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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith, about his book ‘School Self-Evaluation: Towards a Model to Enhance School Leadership in Jamaica,’ which was launched on January 27 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith, about his book ‘School Self-Evaluation: Towards a Model to Enhance School Leadership in Jamaica,’ which was launched on January 27 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

Schools to Adopt Self-Evaluation Model

A school self-evaluation model developed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith, is to be formally adopted within the country’s education system. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, made the announcement at the recent launch of...
Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB), Arvel Grant, examine a newly installed combination system unit inside the ophthalmology clinic at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The new clinic and operating theatre were officially opened on January 28.
Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB), Arvel Grant, examine a newly installed combination system unit inside the ophthalmology clinic at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The new clinic and operating theatre were officially opened on January 28.

Eye Care Service Delivery Boosted At Mandeville Hospital
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets St. Catherine Custos, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie (left), during the Restorative Justice Week church service held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday (January 30). She is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding (centre).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets St. Catherine Custos, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie (left), during the Restorative Justice Week church service held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday (January 30). She is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding (centre).

PM Urges Support for Restorative Justice
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), greets Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding, on arrival at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday ( January 30), for the Restorative Justice Week church service. Also pictured (left, background) is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Arnaldo Brown.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), greets Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding, on arrival at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday ( January 30), for the Restorative Justice Week church service. Also pictured (left, background) is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Arnaldo Brown.

Restorative Justice Bill for Cabinet Tomorrow
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing), interacts with Priyanka Paharsingh (left), and Tarshea Richards prior to the start of the Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Christians Prayer Breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 31).
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing), interacts with Priyanka Paharsingh (left), and Tarshea Richards prior to the start of the Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Christians Prayer Breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 31).

PM Reiterates Call for Jamaicans to Protect Children

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The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Rid Surroundings of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Citizens are again being urged to rid their surroundings of mosquito breeding sites to prevent the spread of the Zika Virus (Zik V) in the country. This call comes from Principal Medical Officer and Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Melody Ennis. “The onus is on each and every one of us...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29.
Technology

Next Phase of Tablets in School Programme to be Announced Shortly

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says an announcement will be made shortly regarding the next phase of the Tablets In School programme. He said the pilot phase has been a tremendous success at the primary level, noting that many students are reading a lot better as a result. Speaking at the opening of the Flanker...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents paralympian, Alphanso Cunningham his health card and certificate for life insurance. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on January 28. Looking on is Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhode Scholar, Sherona Forrester.
Prime MinisterSport

Athletes Welcome Insurance Plan

Athletes have given their full endorsement of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP), which was launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on January 28. “I salute the Government for implementing this plan,” said Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, at the launch held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston. She...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29.
Technology

CAP Programme to be reviewed – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Ministry will be undertaking a comprehensive review of all  242 Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island. He made the announcement at the official opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29. Minister Paulwell said that those facilities that have not been performing “up...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.
Environment

More Lamp Beneficiaries to Access $90.8 Million Grant Facility

More Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) beneficiaries are to receive support under the $90.8 million grant facility set up by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, to enable them to obtain their titles. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that changes have been made to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which governs the...
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