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Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

Jamaica Day To Celebrate Icons In Arts, Agriculture And Technology

Schools across the island will celebrate the country’s outstanding achievers in the arts, agriculture and technology on Jamaica Day 2020. The day will be observed on Friday (February 21) under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica…highlighting our Icons in the Arts, Agriculture...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

Gov’t To Spend $339.706 Million On Poverty Reduction Programme

Mountainside Primary School student, Natallia Samuels (podium), leads her team in debate against Pedro Plains Primary in the finals of the inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition at the Black River Parish Library in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (February 13). Mountainside Primary School won the competition.

Mountainside Primary Wins Inaugural Debate Competition

(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

JFB To Get 30 Fire Pumpers

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop, the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (third left); and Councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St. James, Dwight Crawford (second right), cut the ribbon to officially open the Logos Hope book fair to the public, following a ceremony aboard the ship docked in Montego Bay on February 13. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Country Leader for charity OM Jamaica, Nichola Henry; Associate Director of Logos Hope, Randy Grebe; Custos Rotulorum for Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschette; and Logos Hope Captain, James Berry.

Logos Hope Docks In Montego Bay

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (February 13). He is flanked by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

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Education Ministry Announces Dates For PEP Examinations

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced dates for the 2020 Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. During a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on February 13, Minister with responsibility for Education, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the examinations, which are to be held over five days, get under way with the Abilities Test on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).

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PHOTOS: PM Meets With Private-Sector Stakeholders

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, responds to questions from journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (February 13).

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Education Ministry To Bolster Safety And Security In Schools

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, has outlined measures to bolster safety and security in schools. Speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on February 13, Mr. Samuda said the interventions include the provision of 400 safety and security support officers for institutions, through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE)...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), operates a robot built by members of the Dunoon Park Technical High School robotics team. Occasion was the launch of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge Jamaica robotics competition on Thursday (February 13), at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Sports Club, St. Andrew. Looking on are DeAndre Facey (centre) and Daniel Nesbeth of the Dunoon Park Technical High robotics team.

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Students From 30 High Schools To Compete In Robotics Contest

Students from approximately 30 secondary schools across the island will show off their innovations in robotics and vie for attractive prizes in the second staging of the ‘For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge’. The competition, organised by United States (US)-based, not-for-profit entity, FIRST, was launched on Thursday (February 13) at the National Commercial Bank (NCB)...

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Education Ministry Filling Teacher Vacancies

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has taken steps to fill vacancies created by the resignation of 390 teachers from the school system for various reasons, between the start of the academic year in September 2019 and February 5. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, said that the number, comprising mainly high-school educators, represents 1.6 per cent of the approximately...

Senior Director, Regulations, Policy, Enforcement and Monitoring, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown (left), explains the importance of monitoring special economic zones (SEZs) during a recent sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, in Kingston. At right Senior Director, Business Partner Support Services, JSEZA, Licia Grant.

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JSEZA To Launch Self-Reporting Form

To ramp up its monitoring efforts, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) will be launching a self-reporting form for operators within the special economic zones (SEZs) by April 2020. “We want compliance, but, particularly, we want self-compliance, so we will be launching a standardised electronic self-reporting tool. We have been sending out a series of advisory notes from last...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right); and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) multipurpose building, Up Park Camp, in Kingston, on February 13. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Officer, Caribbean Military Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Blair Waddington; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.

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JNSC Gets New Multipurpose Building

The Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) now has a permanent home, following the opening of a new multipurpose building at Up Park Camp in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opened the multistorey complex on Thursday (February 13). Mr. Holness said the move to establish the facility is just another step in expanding the JNSC component of the...