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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, speaking during a back-to-school digital town hall meeting on Tuesday (August 4).

Education Ministry to Undertake Phased Introduction of Electronic Textbooks

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will commence the phased introduction of electronic textbooks to replace printed versions during the 2020/21 academic year, which starts in September. Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said the process will get...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

‘Emancipendence’ 2020 Message from Minister Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport

Fireworks for Jamaica 58 Independence Celebration

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (in front), tours the Brown’s Town Market in St. Ann on Tuesday, August 4.

Minister McKenzie Urges Brown’s Town Market Vendors To Be More Responsible

Eight New COVID-19 Cases for Jamaica

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, tours the Brown’s Town Market in St. Ann on Tuesday (August 4).

6 years ago Local Government

Brown’s Town Market To Be Rehabilitated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has pledged $15 million towards the rehabilitation of the Brown’s Town Market in St. Ann. Speaking to JIS News after a tour of the facility on Tuesday (August 4), the Minister said that that $7 million will be made available immediately to commence repairs on the bathrooms, flooring, leaking pipes...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PAHO Encourages Balance In Primary Healthcare Delivery

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is urging member countries to take the necessary steps towards achieving a “careful balance” in public healthcare delivery, particularly at the primary level. This, she said, is imperative in light of emerging “warning signs” of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s “devastating” impact on healthcare services for other ailments, across the region. The...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses a recent digital town hall organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development.

6 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Removes Tonnes Of Plastic Waste From Communities

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has been successful in removing tonnes of plastic waste from communities under separation and recycling initiatives. “These are plastics that, if not properly managed, could have ended up in our waste stream,” said Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon. He was addressing a recent digital town hall organised by the Ministry of...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, speaks at a back-to-school parent information virtual town hall on Tuesday (August 4). The information session was hosted by the Ministry, in collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) and the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica.

6 years ago Education

Full Resumption For Hundreds Of Schools In September

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says 569 schools will resume full operations when the 2020/21 academic year commences in September. All schools have been closed since March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “Some schools will operate normally. This means we will have everybody in the same space every...

DSC 4245: General Surgeon at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Lincoln Cox, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 31.

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Jamaicans With Possible Cancer Symptoms Encouraged To Seek Medical Attention

General Surgeon at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Lincoln Cox, is encouraging Jamaicans with possible cancer symptoms not to put off seeking medical attention, in order to improve their chances of survival if they get a positive diagnosis. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on July...

Members of the winning teams for the various categories in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition, along with their respective teachers pose for a photograph after collecting their prizes at an awards presentation ceremony for the competition, held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (August 4).

The group-based competition, which ran on the JCDC’s Facebook and Instagram pages, saw participating groups submitting a video recording of their best at-home performance. It targeted previous participants of the JCDC’s National Festival of the Performing Arts, covering the five performing arts subject areas of:Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms, and was hosted in an effort to keep JCDC performing arts junior participants engaged during the stay-at-home orders stipulated by the Government as part of measures to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

6 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition Awards Ceremony

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records 15 New COVID-19 Cases

As at Tuesday (August 4), 15 new samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for the island to 920. At the same time, two patients have been numbered among those recovered and released from care. Total recoveries from COVID-19 now stand at 745 (81% recovery rate). The new cases consist of five females...