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Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle
Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle

Placement Mechanism for PEP Same as GSAT

Manager, Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, says the placement mechanism for students doing the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination will remain the same as the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). She gave...
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Mr. Montague was the keynote speaker. The event is jointly hosted by the JCAA, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL) under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Mr. Montague was the keynote speaker. The event is jointly hosted by the JCAA, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL) under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’.

Discussions Under Way for Aviation School in Jamaica
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (centre), with Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left) and Editor at B3 (Bump, Baby and Beyond) Magazine and Parenting Lifestyle Consultant, Michelle Gordon, following the closing ceremony of the 2nd Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (centre), with Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left) and Editor at B3 (Bump, Baby and Beyond) Magazine and Parenting Lifestyle Consultant, Michelle Gordon, following the closing ceremony of the 2nd Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5).

Education Minister Calls for Cultural Shift to End Corporal Punishment
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), speaks to children in the Learning and Activity Centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a visit to the St. Andrew-based facility on Wednesday (December 5). Looking on (in background) are the hospital
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), speaks to children in the Learning and Activity Centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a visit to the St. Andrew-based facility on Wednesday (December 5). Looking on (in background) are the hospital's Chief Executive Officer, Camille Panton (left); and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (secod right).

Their Excellencies Donate Medical Items to Bustamante Children’s Hospital
Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga.
Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga.

Five More Companies Recommended to Operate Under SEZ Regime

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is in conversation with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (left); and Board director at the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Noel Osbourne, at the PCA
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Precaution Against Dengue

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging precaution against the dengue fever virus, including destroying mosquito breeding sites in and around the home. He said that while there has been an “unusually high” number of reported cases of dengue in the island, this is not remarkable for this time of the year, reiterating that there is no...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP
Agriculture

Minister Shaw Leads Mission in London to Promote Jamaica’s Agricultural Industry

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is currently leading a 5-day promotion mission in London to promote Jamaica’s agricultural sector for investment and export of Jamaica’s fresh produce and food-based products. The mission commenced yesterday, December 4, 2018. The mission, which includes JAMPRO President, Diane Edwards, began with attendance at agricultural investment forum Global AgInvesting...
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Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 27.
Health & Wellness

Nutraceuticals to be Identified in Food and Drug Safety Act

The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) is working on an amendment to the Food and Drug Safety Act, to identify nutraceuticals as a special category. Director General at the NCST, Professor Errol Morrison, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 27, noted that Cabinet has already received the submission as it relates to the amendment. He explained...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister to Review Report on Petrojam

The Auditor General’s report on the operations of the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, is to be reviewed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, after which further action will be taken. This is according to Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who was responding to questions posed by journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on December 4. At left is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Office of the Prime Minister

Civil Aviation Master Plan for Vernamfield

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says upon the reactivation of aviation activity at Vernamfield, a National Civil Aviation Master Plan will need to be completed to inform an airport master plan for the area. “Based on the airport master plan, the timely development of the cargo logistics hub will be pursued,” he...
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Office of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Ends Successful Working Visit; Signs Major Agreement

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has wrapped up his ten-day working visit to three major international Summits where he delivered key presentations. During his official working visit, the Prime Minister signed a major agreement and made several important announcements. In the US capital, Washington DC, the Prime Minister gave a keynote address at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Conference on Building...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); and Acting Senior Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, pose with a social media frame for the newly launched No Excuse for Abuse (#NEFA) public education campaign. Miss Grange officially launched the campaign during a public forum, entitled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 4).
Gender Affairs

Public Education Campaign Launched to End Gender-Based Violence

In keeping with its quest to end gender-based violence (GBV), the Government launched the No Excuse for Abuse (#NEFA) public education campaign, Tuesday (December 4). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who officially rolled out the campaign during a public forum, entitled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’, at the Courtleigh...
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