The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to establish a National Learning Management System (LMS) that will better allow schools to create, deliver and manage lessons and other training materials. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). He said...

As Jamaica approaches Emancipation 2020, citizens need to appreciate the beauty of the Jamaican Language. This view was expressed by Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, while speaking at an Emancipation ‘Think Tank’ held on Thursday(July 30) at the JIS head office in Kingston. Emancipation Day will be celebrated on Saturday, August 1. Miss Harris said that Jamaicans...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaica is ready to move to the next phase of investment plans to supply the country’s first five years of energy needs under the recently completed Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This comprises 320 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar; 120 MWs of liquefied natural gas (LNG); and 74 MW of...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be adding a new course – Optoelectronics Technology – to its list of programmes accessible to Jamaicans. The course, which is expected to become available early next year, will equip trainees with the necessary skills to become optoelectronic technicians, a new field of study that combines components of electronic and photon technologies. Optoelectronic technology, which can...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a number of road projects in western Jamaica as part of a programme aimed at improving the island’s road network. Community Relations Officer at the agency’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the projects include rehabilitating the Hampden to Adelphi roadway in St. James at a cost of $22.7 million. Work...

The Government is in the process of procuring 100,000 laptops and tablets for the country’s most vulnerable students, for use in the upcoming academic year. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said that the devices are being provided for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students. “We have commenced the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the controlled re-entry programme has served Jamaica well, enabling effective management of the number of persons coming into the island. In a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (July 28), Mr. Holness informed that a total of 82,000 applications for re-entry into Jamaica have been processed – 31,000 via the https://jamcovid19.moh.gov.jm website, which...