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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.

Over 50 Per Cent of Students Ranked Proficient Or Highly Proficient

More than 50 per cent of students who sat Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been categorised as ‘proficient’ or ‘highly proficient’ in all four subject areas. Figures from the Ministry of Education and Youth show that in Language...
Training and Placement Coordinator at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr.
Training and Placement Coordinator at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr.

Young Farmers Impacted by RYEEP
Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (July 8).
Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (July 8).

Senate Pays Tribute to Shinzo Abe
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Festival Song Competition Finalists Announced
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.

Municipalities to Get $140M for Hurricane Preparedness

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. From left is Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
EducationYouth

87 Per Cent of Students Placed in Schools of Choice

Eighty-seven per cent of students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been placed in one of seven schools of their choice. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (July 8) ), ahead of the release of the results of the...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Work Advanced on New Bail Act

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work is far advanced on the third draft of the Bail Act. In June, Minister Malahoo Forte announced that a new Bail Act is coming, pending the revision of wording to some clauses. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Thursday (July 7), the Minister said the current...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), holds a copy of the new Road Traffic Regulations, 2022 during a meeting of the National Road Safety Council on July 7 at the Office of the Prime Minister. Also present are Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
Office of the Prime MinisterTransport

Regulations Will Enhance Road Safety – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the passage of the new Road Traffic Regulations, in the House of Representatives on July 5. Speaking at a meeting of the National Road Safety Council at the Office of the Prime Minster on July 7, Mr. Holness said the provisions of the legislation will contribute to reducing the number of...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.
Local Government

Clarendon Ready for Disaster-Related Incidents

The parish of Clarendon is in a state of readiness for disaster-related eventualities, says Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Addressing a Town Hall at the Rocky Point Community Centre in Clarendon on July 7, the Minister cited Clarendon’s disaster readiness and its ranking in relation to other parishes. “I want to give the people of...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (July 5).
Tourism

Collaboration Integral to Tourism Recovery in The Region – Bartlett

While calling for the implementation of a single use visa for visitors, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reiterated that partnership and the implementation of a multi-destination tourism framework, are necessary to boost the recovery of tourism in the Caribbean. Addressing the “first ever Caribbean Saudi Arabia Summit” in the Dominican Republic today (July 7), Minister Bartlett stressed that...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
EducationYouth

Parents Urged to Ensure Children Attend National Summer School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is imploring parents to ensure that their children are engaged in the summer school programme as it will benefit their long-term development. Speaking with JIS News, she said it is “painful”’ to see parents having children work instead of taking advantage of the programme. “I know what the child is missing if...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (left) and President of Fraser Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. (FFK), Gerard Fontaine, at the adoption ceremony for the Port Royal Health Centre on July 7.
Health & Wellness

Port Royal Health Centre Adopted

The Port Royal Health Centre has been officially adopted by Fraser, Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. Speaking at the adoption ceremony, which took place at the health centre on Thursday, July 7, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is important for Jamaicans to know that there is partnership in Public Health. “I want...
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