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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), makes a point to President of EduCom Co-op Credit Union, C. Leopold Nesbeth (left), at the credit union’s 2018 scholarship awards ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on August 15. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EduCom, Elvis King.

Employers Should Diversify Job Requirements – Education Minister

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has endorsed a suggestion made by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for employers to diversify their job requirements by requesting qualifications outside of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Recently,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), greets Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, who is also the Secretary General of the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, today (August 15), for the opening ceremony for the 30th Anniversary Conference of CAROSAI.

Independence of Auditors Necessary – Governor-General

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his quarterly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Wednesday (Aug. 15).

Work Continues to Upgrade More Public Beaches – PM

Custos Rotulorum of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters (front row, sixth left), and retired Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (front row, seventh left), with the newly commissioned Justices of the Peace for St. Ann, at Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, on Tuesday, August 14.

More JPs to Serve St. Ann

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with twins Renehia (left) and Tenehia Currie after presenting them with education grants during the Public Sector Employees Co-operative Credit Union's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards ceremony at the St. Stephen’s United Church, Cross Roads, Kingston, on Wednesday (Aug. 15). A total of 74 students received education grants totalling $1 million from the credit union.

Parents Urged to Start Saving Early for Children’s Tertiary Education

Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressing members of the media this morning (Wednesday, August 15) during his Quarterly Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister.

7 years ago Prime Minister

Community Participation Will be Integral to the Redevelopment of Heroes Circle – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the planned redevelopment of Heroes Circle and surrounding areas will involve consultation with the residents of the area. Responding to questions from journalists during his Quarterly Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister today (Wednesday, August 15), Mr. Holness said public involvement is crucial to bring the project to fruition. “We can’t develop...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), converses with young people about creating

7 years ago Youth

Innovation Centres Will Provide Safe Space for Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry plans to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the youth innovation centres that are being established across the island. He said the objective is for these facilities to serve as safe spaces for young people to meet, study, develop business ideas, and...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Crops Demonstrator, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Jermain Griffith (left), at the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4. Also listening (from second left) are: outgoing President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, and Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

7 years ago Agriculture

Ebony Park Heart Academy Offers Free Training and Boarding

Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon is calling on Jamaica’s unattached youth to take advantage of the free training programmes and boarding being offered by the organisation for the upcoming academic year. In an interview with JIS News, Director/Principal, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Robert Green, says there are numerous programmes which 500 unattached persons can be enrolled in annually, which...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins, addresses the closing ceremony of a two-day training workshop on conflict-sensitive mining and grievance-handling mechanisms for the development minerals sector in Jamaica. It was held from August 13-14 at the Mines and Geology Division, Hope Gardens, St. Andrew.

7 years ago Mining

Workshops on Handling Conflicts and Grievances in Mining Underway

The Mines and Geology Division is staging a series of workshops on conflict-sensitive mining and grievance-handling mechanisms for stakeholders in the mining sector. The objective is to equip persons with skills to address conflicts, which left unresolved, could affect productivity, operational efficiency, and impact the emotional health and well-being of workers. Some 39 stakeholders benefited from the first two-day session...

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Gov’t Paying Down Debt

Jamaica’s debt is steadily decreasing as a result of increased payments being made by the Government. This is according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service repaid $58 billion in debt last month. Mr. Holness was addressing his quarterly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), with some of the young persons who attended the National Youth Symposium at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13).

7 years ago Youth

Youth Clubs Encouraged to Develop Business Plans

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling on youth clubs across the island to develop business ideas and plans that will make them sustainable. Addressing young persons at a National Youth Symposium, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13), Mr. Green said that youth clubs...

Project Manager for the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project, Yvonne Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 14.

7 years ago EducationTechnology

Schools Equipped with Metal Detectors

A total of 130 schools have been equipped with hand-held metal detectors and walk-through devices installed in five institutions under the US$4 million Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project. The initiative, launched in June 2017, involves partnership between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is being coordinated by...