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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Excelsior Community College’s College Week 2022 church service held recently at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Excelsior Community College’s College Week 2022 church service held recently at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston.

Excelsior Community College Commended For Resilence During COVID-19

The Excelsior Community College is being hailed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, for its innovation and resilince in offering post-secondary-level training programmes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She noted that the institution has been “agile in...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.

Health Ministry Moves To Clear Backlog Of Elective Surgeries
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.

More Than $720 Million Invested In Technology And Improved Infrastructure In Justice Sector
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), engages member of the Wilson’s Run Community Development Committee, Kacia Brown (left), following the official handover of Starapple Lane and Common Road in Troy, Trelawny, on Tuesday, May 3. Looking on are Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett-Smith; and General Manager for Finance and Procurement at JSIF, Orville Hill. Common Road and Starapple Lane were rehabilitated under a $106-million project implemented by JSIF.
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), engages member of the Wilson’s Run Community Development Committee, Kacia Brown (left), following the official handover of Starapple Lane and Common Road in Troy, Trelawny, on Tuesday, May 3. Looking on are Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett-Smith; and General Manager for Finance and Procurement at JSIF, Orville Hill. Common Road and Starapple Lane were rehabilitated under a $106-million project implemented by JSIF.

Trelawny Farming Community Gets Improved Roads

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Committee To Consider Granting Prescriptive Rights To Advanced Nursing Practitioners

A Committee chaired by Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer has been formed to consider the granting of prescriptive rights to advanced nursing practitioners. Other committee members include Professor Howard Spencer (Medical Council Registrar), Dr. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney (Nursing Council Chair), Dr. Eugennie Brown-Myrie (Pharmacy Council Chair), Heather McGrath (Family Nurse Practitioner), Patsy Edwards Henry (Nurses Association of Jamaica President) and Patricia Ingram-Martin (Chief...
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Marketing Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Candace Ming (left) and Project and Business Development Manager, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin (right), hand over recycling bins for plastic containers to Manager, Plantation Smokehouse, Leon Jones. Plantation Smokehouse is among entities that have joined the Tourism Recycling Partnership Initiative being implemented by the TPDCo and the RPJ. The establishment also received a recycling cage (not pictured) to store the plastic containers for pickup.
Tourism

Entities Urged To Join Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership

Entities within the tourism industry are being encouraged to participate in the Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative. Being implemented by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in partnership with Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), the initiative is geared towards reducing plastic pollution in resort areas. Project and Business Development Manager, Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin, told JIS News that the initiative is...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
TransportYouth

Government Provides Buses To Transport Portland Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing four buses to assist students in Portland, particularly those attending Happy Grove High School, who are experiencing challenges as a result of the work under way on the Portland to St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, told JIS News that a decision...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two Ministries, to establish restorative justice practices in the school system, at the Ministry of Education and Youth, in Kingston, on May 3. Observing (from left) are Director for Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Coordinator for the National Restorative Justice Programme, Andriene Lindsay.
Justice

Ministries Sign Restorative Justice MOU

The Ministry of Education and Youth is partnering with the Ministry of Justice to use restorative justice practices in the school system. Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two Ministries, at the Ministry of Education and Youth, in Kingston, on May 3, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the system has been used...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

School Nutrition Policy Coming

The Government will be implementing a school nutrition policy aimed at keeping children healthy by encouraging them to increase the consumption of vegetables and drinking more water as opposed to sugary beverages. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure in his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 3. “This...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (at lectern), addresses attendees at a ceremony to officially launch the Jamaica Systemic Risk Assessment Tool (J-SRAT) held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 3). Pictured at the head table (from left) are Director-General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Head, Political and Development Team, British High Commission, Oliver Blake.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWeather and Climate Change

Jamaica The First To Launch Climate Risk Analysis Tool

Jamaica now has the capacity to conduct more informed climate risk analyses to better guide the public sector’s decision-making regarding future infrastructural investments. This follows the official launch of the Jamaica Systemic Risk Assessment Tool (J-SRAT) by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during a ceremony at The Jamaica...
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