The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has awarded students in State care who completed the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and will be matriculating to high school. The top girl was placed at Bishop Gibson High School in Manchester, while the top boy will be attending Jamaica College in Kingston. Speaking during the PEP Workshop and Awards Ceremony at...

A beneficiary of the Child Diversion Programme has shared that it has changed his life, because before the programme, “he was just seeing darkness”. As recounted by Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, the beneficiary told her that he did not want to talk to anyone and...

The Ministries of Health and Wellness and Labour and Social Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative. The $50-million initiative aims to provide patients losing limbs due to a health condition or trauma with prosthesis. The signatories were Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Labour and Social...

Jamaicans seeking on-the-job training in several skill areas can look forward to the revamped HEART/NSTA Trust’s apprenticeship programme, slated to be launched next year. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Digital Transformation and Skills, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the revelation today (August 16), while speaking on Love101FM’s ‘Good Morning...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with the Jamaica Society for Industrial Security (JSIS) on Thursday (August 17), regarding the establishment of the Joint Industrial Council. The Joint Industrial Council is being established to address labour issues affecting Industrial Security Guards and other labour relations matters. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting a reduction in the number of teachers resigning or tendering their resignations for the first nine months of 2023, compared with the corresponding timeline last year. Addressing Wednesday’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, informed that 427 teachers tendered their resignations for the period between...

The Government supports a process to bring democracy, safety and stability back to Haiti, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. Speaking at a facility in Robins Bay, St. Mary, on August 14, where 37 Haitians are housed, Minister Johnson Smith said along with ensuring the rights of the Haitians who entered Jamaica...