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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.

State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater youth participation in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said that young people have been vocal on social issues across...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), participate in the breaking of ground for phase one of the Friendship Oaks Housing Development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on October 24. Others (from left) are Basil Waite, representing Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North East, Evon Redman; Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; and Director, NHT Board, Doran Dixon.

Operations at NHT Fine-Tuned – PM

Tourism Director, Donovan White (left), shares a light moment with Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Kingston City Run/Kingston Marathon, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre); and the event’s Ambassador, Patrice White, during the recent launch at The Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston. The annual event is slated for March 15 to 17, 2019.

Tourism Director Hails Marathon as Part of Kingston City Run

Jamaica Combined Cadet Force Adjutant Training Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 24.

JCCF Keen on Steering Youth from Crime

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the House of Representatives.

Health Ministry Developing Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

The Jamaican Iguana is bred and raised in captivity to safeguard the species.

7 years ago Environment

NEPA Safeguarding Future of Endemic Species

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is safeguarding the future of Jamaica’s endemic species through agreements with foreign researchers. Between 2016 and 2017, NEPA experienced a 55 per cent increase in the number of applications for Wildlife Research Permission. Senior Manager for the Conservation and Protection Subdivision at NEPA, Yvette Strong, tells JIS News that while more local tertiary...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), listens to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left), at a Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). At centre is Managing Director, Make Your Mark Consultants, Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Private Sector Encouraged to Assist Gov’t to Improve Worker Productivity

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on members of the private sector to assist the Government with improving worker productivity in Jamaica. According to the Minister, it is through improving worker productivity on an annual basis that Jamaica’s national productivity will increase. Senator Reid was speaking at the opening ceremony for Productivity and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), makes a point to Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw (left), and Director of Technical Services, NWA, Roger Smith, while on a tour of Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 24). The Minister and teams from the NWA, and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), toured the area in the wake of flooding from heavy rains on Tuesday (October 23).

7 years ago Local Government

New Drainage System for Marcus Garvey Drive

The Government is finalising plans for construction of a new drainage system to address flooding along Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a tour of the area on Wednesday (October 24). The visit was to assess the area in the wake of heavy rains on Tuesday (October 23)...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green (centre, front row), with delegates who attended the Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection, which was held recently at the Courtyard by the Marriott in Kingston.

7 years ago EducationInformation

Gov’t Removing Bureaucracy to Deal with Children in Need of Care and Protection

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is working to remove the bureaucracy that hinders the country from effectively reaching children who are in need of care and protection. “As a Government, we are committed to act strategically in the best interest of our children, because we want to ensure that...

Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right); and Founder and Executive Chairman, Agency for Inner-city renewal (AIR), Dr. Henley Morgan (second right), speak with students of the Alpha High School for Girls. They are (from left), Nia Wright, Tahira Chin and Aafiyah Walker. Occasion was the launch of the 2018 Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). Dr. Morgan was guest speaker at the event.

7 years ago Education

Steps Taken to Ensure All Students Are Given Equal Opportunities

The Government is taking steps to ensure that all students are given equal opportunities to excel, including those with special needs. This entails putting measures in place to accommodate students with physical and other challenges, especially during the sitting of examinations. Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said the education system has been remodeled “to ensure...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (right), and JCAA Manager for Airworthiness, Gary Carr, speak about the Airworthiness Seminar to be held on Thursday, October 25.

7 years ago Transport

JCAA to Host Airworthiness Seminar

As a part of its mandate to ensure the safe and orderly development of civil aviation in the country, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) will be hosting an Airworthiness Seminar on Thursday, October 25. Speaking with JIS News, JCAA Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, explained that the Authority’s Flight Safety Division will be using the event to address issues that...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the opening of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Diagnostic and Early Intervention Centre in Granville, St. James, on October 23.

7 years ago EducationInformation

Nutrition and Medical Support During Pregnancy Critical – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of access to proper nutrition and medical care for expectant mothers in ensuring the healthy development of children. He informed that officials from the Ministries of Education, and Labour and Social Security have been engaged in dialogue aimed at providing nutritional support for pregnant women....