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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), shares in conversation with Portland Child Diversion Officer, Simmonette Rose Daniels (left). Looking on is National Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey.

Virtual Sessions Incorporated Into Child Diversion Programme

The Ministry of Justice has incorporated the use of virtual sessions in the delivery of its National Child Diversion Programme. The use of this modality, has come necessary due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in an interview...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), receives the COVID-19 vaccine, which was administered by Public Health Nurse, Teldra Burrell-Lewis, at the Spanish Town Hospital on March 19.

COVID-19 Vaccine Safe- Dr. Tufton

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a press briefing at The Mico University College in Kingston on Wednesday, January 17.

March 28 to April 1 Is Maths Week

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18.

NWA to Commence Work under Lengthman Programme

Education Office, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) Region Four, Patricia Mumby Lalor.

130 Students Participate in Spanish Quiz Competition

Tree Planting - Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, and Minister with responsibility for Environment, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. along with a representative from the Forestry Department of Jamaica, plant a tree at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre to mark International Day of Forest, which is celebrated annually on March 21.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Ministers Samuda and Charles Plant Trees at DCS Facilities

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, along with colleague Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change (MHURECC), Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., participated in tree planting exercises at two correctional facilities in St Catherine, in recognition of International Day of Forests, which is to be observed on Sunday, March 21....

Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council Director, Eleanor Terrelonge.

5 years ago Climate ChangeYouth

Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council Promoting Sustainable Living

The Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) has increased its engagement efforts through a series of activities to promote climate change and sustainable living. The JCCYC is the youth affiliate of the Jamaica Climate Change Advisory Board. According to JCCYC Director, Eleanor Terrelonge, the pandemic has presented a crucial opportunity to get more young people involved in climate advocacy and...

Manager of the Declarations Unit, Information and Complaints Division, Integrity Commission, Joeth Jones-Hall

5 years ago Information

Public Officials Urged to Submit Statutory Declarations at Their Organisations

Public officials are being urged to submit their statutory declarations within their respective organisations. Previously, they were required to file declarations at the Integrity Commission’s office in New Kingston. However, the Commission has taken steps to decentralise the collection in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. All parliamentarians, members of the security forces, and public officials who are in receipt of...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, the Hon. Fayval Williams

5 years ago EducationYouth

Work Ongoing to Address Educational Underachievement in Boys

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams says work is ongoing in developing programmes and strategies to address educational underachievement in boys. Speaking on March 19, at the virtual conference on ‘Black Boys’ Education: Currency, Practices and Social Interventions’, Mrs. Williams said there are a number of factors affecting the learning outcomes of this group. “We know that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his 2021/22 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 18), under the theme ‘Recovery: Stronger, Faster, Better’.

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022

Prime Minister Says Police Will Continue to Dismantle Gangs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the police will continue to do the meticulous investigative work necessary to dismantle all the gangs in the country. Making his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18, Mr. Holness noted that over the last three years, 167 gangsters have been arrested and 130 placed...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022

SOEs Have Reduced Murders, Shootings in Areas Deployed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the use of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) has worked to reduce murders and shootings wherever they have been deployed. “I remain proud of the fact that this Administration was able to deploy and implement a framework to enable our security forces to use extraordinary powers and enhanced measures without doing violence...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022

Chase Fund to Provide $50 Million to Purchase Tablets for Students in Infant Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund will provide $50 million, through a partnership with the National Education Trust (NET), towards the procurement and distribution of tablets to more than 2,000 students in infant schools islandwide. In his 2021/22 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 18),...