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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Jamaica House Fellowship Selection in Progress

The Jamaica House Fellowship Programme has started its selection process after receiving a total of 129 applications. Mrs. Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister explained that due to the overwhelming response, the selection process...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school meeting of principals in the Ministry’s Region Four held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday (August 30).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school meeting of principals in the Ministry’s Region Four held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday (August 30).

Region Four Ready for New School Year
Principal Medical Officer for Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
Principal Medical Officer for Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

Ministry Appeals for Cooperation on Health and Lifestyle Survey
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), unveils a commemorative plaque symbolising the official opening of the HEART Trust/NTA automotive laboratory at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on August 30. Others (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chargé d’Affaires, Federal Republic of Germany, Michael Dumke. During the ceremony a mobile electronics lab was also commissioned into service.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), unveils a commemorative plaque symbolising the official opening of the HEART Trust/NTA automotive laboratory at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on August 30. Others (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chargé d’Affaires, Federal Republic of Germany, Michael Dumke. During the ceremony a mobile electronics lab was also commissioned into service.

Jamaicans Will Be Equipped With Requisite Skills to Compete – Green
Grade three teacher at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, Karine McIndoe (left), assists two of her students as they familiarize themselves with the new tablet computers that they received during a distribution exercise at the school in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (File photo).
Grade three teacher at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, Karine McIndoe (left), assists two of her students as they familiarize themselves with the new tablet computers that they received during a distribution exercise at the school in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (File photo).

Parents Urged to be Careful When Buying Smart Devices for Children

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, exchanges greetings with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones, during the press launch of the FOROMIC conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on August 30. The conference will be held from October 24 to 26 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t and IDB to Host Regional Entrepreneurship and Microfinance Conference

The Government of Jamaica has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to host Latin America and the Caribbean’s largest annual entrepreneurship and microfinance conference in Montego Bay, St. James, in October. FOROMIC, which seeks to provide a space for business and financial innovations, as well as a platform for microfinance, will be held from October 24 to 26 at...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (background, right), and Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dorrett Campbell (background, left), enjoy a performance by students from Clan Carthy Primary School during Monday’s (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.
Education

Performance Report of Schools out Soon

In a matter of weeks, the performance report of approximately 100 schools will be made available by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during Monday's (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. He said once the report is “launched”, discussions...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) awards ceremony, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
Education

Gov’t Committed to Investing in Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to investing in education as the driving force in attaining economic and social prosperity in the country. “We are on the right track and we must continue if we are to be successful in building a brighter and more prosperous Jamaica,” he said. Senator...
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Case Attorney, Administrator General’s Department (AGD), Nathifa Grandison (right), presents a certificate of recognition to Jovanni Brown, for outstanding performance in the 2016 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The presentation was made at a function held at the AGD’s downtown Kingston offices on August 29, where educational supplies were provided to 59 students.
Justice

59 Students Receive School Supplies from Administrator General’s Department

The Administrator General’s Department (AGD) has provided school supplies to 59 students for the upcoming academic year. The students, who were being rewarded for excellent performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), received notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers, erasers, and flash drives. Forty-six of the recipients are beneficiaries...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses training seminar on ‘Farm Enterprise Management’, at the Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Rose Hall hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 29.
Agriculture

Minister Emphasises Importance of Agro-Economic Zones

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zones being created by the Government will enable small farmers to access modern processing facilities. According to the Minister, nothing that the farmers produce should go to waste, and every effort will be made to assist with the efficient production and marketing...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the 52nd Annual JTA Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on August 24.
Education

Increased Focus on Capacity Building – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says increased focus will be placed on building the capacity of teachers as part of measures to improve student performance. Speaking to JIS News following the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 52nd Annual Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James on August 25, Senator Reid...
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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community Unit, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Janet Allen, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationYouth

JFLL Hosts Power Breakfast on Int’l Literacy Day

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) will host a Power Breakfast on September 8, in commemoration of International Literacy Day. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community, at the JFLL, Janet Allen, said the theme for the Power Breakfast is ‘JFLL Creating Learning Cities through Community Education and Development Intervention’. She explained that the...
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