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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 8).

Changes For Next Year’s PEP

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has made changes to next year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), to take account of the interruption in students’ studies due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking during...

Infirmaries To Get Tablets And Smartphones

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 8).

NSWMA To Do Late Night Operations

More Schools Participating In Face-To-Face Classes

Community Development Officer with the Social Development Commission (SDC), Denzil Kerr (third left), assists Claudette Walters (in wheelchair), after presenting her with the unit, donated by Food For the Poor (FFP), at her home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on December 8. Sharing the moment (from left) are daughter of Miss Walters, Natoye Ferguson; SDC Field Supervisor, Janice Golding Williams; President of the Kitson Town Central Citizens Association, Carmen Barton, and executive member of the Association, Carole Morgan.

Two Amputees In Kitson Town Receive Wheelchairs

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Warns Of Stricter Restrictions In Westmoreland

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is warning that stricter restrictions will be imposed on Westmoreland to effect change, if residents do not adhere to measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This, as over the last month, the number of confirmed cases in the parish has moved from 245 to 460. In the last...

5 years ago Education

Education Ministry Consults With CXC On 2021 Examinations

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, has commenced consultations with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) concerning the 2021 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8. Mrs. Williams said the CXC has...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Major Infrastructure Projects For Health Sector

The Government has commenced preparatory work on three major infrastructure projects in the health sector. These are construction of a new hospital in St. Catherine, a corporate office for the Ministry of Health and Wellness, and redevelopment of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, told JIS News that the Ministry is...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

National COVID-19 Vaccine Commission Named

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has named a National COVID-19 Vaccine Commission, which is comprised of a multidisciplinary, multistakeholder group of persons. Included are representatives from the Ministry, the National Health Fund (NHF), the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the Medical Association of Jamaica, the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), the...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on December 8.

5 years ago Local Government

Mayor Says Christmas Work Will Be Checked Properly

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the City Engineer's Department of the Municipality, as well as other State agencies, will be conducting checks to ensure that projects under the Christmas Work Programme are satisfactorily done. Speaking at today's (December 8) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) speaking with (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Gabriela Morris; and President of the Jamaica Women’s Political Caucus, Merline Daley, at the Women Parliamentarians Breakfast on Tuesday (December 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Mrs. Simpson Miller, Dr. Mavis Gilmour Among Great Jamaican Women To Be Honoured

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; and former Cabinet Minister, Dr. Mavis Gilmour, are among 25 great Jamaican women who will be honoured on International Women’s Day next year. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure at the Women Parliamentarians Breakfast held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses farmers at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon, recently.

5 years ago Agriculture

Minister Wants Farm Lands To Be Put Into Production

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says he has tasked two agencies in the Ministry to spearhead a programme to ensure the use of agricultural lands for farming. According to the Minister, the “highest threat” to farm lands is lack of use, adding that good lands are available for food cultivation, but persons holding them have not been...