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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Education Ministry Encourages Parents to Foster a Love for Reading in Children

As the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information intensifies its efforts to improve literacy, parents are being encouraged to nurture a love for reading in their children. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, emphasised that reading...
Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (centre) and Councillor for the Llandewey Division, Andrea Patience (right), pause for a photo opportunity with students of the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day, May 6.
Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (centre) and Councillor for the Llandewey Division, Andrea Patience (right), pause for a photo opportunity with students of the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day, May 6.

Special Read Across Jamaica Day for Students at Yallahs Primary
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (right), point to the new 29-seater Coaster bus that was handed over to Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary on Tuesday (April 29). The bus is a gift from the Government and People of Japan. Among those sharing the moment are School Board Chair, Deloris Smith (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left).
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (right), point to the new 29-seater Coaster bus that was handed over to Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary on Tuesday (April 29). The bus is a gift from the Government and People of Japan. Among those sharing the moment are School Board Chair, Deloris Smith (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left).

Japan Donates Bus to Richmond Primary and Infant School
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AAJ Applauds PACKAL on Aerodrome Operator Certification for NMIA
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with the Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso (left) during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday (April 29).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with the Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso (left) during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday (April 29).

Ambassador of Spain Calls on Minister Samuda (PHOTOS)

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), hands over a bag containing sports balls to student at the Greater Portmore High School, Milton Peynado (left). Sharing the moment are General Manager of the Sports Development Fund (SDF), Alan Beckford (second left) and fellow student, Natalia Smith. Occasion was the recent official hand over of two renovated multipurpose courts at the institution in St. Catherine.
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SDF to Develop Sports Infrastructure Growth, Boost Athlete Support

The Sports Development Foundation (SDF) will be increasing investment in the expansion of infrastructure projects and athlete support initiatives in 2025/26. Outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2026, the plans signal a renewed national effort to strengthen the nation’s sporting ecosystem, better positioning Jamaica as a regional sports powerhouse. They...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left); Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier Radgh Mason (centre); and Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, participate in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) 50th anniversary church service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown Kingston on Sunday (April 27).
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Department of Correctional Services 50th Anniversary Church Service (PHOTOS)

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left); Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier Radgh Mason (centre); and Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, participate in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) 50th anniversary church service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown Kingston on Sunday (April 27).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Brookside Estate Housing Development in Spot Valley, St. James on April 25.
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Smart Energy Grant to Be Extended to Private Sector Pensioners

The Government is looking to expand the Smart Energy Grant to include private sector pensioners. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony for the Brookside Estate Housing Development in Spot Valley, St. James on April 25. Under the initiative, implemented in 2024, public sector pensioners can access up to $1.5 million,...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, accepts a donation form for a Critical Illness Trust Fund from President of the Jamaica Teachers
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Expansion and Upgrade of Labs in Technical High Schools

Government is currently undertaking the expansion and upgrade of laboratory facilities in technical high schools across Jamaica. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said this move will address years of neglect in technical education. She was addressing day one (April 22) of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference 2025, being held...
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