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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Education Ministry Providing 300 Tablet Computers for Primary School Teachers

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing approximately 300 tablet computers to teachers in primary schools as part of efforts to assist them with lesson plan preparations. This was disclosed by Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) President, Senator Kavan Gayle (right); and Sagicor Chairman, Richard Byles, at the 2018 Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference hosted by Make Your Mark Consultants (MYMC), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 24.

Increased Productivity Helps Keep Inflation Low – Minister Williams

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.

State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), participate in the breaking of ground for phase one of the Friendship Oaks Housing Development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on October 24. Others (from left) are Basil Waite, representing Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North East, Evon Redman; Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; and Director, NHT Board, Doran Dixon.

Operations at NHT Fine-Tuned – PM

Tourism Director, Donovan White (left), shares a light moment with Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Kingston City Run/Kingston Marathon, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre); and the event’s Ambassador, Patrice White, during the recent launch at The Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston. The annual event is slated for March 15 to 17, 2019.

Tourism Director Hails Marathon as Part of Kingston City Run

Jamaica Combined Cadet Force Adjutant Training Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 24.

7 years ago Youth

JCCF Keen on Steering Youth from Crime

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is aiming to tackle crime by engaging the nation’s youth and diverting them from becoming involved in illicit activities. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, JCCF Adjutant Training Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster, said the organisation is keen on deterring youth from a life of...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the House of Representatives.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Developing Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

The Ministry of Health is pursuing the development of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, which will create a framework for identifying effective strategies to reduce maternal mortality rates. The framework will focus on strengthening the linkages between obstetric and non-communicable disease programmes and review the Ministry’s capacity within the health sector to respond effectively to cases of unsafe abortions....

The Jamaican Iguana is bred and raised in captivity to safeguard the species.

7 years ago Environment

NEPA Safeguarding Future of Endemic Species

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is safeguarding the future of Jamaica’s endemic species through agreements with foreign researchers. Between 2016 and 2017, NEPA experienced a 55 per cent increase in the number of applications for Wildlife Research Permission. Senior Manager for the Conservation and Protection Subdivision at NEPA, Yvette Strong, tells JIS News that while more local tertiary...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), listens to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left), at a Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). At centre is Managing Director, Make Your Mark Consultants, Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Private Sector Encouraged to Assist Gov’t to Improve Worker Productivity

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on members of the private sector to assist the Government with improving worker productivity in Jamaica. According to the Minister, it is through improving worker productivity on an annual basis that Jamaica’s national productivity will increase. Senator Reid was speaking at the opening ceremony for Productivity and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), makes a point to Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw (left), and Director of Technical Services, NWA, Roger Smith, while on a tour of Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 24). The Minister and teams from the NWA, and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), toured the area in the wake of flooding from heavy rains on Tuesday (October 23).

7 years ago Local Government

New Drainage System for Marcus Garvey Drive

The Government is finalising plans for construction of a new drainage system to address flooding along Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a tour of the area on Wednesday (October 24). The visit was to assess the area in the wake of heavy rains on Tuesday (October 23)...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green (centre, front row), with delegates who attended the Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection, which was held recently at the Courtyard by the Marriott in Kingston.

7 years ago EducationInformation

Gov’t Removing Bureaucracy to Deal with Children in Need of Care and Protection

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is working to remove the bureaucracy that hinders the country from effectively reaching children who are in need of care and protection. “As a Government, we are committed to act strategically in the best interest of our children, because we want to ensure that...

Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right); and Founder and Executive Chairman, Agency for Inner-city renewal (AIR), Dr. Henley Morgan (second right), speak with students of the Alpha High School for Girls. They are (from left), Nia Wright, Tahira Chin and Aafiyah Walker. Occasion was the launch of the 2018 Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). Dr. Morgan was guest speaker at the event.

7 years ago Education

Steps Taken to Ensure All Students Are Given Equal Opportunities

The Government is taking steps to ensure that all students are given equal opportunities to excel, including those with special needs. This entails putting measures in place to accommodate students with physical and other challenges, especially during the sitting of examinations. Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said the education system has been remodeled “to ensure...