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Grade six students of Schoolfield Primary and Infant, in St. Elizabeth, who sat the first Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination.
Grade six students of Schoolfield Primary and Infant, in St. Elizabeth, who sat the first Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination.

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...
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), looks on as Manchester businessman and newly appointed Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Garfield Green, takes and subscribes to the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office, during Monday’s (June 24) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), looks on as Manchester businessman and newly appointed Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Garfield Green, takes and subscribes to the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office, during Monday’s (June 24) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House.

Businessman Sworn in As New Custos of Manchester
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Gov’t Honours Commitment to Primary and Junior High Schools
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addressing a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle head office in Kingston on Friday (June 21) to announce the grade-six results for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addressing a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle head office in Kingston on Friday (June 21) to announce the grade-six results for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

63 Per Cent of Students Show Proficiency in Social Studies
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).
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).

USAID Country Head Commends Establishment of Jamaica Social Stock Exchange

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), speaks with Customer Service Director of the Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency, Stephanie Gordon (right), during a tour of booths at the ‘Government at Your Service’ pavilion, at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, from June 16 to 20.
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PICA to Roll Out Online Application Systems for Immigration and Citizenship

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will shortly roll out its online application systems for immigration and citizenship services. PICA’s online Passport Application Portal was recently tested by delegates at the Eighth Biennial Diaspora Conference, held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency was one of several government agencies that offered express...
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Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Assistant Education Officer, Stephanie Rose (right), shows patron Matandara Clarke items on display at the IOJ booth at the just-concluded Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
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IOJ Using Mobile Exhibit to Promote Jamaica’s Heritage

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) is using its mobile exhibition to promote Jamaica's culture and heritage and highlight the activities of the institute. Speaking with JIS News at the just-concluded Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, IOJ’s Assistant Education Officer, Stephanie Rose, said the mobile display is part of the entity’s outreach programme “where we take artefacts with us into schools...
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The bearer party of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers conduct the ceremonial folding of the National Flag which draped the casket of the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the burial in national Heroes Park, today (June 23), following the State Funeral at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston.
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Edward Seaga Laid to Rest

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was laid to rest in National Heroes Park, today (June 23). The coffin bearing the remains of  Mr. Seaga, who served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1989 and as Member of Parliament for West Kingston for 43 years, was lowered into the grave at approximately 3:36 p.m. This followed a State...
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The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, adorned with the Jamaican flag, is carried into the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston, on Sunday (June 23) by a bearer party of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers for the start of the State Funeral for Mr. Seaga. The former Prime Minister was buried in National Heroes Park.
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Nation Bids Final Farewell to Edward Seaga

A grateful nation said its final farewell to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during a Service of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston, on Sunday (June 23). Mr. Seaga was accorded a State Funeral, in recognition of the high national office he held as the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica. Mourners, headed...
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One of the many flags that mourners carried on the streets of Kingston while they mourned the loss of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, while his State funeral was being held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown, Kingston, on Sunday (June 23). Mr. Seaga was buried in National Heroes Park.
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Mourners Pay Tribute to Edward Seaga

Hundreds of mourners whose lives were impacted by the leadership and contribution of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, flooded the streets surrounding the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown, Kingston, during his State funeral, on Sunday (June 23), to pay their last respects. The mourners, most of whom were dressed in black, white and green,...
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Diaspora

Mayor of Miramar Invites Jamaican Businesses

Mayor of Miramar in Florida, USA, Wayne Messam, says the city wants to attract Jamaican companies, as it is the fifth largest Jamaican diasporic location. He was addressing a session of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston, on June 19. “We have a foreign trade zone and as long as you are...
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Renovated Homestead Place of Safety Re-opens

The Homestead Place of Safety, in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, has been renovated, making life more comfortable for the 44 young girls who reside there. The facility, which was refurbished  at a cost of  $23. 5 million, was re-opened on June 21 by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. In his address,...
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