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Chief Product Officer of Lynk, Jamaica’s first digital wallet, John Matthew Sinclair, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Chief Product Officer of Lynk, Jamaica’s first digital wallet, John Matthew Sinclair, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

LYNK to Support Government’s Agenda of Digital Adoption

Several government social and welfare programmes are being targeted for support through upcoming digital payment solutions being offered by Lynk. As Jamaica’s first fully digital wallet, Lynk is targeting public subsistence payment programmes, such as the Programme of Advancement Through...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 24).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 24).

Major Infrastructural Upgrade for Schools Island Wide

Rehabilitation of Falmouth to Springvale Road to Cost $800 Million
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday August 24, 2022
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth left), participate in a ribbon-cutting exercise at the handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. Joining them are (from left) Parish Agricultural Managers, Westmoreland and St Thomas, Yuri Stephenson and Bevene Martin-Dickenson; Acting CEO, RADA, Winston Simpson; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth left), participate in a ribbon-cutting exercise at the handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. Joining them are (from left) Parish Agricultural Managers, Westmoreland and St Thomas, Yuri Stephenson and Bevene Martin-Dickenson; Acting CEO, RADA, Winston Simpson; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer.

RADA Gets Backhoes to Assist Farmers in St. Thomas and Westmoreland

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Information Commissioner of the Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
Technology

Jamaicans Urged to Get Acquainted with Data-Protection Standards

Jamaicans are being urged to get acquainted with the eight data-protection standards outlined in the Data Protection Act, 2020. While the Act will take full effect in 2023, the Information Commissioner in the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), Celia Barclay, told JIS News that citizens must get a full understanding of what is required of them. Ms. Barclay is...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 58th annual conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, August 24.
EducationYouth

Distribution of Textbooks Commences First Week of New School Year

Distribution of textbooks will commence during the first week of the new school year, which begins on Monday, September 5, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. According to the Minister, approximately $2 billion has been spent to purchase textbooks for students at the primary and secondary levels for the 2022/2023 academic year. She was addressing teachers at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).
EducationPrime MinisterYouth

PM Awards PEP Achievers

Children of employees at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Office of the Cabinet were on Tuesday (August 23) awarded for successfully completing the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented the awards at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, in a special ceremony that was also streamed online. Mr. Holness congratulated the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
Environment

Better Work Environment for Schools Being Pursued

The upgrading of staff facilities as well as construction of administrative blocks in public schools will continue, in efforts to provide a better working environment. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided an update on school infrastructure developments during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Monday (August 22). “There are approximately 1,000 schools across Jamaica...
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