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Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, converses with Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, at the official launch of Quality Education Circle (QEC) 3 , during a ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium in St. Andrew on February 8.

Quality Education Circle Launched for East Central St. Andrew Schools

Schools in East Central St. Andrew are to benefit from a Quality Education Circle (QEC 3) geared towards improving student performance and overall educational outcomes. The programme, which was officially launched during a ceremony on Thursday (February 8), at the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Education Minister Wants Deeper Partnership with UWI

Senior Vice-President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Elva Williams-Richards, addresses the media launch of the inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Expo & Symposium on February 8 in Freeport, Montego Bay. The event will be held from April 11 to 13 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Port Authority Targets 7,000 New BPO Jobs by Year End

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), presents Events and Commemoration Coordinator at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Michael Nicholson, with his award for 27 years of service to the Government. The presentation was made during the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (February 9). A total of 502 civil servants were honoured at the event.

502 Civil Servants Honoured

Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, outlines details of the National Identification System (NIDS) during the Kiwanis Club of Spanish Town bi-monthly meeting at Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on February 9.

Significant Safeguards For NIDS

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the debate on the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, during Friday’s (February 9) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. In the background is Government Senator, Aubyn Hill.

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Senate Passes Legislation To Absolve Certain National Heroes From Criminal Liability

The Senate, on Friday (February 9), passed the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, with five amendments, during its sitting at Gordon House. The Bill, which seeks to clear certain National Heroes including the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, George William Gordon, Paul Bogle and Samuel Sharpe, and their...

8 years ago Justice

Government Committed To Expanding Restorative Justice

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to expanding restorative justice across sectors and promoting it as an alternative for curbing crime. He announced that over the next two years, the Ministry will be training school administrators as restorative justice practitioners. He indicated that each school is expected to have at least three trained practitioners. Mr. Chuck...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, speaks at the media launch of the ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium and Expo’ on February 8 at the Montego Bay Free Zone Limited in Freeport, St. James.

8 years ago Industry

Head of BPIAJ Highlights Employment Potential of BPO Sector

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector could soon become the country’s number-one source of employment. Speaking at the media launch of ‘Outsource2Jamaica: Symposium & Expo’ on February 8 in Montego Bay, St. James, Ms. Henry said BPO is one of the fastest growing industries, which has contributed...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Youth Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Protect Children

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has reiterated the call for Jamaicans to better protect children against all harm, especially the danger of fires. This comes against the background of a series of fire-related incidents, the latest of which claimed the life of seven-year-old Amelia Williams on February 8. “It concerns us that we have...

Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Children to Get National ID card at Age Six

Under the National Identification System (NIDS) children will be registered at birth and given a National Identification Number (NIN) and an identification card at age six. Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, noted that all children six years old and above will be required to have a national identification card. The first card will...

Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resource Management at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Ministry’s head office on February 7.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

SERP Should Improve Efficiency in Public Sector

Implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) forms part of the Government’s strategic move towards improved public service delivery, says Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7, Mr. Jones said while the programme, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation...

Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, emphasises a point at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on February 7.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

SERP Will Require MDAS to Practise Effective Manpower Planning

Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, says implementation of the Special Early Retirement Programme (SERP) will require that government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) practise effective manpower planning in reorganising job functions. The SERP, being implemented through the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is a voluntary separation initiative that allows public-sector employees,...