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 Arts, 62.7 per cent of all students demonstrated the required competence necessary in the subject area as specified under the...

More than 1,000 young farmers are making strides in agriculture, with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP). The ‘starter’ entrepreneurship programme targets rural underserved youth between 18 and 35 years with an opportunity to launch their own agricultural enterprise. The programme provides training, in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust, in agricultural best practices,...

The Senate, on Friday (July 8), paid tribute to late former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, during its sitting at Gordon House. Mr. Abe, who was Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister, was shot on July 8 while giving a speech at a political event in the Japanese City of Nara and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital. He was...

The eagerly awaited top-10 finalists in the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition have been announced. The songs were presented to the public during a virtual press briefing hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport on Thursday (July 7). The artistes and songs are Magic Flute, with ‘I’m A Proud Jamaican’; Interest – ‘Rock To Da Beat’; Dez...

The Government of Jamaica will be providing $140 million for drain cleaning and other mitigation exercises for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This disclosure was made by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie on Thursday (June 7) while addressing a disaster preparedness town hall in Rocky Point, Clarendon. “We are going to be making available the...

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...

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...