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Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Roland Haye, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workshop at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on Monday, August 28.
Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Roland Haye, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workshop at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on Monday, August 28.

First Responders Urged to Support Persons Grappling with Psychological Disorders

First responders and front-line workers are encouraged to offer support to persons grappling with psychological disorders in times of major hazards or disasters. The call came from Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Broadband Connection for Over 770 Schools by Year End
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), addresses the launch of a digital library at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston on August 26. Also pictured are (from left)  Director of the school’s Alumni Association, Joneil J. Alcock and Social Development Practitioner and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services Founder and Manager, Tishauna Mullings.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), addresses the launch of a digital library at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston on August 26. Also pictured are (from left)  Director of the school’s Alumni Association, Joneil J. Alcock and Social Development Practitioner and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services Founder and Manager, Tishauna Mullings.

Digital Library at Jessie Ripoll Primary School
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

18,263 Teachers Receive Vouchers to Purchase Laptops
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Clarendon North Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Morgan, view a breakaway along a road in the community of Suttons during a tour of the constituency on Thursday (August 24).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Clarendon North Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Morgan, view a breakaway along a road in the community of Suttons during a tour of the constituency on Thursday (August 24).

Homes to be Provided for Several Indigent Persons in Clarendon

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

Leave Approved for 1,500 Teachers

All teachers who applied for eight months’ leave have been granted approval by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Teachers are entitled to four months’ leave with pay for every five years of service. In her address to delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23),...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), inspects one of 50 new buses which arrived in Jamaica on August 23, at Kingston Wharves Ltd. on Friday (August 25). Minister Vaz was on hand for the offloading of the buses from the vessel that shipped them. The shipment included five 45-seater electric buses, forty 45-seater diesel buses and, five diesel buses with a capacity of 34 which will facilitate disabled passengers.
Transport

Fifty New Buses Will Increase JUTC’s Daily Runout to 315

The 50 new buses which arrived in the island on Wednesday, August 23, will boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) daily runout capacity to 315, ahead of the start of the 2023/24 academic year in September. This, according to Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. He pointed out that this represents an increase of 175...
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The 2023 National Reading Competition champions display their trophies following an awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (August 25). They are (from left) Trelawny’s Brianna Frater (15-20 age group); Johana McLeary of St. Mary (12-14 age group); Portland’s Quain Raymond (6-8 age group), who was also the overall champion; St. Mary’s Denese Chambers (9-11 age group); and Clarendon’s Tashique Gibson (21 and over age group).
Education

National Reading Competition Champions for 2023 Awarded

The 2023 National Reading Competition champions were selected and awarded by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) on Friday (August 25).   They are Portland’s Quain Raymond (6-8 age group), who was also the overall winner; St. Mary’s Denese Chambers (9-11 age group), and Johana McLeary (12-14 age group); Trelawny’s Brianna Frater (15-20 age group); and Clarendon’s Tashique Gibson (21 and over...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Darryl Vaz, outlines some of the features of one of five new buses retrofitted to accommodate physically challenged passengers. The units were among 50 new buses arriving in the island on Wednesday (August 23). The buses, which were offloaded on Friday (August 25) from the vessel shipping them that docked at the Port of Kingston, will boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet serving the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR).
Transport

PHOTO: Five Retrofitted Units Among 50 New JUTC Buses Arriving

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Darryl Vaz, outlines some of the features of one of five new buses retrofitted to accommodate physically challenged passengers. The units were among 50 new buses arriving in the island on Wednesday (August 23). The buses, which were offloaded on Friday (August 25) from the vessel shipping them that docked at the...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the PAC Kingston Airport Limited NMIA Airport Forum on Friday (August 25) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Transport

NMIA Development Pivotal to Gov’t’s Strategic Plan for Kingston and Jamaica

The Norman Manley International Airport’s (NMIA) development is pivotal to the  Government’s broader strategic plan to reposition Kingston as a regional business centre and Jamaica as a logistics hub.  Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said crucial improvements to the facility by PACKAL, projected between the last and current fiscal years, are critical to protecting the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Board Chairs of Regions One, Two and Six at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston in St. Andrew on Friday (August 25).
Education

Advantages of the Education Ministry’s Job Bank Portal Highlighted

School administrators and educators are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Education and Youth’s job bank portal for recruitments.  The portal, which can be accessed at https://jobs.moey.gov.jm/ and is expected to go live on August 27, aims to streamline the process of finding teachers and teaching jobs.  Addressing Board Chairs of Regions One, Two and Six at the AC Hotel by...
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Three of the 50 buses that arrived in the island on Wednesday (August 23), which will be added to the fleet of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company that serves the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR).
Transport

PHOTOS: 50 New JUTC Buses Arrive

Three of the 50 buses that arrived in the island on Wednesday (August 23), which will be added to the fleet of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company that serves the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR).
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