The Universal Service Fund (USF) is seeking to fill 100 slots for the third phase of the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) to cultivate a new generation of tech-savvy coders for the digital age. USF’s Communication Officer, Timothy Simmonds, said the free-of-cost initiative is currently open to applicants between 18 and 29 years old, who will receive training in coding at...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing support to schools for the psycho-educational assessment of grade-six students who are performing significantly and consistently below the desired grade level. The results will be used to guide the teaching and learning plans for the new school year. Grade-six teachers/supervisors are being advised to inform the Ministry of the children who qualify...

The Government has established more than 2,000 permanent posts for doctors within the public health system. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 3. This is being supported by the recent compensation review processes, as well as forward planning...

The Refuge of Hope Shelter in Albion, St. James, has received a donation of supplies from Team Elevation, a group of students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI). Comprised of project management students of the VTDI, the group donated medical supplies, seedlings, farm tools, among other items, to the facility as part of their school project. Speaking at the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking to provide 500,000 health screenings during the 2023/2024 financial year, under an initiative aimed at encouraging Jamaicans to do regular health checks to reduce premature death. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who announced the #KnowYourNumbers initiative in his Sectoral Debate presentation on Wednesday (May 4), said it is a practical...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a tender process for the lease of 49 pieces of equipment to include MRI, CT and ultrasound machines. The tender will require the management and maintenance under a capital lease agreement for nine CT Scan machines, and four MRI machines as well as 36 fixed and mobile ultrasound units. “This will be...

Approximately $15 million is to be allocated by the Government to effect emergency repair work on the Seaman Valley to Millbank Road in East Portland, to bring much-needed relief to scores of residents in that area. This was announced on Wednesday (May 3) by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, during...