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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), shares in conversation with Executive Director, Jamaicans for Justice, Mickel Jackson (centre) and Commissioner, Independent Commission of Investigations, Hugh Faulkner. They were at the Jamaicans for Justice policy summit on the state of justice, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on March 30.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), shares in conversation with Executive Director, Jamaicans for Justice, Mickel Jackson (centre) and Commissioner, Independent Commission of Investigations, Hugh Faulkner. They were at the Jamaicans for Justice policy summit on the state of justice, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on March 30.

Establishment of Human Rights Institute Under Review

The establishment of a National Human Rights Institute in Jamaica is under review. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the disclosure at the Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) policy summit on the state of justice, held...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), examines a robot being shown to her by instructor, Halls of Learning, Antonia Curtis (right), during the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Career Forum at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on April 1. Observing (from second left) are Instructor, Halls of Learning, Nile Sadler and Deputy Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Ian Boxill.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), examines a robot being shown to her by instructor, Halls of Learning, Antonia Curtis (right), during the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Career Forum at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on April 1. Observing (from second left) are Instructor, Halls of Learning, Nile Sadler and Deputy Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Ian Boxill.

Education Ministry Implements Initiatives to Boost STEAM Learning
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a ceremony for the handover of flood relief cheques to flood-affected small business owners in Port Maria, at the St. Mary’s Anglican Church Hall on Wednesday, March 30.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a ceremony for the handover of flood relief cheques to flood-affected small business owners in Port Maria, at the St. Mary’s Anglican Church Hall on Wednesday, March 30.

Port Maria Small Business Operators get Flood Relief Cheques
Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point while on a recent tour of the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew. Listening (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Senior Social Development Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho, and fisherman Fitzgerald Bowers.
Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point while on a recent tour of the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew. Listening (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Senior Social Development Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho, and fisherman Fitzgerald Bowers.

Beneficiaries of JSIF’S Entrepreneurial Grants Giving Back to Community
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Hon. Norman Dunn
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Hon. Norman Dunn

Jamaica Will Benefit From Accession To Patent Cooperation Treaty

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

Apply Security And Safety Policy To Deal With Student Infractions – Minister

School administrators are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Security and Safety Policy in dealing with student infractions at the institutions. This urging by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, comes against the background of violent student altercations, one fatal, occurring at several high schools since the start of 2022. While acknowledging that principals and other school...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

96 Aspiring Principals Trained

Ninety-six aspiring school leaders have been equipped to assume roles in the nation’s schools, having successfully completed the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Aspiring Principals’ Programme. The graduates, who form Cohort 7, were awarded the Professional Qualification for Principalship, during a virtual presentation ceremony on March 31. Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams, who delivered the...
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(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent virtual town hall on the full resumption of face-to-face classes.
Education

Principals Urged To Craft Programmes To Aid Struggling Students

School leaders are being encouraged to implement programmes and initiatives to support students, particularly those who are facing challenges in their academic journey. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in making the call said that while the Government continues to roll out programmes to “support [students] in a targeted manner, it’s not simply about individual programmes”. “It’s about...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (centre), participate in the breaking of ground for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners’ plant nursery, on reclaimed bauxite lands in St. Ann on Thursday, March 31. They are joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry; Vice President and Country Manager for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South West, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Managing Director of Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), Donna Marie Howe; and Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Sheldon Scott.
Mining

Noranda Breaks Ground For Plant Nursery To Support ‘Operation Discovery Tree’

Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners broke ground for a plant nursery in St. Ann on Thursday (March 31), which will support the entity’s ‘Operation Discovery Tree’ project that is aimed at planting 200,000 trees over the next three years. The facility, which is being developed on mined-out bauxite lands, is expected to complement the country’s tree nursery capabilities, while enhancing the...
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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses a press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, (March 31).
Sport

Catherine Hall Sports Complex To Reopen April 15

The Catherine Hall Sports Complex in St. James will reopen for the hosting of sporting events effective Friday, April 15, following a two-year hiatus. The complex was being used as a temporary location for the Catherine Hall Health Centre, which was closed to facilitate rehabilitation work. The facility also served as a site for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination blitzes. Deputy Mayor...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon (right), in discussion with Director of Operations at the agency Aretha McFarlane, at a recent forum held at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Local Government

67 Per Cent Of Garbage Can Be Used For Composting

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting that its composting pilot project in the parish of Hanover is showing positive signs, and will soon be moved to full implementation. According to Executive Director of the public cleansing agency, Audley Gordon, persons are showing a willingness to “try composting,” and the NSWMA will be teaching the proficiency, because “we...
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