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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.

Accessible Digital Textbooks For Special Needs Children

The learning requirements of Jamaican children with special needs is being bolstered through the provision of Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT). The materials, developed in keeping with the Universal Design for Learning principles, will be made available to students who are...
Member of Parliament, St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee, speaks in the State of the Constituency Debate, in the House of Representatives, recently.
Member of Parliament, St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee, speaks in the State of the Constituency Debate, in the House of Representatives, recently.

Students Benefit from Educational Programmes in St. Ann North Western
Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.

Major Focus on the Homeless October 10
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Trade Board Continues to Promote JTIP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York recently.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York recently.

Jamaica Reaffirms Call for Reparatory Justice

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the brand-new home of beneficiary Julia Rogers (second right), at the handover of two houses constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), on Thursday (October 6), in Central Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left) community member, Orlando Williams; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Member of Parliament for the area, Donovan Williams.
Housing

Social Housing Solutions Handed Over in Central Kingston

The Government has handed over two social housing solutions to needy families in Central Kingston. Located at 27 Fleet Street and 29 Barry Street, the units were constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They were handed over on Thursday, (October 6). Four additional houses are now under construction in the communities of Allman Town and Rae Town. Minister...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), is joined by Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore (left); Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba Thomas (right); and Acting Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Ministry Of Education and Youth, Kennedy Hayes Davidson, in displaying the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide, during the launch of the School Mental Health Literacy Programme, at Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa in Hanover, on Thursday, October 6.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Mental Health Training for School Professionals

More than 500 school professionals in Jamaica’s 177 secondary institutions are to undergo mental health training over the next three months, under the Government’s School Mental Health Literacy Programme. The $10-million initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, will allow the trained educators, school nurses and guidance counsellors to...
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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the opening ceremony of his National Youth Consultative Conference, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 6).
Governor GeneralTechnologyYouth

G-G Calls for Discussion on Leveraging Technology Skills of the Youth

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called for national conversation on how the innate technology skills of young people can be leveraged for the country’s development. He noted that young persons “have been using powerful technology for devious activities such as lottery scams”, adding that “technology is perhaps playing an even more significant role in...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), addresses the Rotary Club of Kingston
Finance & Public Service

Economy to Return to Pre-COVID-19 Output Levels by 2023

Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicate that the country is on track to returning to pre-COVID-19 levels of economic output by 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that achieving the target will place Jamaica “far ahead of our peers in the Caribbean region”. “We are at 97 per cent...
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The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service hosted its inaugural Customer Service Awards Luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on October 6. The Ministry has partnered with the HEART/NSTA Trust in a two-year agreement to upskill and certify customer-facing staff in Customer Service Levels 1, 2 or 3. During the ceremony, the Ministry recognised 39 staff members who achieved their certification or are due to be certified by November 2022.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Recognises Customer Service Staff

Thirty-nine members of staff at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have been recognised for the excellent customer service they provide at the Ministry. Some of the members are customer service certified, while others are due to be certified by November 2022. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is one of several Ministries which have successfully...
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Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis (second right); Deputy Clerk, Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe (right); and Coordinator, Parliamentary Internship Programme, Dr. Donovan Johnson (left), share a photo opportunity with new parliamentary interns Anatassia Balfour (second left) and Aaron Hoilett during the induction ceremony at Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, downtown Kingston, on October 6.
Youth

PHOTOS: Induction of Parliamentary Interns

Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis (second right); Deputy Clerk, Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe (right); and Coordinator, Parliamentary Internship Programme, Dr. Donovan Johnson (left), share a photo opportunity with new parliamentary interns Anatassia Balfour (second left) and Aaron Hoilett during the induction ceremony at Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, downtown Kingston, on October 6.
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), displays one of the laptops and tablets donated by E-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) Limited to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), South Camp Juvenile Correctional Centre in Kingston on October 4. Others taking part (from left) are Commissioner of Corrections, Col. (Retd) Gary Rowe; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam), Andrew Lee; Principal Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Deputy Commissioner, Rehabilitation and Probation Aftercare Services, DCS, Dr. Marc Thomas.
EducationScienceTechnology

Juvenile Inmates to Commence Course in Coding and Robotics

Beginning this month, inmates of the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre will commence a course in coding and robotics. This will be facilitated by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), in collaboration with local education firm STEAMHouse Network. Deputy Commissioner, Rehabilitation and Probation Aftercare Services, DCS, Dr. Marc Thomas, made the disclosure at the handover ceremony for ICT...
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