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Prime Minister Holness Proposes Incorporating Conflict Management in Schools’ Curricula
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says conflict management should form a part of the curricula at schools as a means of reducing violence in the society. Addressing students and teachers at Manchester High School in Mandeville on Friday...
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SLB Provides Various Loan-Repayment Options
The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is affirming its commitment to customers by providing various loan-repayment options. Executive Director of the SLB, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS News in an interview that the lending agency has the lowest interest rate for any form of educational loan repayment across the country. “There's a notion for persons coming up in our older generation that...
Apprehensive Data Controllers Encouraged to Seek Support from OIC
Data controllers who are apprehensive about the changes brought on by the Data Protection Act, 2020 are being encouraged to seek support from the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). These include public authorities, financial and educational institutions, health and security services providers, processors of sensitive personal data, among others, that must also register with the OIC. The legislation requires...
JCDC to Host Online Workshops for Literary Arts/Creative Writing Competition
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops to prepare participants for the Literary Arts/Creative Writing Competitions. The workshops, which run from January 15 to 27, will cover five subject areas –Screenwriting, Playwriting, Poetry, Novels and Essay writing. Among the scheduled presenters are Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University...
Gov’t of Japan Provides Grant to Purchase Bus for Richmond Primary and Infant School
Students of Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary are set to benefit from a new school bus under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Grants Project, which focuses on addressing basic needs, including education, health and poverty reduction. Representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica and the institution signed a grant contract for the provision of...
Upper Bridge at Three Miles Intersection in Kingston to be Closed for Repairs This Weekend
Commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, the southbound lanes of the upper bridge along Hagley Park Road, in the vicinity of the Three Miles intersection, will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure is to facilitate repairs to the bridge approach road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024. Manager...
No Deadline for NHT Refund Applications
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reminding contributors that there is no deadline to submit applications to receive a refund of their payments. Contributions made to the NHT up to 2016 became available on January 1, with more than 30,000 applications being received by the Trust within the first three days of the month. More than 17,000 of these applications...