unit at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Nicola Cousins, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February3).
Health & Wellness

Campaign Under Way To Promote Human Rights

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has partnered with the Office of the Public Defender on a human rights campaign, entitled, ‘Everybody Have Rights! Know Yuh Rights. Report any Violations Now’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February 3), NFPB Technical Officer in the Enabling Environment and Human Rights Unit, Nicola Cousins, said that the need for the...
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A visitor purchases items at the St. Mary Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASFest) in 2019. The 2021 CASFest will be held Friday, February 5 at the Annotto Bay Car Park.
Coronavirus

SDC Says Strict COVID-19 Protocols In Place For CASFest In St. Mary

The Social Development Commission (SDC) says strict COVID-19 guidelines will be observed this Friday (February 5), as it hosts the 2021 St. Mary CASFest, in an effort to boost economic activity and skills training in the parish. The St. Mary Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASFest) and Community Market will be held at the Annotto Bay Car Park. “Because we...
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Minister of Local Government, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), observes as Student, Denham Town High School, Careen Wilson, is given a laptop computer by Executive Insurance Agent, Guardian Life, Fay Hutchinson (right), during a ceremony held at the Ministry
Education

PHOTOS: Students Receive Laptops

Minister of Local Government, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), observes as Student, Denham Town High School, Careen Wilson, is given a laptop computer by Executive Insurance Agent, Guardian Life, Fay Hutchinson (right), during a ceremony held at the Ministry's Hagley Park Road offices on February 3. Others participating (from third left) are Teacher, Denham Town High School, Shanique Hamilton and Principal,...
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