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Mr. Holness was addressing an awards ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (August 22) for children of OPM and Office of the Cabinet staff members who were successful in the final sitting of the GSAT earlier this year.

PM Holness Encourages Society to Embrace Primary Exit Profile Examination

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again encouraging Jamaicans to embrace and not fear the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) which will replace the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) as the national secondary-school placement examination. “We can understand...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents participant, Martha Corbett-Baugh, with a certificate of participation for successfully completing an intensive training programme for Spanish language practitioners, at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew, on August 21.

Government Seeking to Transform Jamaica into A Multilingual Country

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing awardees and guests attending the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s ( JTA) 54th annual conference awards ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (August 21).

Education Minister Lauds Teachers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), in discussion with workers on the construction site of the new US$330 million Jamaica Public Service (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being built in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine. They are (from second left) steel fixer, Kennado Foster; and Works Manager, Jerome Williams. Also pictured is JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel DaRosa (left). The Prime Minister was on a tour of the project site on Tuesday (August 21).

Residents Encouraged To Upgrade Skills to Access Job Opportunities at New JPS Power Plant

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.William J.C. Hutchinson, speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural development stakeholders’ forum at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas, on Thursday (August 21).

Agricultural Produce Act to be Amended

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon

7 years ago Education

Licensing Regime to Professionalise Teaching

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon, says the Government’s move to implement a regime for the licensing and registration of teachers is aimed at ensuring greater levels of accountability and professionalism in teaching. “There is a global move towards professionalising teaching,” she says in a JIS News interview. “[This is] so that it is...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (6th right), poses with members of the farm work programme in Albany, New York, USA, during a visit on Tuesday, August 14.

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Gov’t Looking to Strengthen Jamaica-USA Seasonal Work Programme

The Government is looking to further strengthen arrangements under the Seasonal Work Programme between Jamaica and the United States (US). This was disclosed by Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, following a meeting with top-level officials in the US Departments of Labor, State, and Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., last week. Mrs. Robinson indicated that the discussions were...

Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill (left); Vice Principal, Academic Affairs, Shortwood Teachers’ College, Dr. Claudette Barrett-March (centre) and Regional Mathematics Coordinator, Ms. Pauline Thames-Baker, examine PR1ME textbooks students currently use in primary schools across the island. The books were on display at the ‘Amazing Mathematics Powers… PR1Med for Success Workshop’, at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, on August 21.

7 years ago Education

Senator Hill Emphasises Importance of Improved Performance in Maths

Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill, has argued that more improvements in the various testing stages of Mathematics could result in more growth in the economy, and more jobs for persons. At the annual ‘Amazing Mathematics Powers… PR1Med for Success Workshop’, held for primary level teachers at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston on Tuesday (August 21), Senator Hill...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), discusses the progress of work for the construction the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, with JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel DaRosa. Mr. Holness was on a tour of the project site on Tuesday (August 21).

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

‘Renaissance Project’ Can Potentially Spur Increased Investments in Jamaica – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being constructed by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, is an ideal example of a well-managed project that can potentially spur increased local and foreign direct investments. “It sends a very good signal to the international community about the state of...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (10th left) and Lady Allen (10th right), along with recipients and sponsors of the Summer of Service awards during the presentation ceremony at King

7 years ago Governor GeneralYouth

GG Encourages Youth to Keep Pace with Changes in the Work Environment

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging young people to be mindful of the ever-changing demands of the 21st century work environment, and challenges them to seek new knowledge to enhance their service delivery capabilities. Speaking at the sixth Summer of Service scholarship awards ceremony at King's House on Tuesday (August 21), the Governor-General urged the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), interacts with inmates at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 21), while on a visit to the facility to participate in the opening ceremony of the ‘We Transform’ sports day.

7 years ago National Security

State Minister Says Incarcerated Persons Should Leave Transformed

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has reiterated his call that incarcerated persons should leave the penal system transformed. Addressing the opening session of the ‘We Transform’ sports day, held at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 21), Mr. Spencer said juveniles must make the best of...

Former Chief Air Traffic Controller at the Sangster International Airport, Karen Green (standing), oversees Air Traffic Controllers, Allison McIntosh (right) and Shanique Malcolm (left), as they perform duties in the Air Traffic Control Tower

7 years ago Transport

More Women in the Control Tower

Over the past few years there has been a steady increase in the number of female Air Traffic Controllers in Jamaica, with women currently outnumbering men at the Sangster International Airport Tower, in Montego Bay. One of the women, Shanique Malcolm, tells JIS News that she has been an Air Traffic Controller since October 2013. Miss Malcolm says although she...