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Students at Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann getting ready for devotion.

Parents and Teachers at St. Ann Schools Happy with PEP Results

Parents and teachers at three primary schools in St. Ann are experiencing pleasure with the results of the recently released Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Melonie Simpson told JIS News that she is elated as her daughter Akilah, who attends Golden...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hope Blake (right), greets Chief Internal Auditor for Ghana Grid Company Limited, Richard Ntim, at the opening session for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s three-day Governance and Risk Management Conference, on Tuesday (June 25), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At centre is the Secretariat’s Public Financial Management Advisor, Augustus Cole.

Governance and Risk Management Conference Underway

Principal of Mount Airy Primary and Infant School, Karen Anderson-McFarlane (centre), is flanked by the school’s top-performing students in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), Andrea Barnes (left) and Tian Raye Barnes .

Westmoreland Schools Celebrate

Mr. Moseley: Principal of the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, Vaccianna Moseley, interacts with students at the institution. (FILE)

PEP Results Bring Joy at St. James and Hanover Schools

Senator and Parliamentary Secretary, Robert Morgan, addresses the National Cyber Security Conference hosted by the Mona ICT Policy Centre and Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters recently.

Gov’t to Continue Consultations on NIDS

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. (FILE)

7 years ago Transport

Jamaica Supports IMO Gender Equality Campaign

Jamaica has lent its unwavering support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2019 campaign: ‘I Am On Board With Gender Equality’. This was stated by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, in his message marking International Day of the Seafarer, which is observed on June 25 each year. According to Admiral Brady, Jamaica is...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

7 years ago Education

Forty Educators to Receive 2019 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation

Forty educators with over 1,250 years in combined contribution to Jamaica’s education system will receive the 2019 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation (PMMA) for Service to Education at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 26. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, head dignitaries who will attend the event, which...

7 years ago Education

Primary Schools in St. Elizabeth Pleased with PEP Results

Primary schools across the parish of St. Elizabeth are overjoyed at the positive results from the first sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. The PEP has replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) as the national secondary school entrance test. Its objective is to enhance the academic and critical thinking capabilities as well as the creativity of grade...

7 years ago Governor General

Businessman Sworn in As New Custos of Manchester

Businessman Garfield Green was sworn in as new Custos Rotulorum for Manchester, during a brief ceremony at King’s House on Monday (June 24). He replaces Sally Porteous, who will demit office on July 1, after serving for seven years. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presented Mr. Green with the Instrument of Office, before a small gathering...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

7 years ago Education

Gov’t Honours Commitment to Primary and Junior High Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will continue to honour its commitment to provide funding to primary, all-age and junior high schools for the academic year 2019/2020, based on the overall allocation of $7.98 billion for financial year 2019/2020. This is in keeping with its non-mandatory fee policy, which commenced in September 2016. In a recent bulletin, the Ministry...

7 years ago Education

63 Per Cent of Students Show Proficiency in Social Studies

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the results from the first sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) are showing that students had the best outcome in the subject of Social Studies. “Based on the results, 63 per cent of students who sat the test have demonstrated proficiency or advanced proficiency in knowledge, skills...

Country Head for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Jamaica, Jason Fraser, addressing the Social Business Emterprises plenary session during the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (June 18).

7 years ago DiasporaFinance & Public Service

USAID Country Head Commends Establishment of Jamaica Social Stock Exchange

Country Head for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Jamaica, Jason Fraser, has hailed the newly established Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) as an innovative mechanism to mobilise capital for the public good. This, he noted, by contributing to the financial viability of the non-profit sector and social enterprises. Mr. Fraser was addressing the social business...