A total of 24,245 students are enrolled in the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) for the 2022/23 academic year. The number represents a 21 per cent increase in enrolment over last year’s figure of 19,122. “We will continue to monitor and look for new ways to engage students, especially those in the tertiary space who have...

Cabinet has approved a total of 5,045 post codes for the education sector, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Making her contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 17, the Minister said this includes classroom teachers, senior teachers, master teachers, Health and Family Life Education teachers, numeracy specialists, teachers’ aides, teachers’...

The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is set to roll out additional continuing professional development (CPD) courses in July, giving local professionals more opportunities to level up with their international counterparts. Among the new options is hotel valuation, which RETI Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, said will reduce the need for hoteliers to seek the assistance of overseas experts. “[The training]...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to collaborate and develop model legislation and a regional migration policy to protect citizens from illegal migration practices. Making the call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said illegal migration practices have increased exponentially across the Americas since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in Caribbean nationals...

Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the salary increases for Parliamentarians and Cabinet Ministers form part of the revised public-sector-compensation structure. He was responding to a question during Wednesday’s (May 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “The increase comes as part of [the] public-sector-transformation process. The question...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has launched a new online portal to provide companies with the information and resources needed to interact and do business with government. The 'Jamaica Business Gateway' platform will enable members of the public and private sector to easily access the essential services related to government processes required for business development. Speaking at the launch, held at...

Salary adjustments announced for the political directorate under the new public-sector compensation regime are consistent with the need to attract and retain talent at all levels, including leadership, to run the public bureaucracy. This was stated by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of Representatives on May 16, when he announced...