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Former Spanish Town Primary School student, Gemeila Jones, was the highest achiever for the school in the 2019 Primary Exit Profile (PEP).
Former Spanish Town Primary School student, Gemeila Jones, was the highest achiever for the school in the 2019 Primary Exit Profile (PEP).

Top Pep Performers Encourage next Batch of Test-takers

Grade-six students, who are preparing to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in 2020, are being encouraged by top performers in this year’s inaugural sitting of the assessment to put the nerves aside and focus on preparation. In an interview...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth right), speaks with Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott (fourth left), and newly installed executive members of the corps, duiring a courtesy call at King’s House on September 6.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth right), speaks with Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott (fourth left), and newly installed executive members of the corps, duiring a courtesy call at King’s House on September 6.

PHOTO: Consular Corps Calls on G-G
Volunteers participate in the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) International Coastal Cleanup Day exercise at Hellshire Bay Beach, St. Catherine, last year. This year
Volunteers participate in the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) International Coastal Cleanup Day exercise at Hellshire Bay Beach, St. Catherine, last year. This year's event will be focused on the Barmouth Beach in St. Catherine.

Jamaicans Urged to Clean Beaches on September 21
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, greets Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Grace McLean, at a press briefing on Government funding for additional MBBS students, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (September 5).
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, greets Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Grace McLean, at a press briefing on Government funding for additional MBBS students, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (September 5).

Education Ministry Allocates Over $600 Million to Pay Examination Fees for Path Students
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira speaks on employee engagement at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, September 4.
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira speaks on employee engagement at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, September 4.

JBDC Urges Employers to Embrace Cultural Change

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Dental hygienist student and volunteer of the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project, Kailey Flockoi (right), attends to a patient during a dental clinic hosted at the Somerton All-Age School in St. James from September 2 to 6.
Health & Wellness

Residents of Somerton, St. James Benefit From Free Dental Services

Scores of residents in Somerton, St. James, and its environs benefited from free dental services during the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project dental clinic. The five-day engagement, which was held at the Somerton All-Age School from September 2 to 6, was led by a team of 45 student and professional dental care volunteers from the United States of America...
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: Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim.
Environment

Mobay Marine Park Trust to Reinstall Ocean Litter Containment Boom

The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James is on a mission to reinstall an ocean litter containment boom, to trap floating debris that enters the sea from the South Gully. Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, told JIS News that the park is currently seeking funding to reinstall the boom. He is also...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open ibex
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryYouth

IBEX Opens New Kingston Location, Employing 700 Persons

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed the expansion of ibex into New Kingston, with the opening of offices in the Courtleigh Building. The new location, which employs 700 people, is the business process outsourcing (BPO) company’s third branch in Jamaica, with the others situated in Portmore and downtown Kingston. “I want to reinforce the...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew meeting held on Thursday (August 29) at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew. The Minister, who was the guest speaker at the meeting, spoke on the topic ‘Jamaica’s cultural heritage/assets and plans to further develop our creative industries’.
CultureEntertainmentGender AffairsSport

PHOTO: Minister Grange Addresses Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew Meeting

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew meeting held on Thursday (August 29) at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew. The Minister, who was the guest speaker at the meeting, spoke on the topic ‘Jamaica’s cultural heritage/assets and plans to further develop our creative industries’.
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Medical student, Rashaun Stewart (left), expresses gratitude for the award of a full scholarship from the Government, which will enable him to pursue a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Listening are fellow scholarship beneficaries Quwayne Howell (centre) and Shamarie Collins. Occasion was a press conference at the UWI Mona Council Room on Thursday (September 5), where Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, announced the provison of 47 full-tuition scholarships to needy medical students valued at $177.66 million per annum over the next five years.
EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Awards 47 Scholarships to Needy Medical Students

The Government has provided 47 full-tuition scholarships to needy students who started their Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, this semester. The awards are valued at $177.66 million per annum over the next five years. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who made the...
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