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National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, emphasises a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, April 18.
National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, emphasises a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, April 18.

More Than 500 Young Persons to Be Certified Through HOPE

More than 500 young participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme are to graduate by the end of June. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 18, National Coordinator of the HOPE programme, Lt. Col. Martin...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is welcomed by Principal of St. Mary High School, Jullet Sadaar, when he visited the institution on April 18.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is welcomed by Principal of St. Mary High School, Jullet Sadaar, when he visited the institution on April 18.

CAPE Students to Earn Credits
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Professor Paul Miller of the University of Huddersfield and President, Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J), when he arrived at the Papine campus of the University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday (April 18) to deliver the IEAL-J’s 10th public lecture.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Professor Paul Miller of the University of Huddersfield and President, Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J), when he arrived at the Papine campus of the University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday (April 18) to deliver the IEAL-J’s 10th public lecture.

Teachers Should Not Fear Pending Licensing Regime – Education Minister
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for a $31-million pharmacy at the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine today (April 19). Also taking part (from left) are Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Robert Pickersgill; Parish Manager for the St. Catherine Health Services, Dr. Beverly Needham, and Chairman of the funding agency, the National Health Fund (NHF), Gregory Mair.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for a $31-million pharmacy at the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine today (April 19). Also taking part (from left) are Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Robert Pickersgill; Parish Manager for the St. Catherine Health Services, Dr. Beverly Needham, and Chairman of the funding agency, the National Health Fund (NHF), Gregory Mair.

New Pharmacy to Be Built at Linstead Hospital
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents a tablet computer to St. Cyprian’s Preparatory School student, Alicia Blake (centre), who was one of seven students to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in hospital, during his visit to the institution in Highgate, St. Mary, on April 18. At right is Alicia’s mother, Maria Bennett-Blake.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents a tablet computer to St. Cyprian’s Preparatory School student, Alicia Blake (centre), who was one of seven students to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in hospital, during his visit to the institution in Highgate, St. Mary, on April 18. At right is Alicia’s mother, Maria Bennett-Blake.

School in St. Mary to Receive Computers

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)
CultureSportYouth

$325, 000 for Top Schools at All-Age and Junior High Champs

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced prize money of $325,000 for the top-three schools in the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) 2018 All-Age and Junior High Athletics Championships. The winning school will receive $150,000, with $100,000 for second place and $75,000 for third place. This is in addition to the $50,000 for each of the...
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Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
EducationJusticeYouth

More Teachers to Be Trained in Restorative Justice

Beginning in May, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information will be training more teachers in restorative justice practices, in keeping with strategies to improve safety and security in schools. This is according to Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, who informed that the targeted 500 teachers will be trained in batches of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
EducationNational Security

Education Ministry and JCF to Stage Anti-Gang Week

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is collaborating with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the staging of an inaugural Anti-Gang Week, aimed at steering youth away from criminal activities. It is part of a special partnership involving the Ministry and JCF’s Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) to engage at-risk youth using a more proactive approach. Details...
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National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, addresses a JIS Think Tank on April 18.
Housing

Hope Appeals for More Private-Sector Partnerships

National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment Programme (HOPE), Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, says the programme is seeking to increase partnerships with private-sector organisations, in an effort to expand its reach. “We invite interested organisations to make contact with the HOPE office located at the Office of the Prime Minister and indicate to us what their needs are...
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Members of the joint security forces carrying out operations at a checkpoint in the St. James State of Public Emergency.
National Security

Persons Urged to Cooperate at State of Public Emergency Checkpoints

The joint security team, which is operating in the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) in the St. Catherine North Police Division, is imploring members of the public to cooperate with the soldiers and police personnel at the various checkpoints. Speaking with JIS News at a recent stakeholders meeting in Spanish Town, Acting Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Corporate...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister

No State Will Be Left Behind – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has taken seriously its responsibility to each state within the African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) Group of States council, noting that no state will be left behind in the process. The Prime Minister stated that along with the CARIFORUM Group of states that Jamaica represents, the Council is committed to promoting a process of...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (at podium), addresses a reception at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 17 for members of the Jamaica delegation to the 2018 Commonwealth Games held recently in Australia.
Sport

Jamaica to Bid to Host Major International Sporting Events – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she is focused on bringing several major sporting and cultural events to Jamaica. She made the comment on April 17 at a welcome home reception for athletes, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, who participated in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Australia. “As part of our...
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