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Young people participating in the 2019 sitting of the National Youth Parliament at Gordon House, downtown Kingston.

Record 1,055 Applications For National Youth Parliament

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that it has received a record 1,055 applications for the 2021 cohort of National Youth Parliamentarians. Since its inception in 2003, the programme has received between 500 and 700 applications annually....

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Supermarkets Encouraged To Engage In Recycling Projects

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, fields questions from media personnel during the virtual COVID Conversations press briefing at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 23).

Jamaicans Urged To Avoid Non-Emergency Hospital Visits

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing, held on Wednesday (February 24).

McCam Child Development Centre Gets Government Grant-Aided Status

Project Management and Research Manager at the JBDC, Amanda McKenzie, speaks at JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 23.

JBDC Calls On Persons In Agriculture And Fisheries Sector To Develop Support Systems For Formalisation

Curator of the National Museum West, Sharifa Balfour.

5 years ago Culture

National Museum West To Highlight Afro-Jamaican Foods And Herbs

Several Afro-Jamaican foods and herbs will be highlighted at the National Museum West (NMW) virtual panel discussion today, Thursday, February 25, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The discussion, under the theme ‘Nourishment and Healing: The Food and Herbs of Afro-Jamaica’, is being held to mark Black History Month, which celebrates the contribution of the Black African community to the world. The...

5 years ago Coronavirus

UK Travel Restrictions To Be Extended

The Government of Jamaica will be extending the current travel restrictions and protocols for travellers from the United Kingdom until Monday, March 15, 2021. This means: The current ban on direct flights from the UK will remain in place. All non-Jamaicans who have been in the UK within the last 14 days prior to intended arrival date in Jamaica, who...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on February 24.

5 years ago Education

Only Students Preparing For Exit Exams To Attend Face-To-Face Classes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that only students preparing for exit examinations are to be engaged in face-to-face teaching. These include grade-six students, who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and students from grades 11 to 13, who will be sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Resumption of Banking Services to the Public

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effective Friday, 12 February 2020, Bank of Jamaica temporarily suspended the offering of over the counter teller services to the public. Further to this temporary closure, Bank of Jamaica now wishes to advise that effective today, Wednesday, 24 February 2021, Nethersole Place will be open to the public. In this regard, the Bank...

5 years ago Environment

Businesses Must Use Grace Period To Become Compliant For Third Phase Of Plastic Ban

Business operators are being reminded to make all the necessary provisions during the transitionary six-month grace period to become compliant before the third phase of the plastic ban is fully implemented. “The Government decided to allow a six-month transition period before fully effecting enforcement of the third phase of the plastic ban. We want to remind businesses of this, as...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), welcomes newly appointed Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn (right), at the offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (February 23).

5 years ago Industry

Cannabis Licensing Authority Gets New Chairman

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed newly appointed Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn. The announcement of Mr. Flynn’s appointment was made during an online meeting with members of the cannabis industry on Tuesday (February 23). Mr. Shaw encouraged Mr. Flynn and the new Board to move post-haste to improve the growth...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) displays a tablet, which was among $500,000 worth of items donated by the Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation, in support of the Ministry

5 years ago CoronavirusEducation

BABS Foundation Donates To Education Ministry’s COVID-19 Response

The Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation has donated supplies valued at $500,000 to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to assist in the coronavirus (COVID-19) response. They include 100 non-contact thermometers, 10 automatic hand-sanitiser dispensers, two tablets, as well as food items to be distributed to selected schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, expressed gratitude for the...