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Electricians Encouraged To Register With GER
Practising electricians who remain unregistered are being urged to get certified under the Government Electrical Regulator (GER) in order to have their work approved. Acting Chief Electrical Regulator, Seymour Walters, said that only certified electrical installations can be connected to...
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National Summer School Starts July 4
The Ministry of Education and Youth’s National Summer School will get under way on July 4. The four-week programme, which ends on July 28, is free of cost to students. National Literacy Coordinator, Dr. Andre Hill, said the summer school is one of several initiatives being used by the Ministry to address gaps in learning caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call from ILO Official, Lays Wreath At Aggie Bernard Monument
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes ‘Aggie’ Bernard Monument in downtown Kingston, recently. He is joined by Director for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Dennis Zulu (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.
Jamaicans Take Up $2,500 Incentive To Sign Up For JAM-DEX
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government has reached the threshold of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets (accounts) that are eligible for the $2,500 incentive. In March, the Minister announced that the first 100,000 Jamaicans establishing wallets after April 1, would receive the digital deposit from the Government. The incentive was to...
School Board Platform Launched
The governance of public educational institutions is expected to be vastly improved with the launch of the online School Board Platform. The portal, which can be found on the National Council on Education’s (NCE) website at https://www.nce.org.jm/, was officially launched by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the final sitting of the current NCE, at the Jamaica...
PHOTOS: Dr. Chang Receives Courtesy Call from Chinese Ambassador
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Daojiang Chen, during the diplomat’s visit to the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on June 29.
PHOTOS: Dr. Chang Receives Courtesy Call from Ambassador of Israel
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Ambassador of Israel to Jamaica, His Excellency Daniel Biran Bayor, during the diplomat’s visit to the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on June 29.
