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

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,...
(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.
(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.

Principals Urged To Craft Programmes To Aid Struggling Students
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, March 31, 2022
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.
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.

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

Catherine Hall Sports Complex To Reopen April 15

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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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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).
Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation Warns Event Organisers

The St. James Municipal Corporation says that no permits will be granted to organisers of entertainment events who fail to adhere to the necessary guidelines governing the staging of such activities. Speaking at a press conference at the Corporation’s office in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (March 31), Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, reminded event organisers...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, during a recent ceremony to hand over antiseptic wipes donated by Jamaica’s Consul General of New York, Alsion Roache Wilson, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston, recently. The special partnership project was undertaken as part of the Consulate General of Jamaica, New York’s Economic Diplomacy and Social/COVID-19 Programme. The aim of the programme is to leverage the Consulate General’s diplomatic connections and network for the socio-economic development of Jamaica.
Education

PHOTO: Education Ministry Receives Wipes

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, during a recent ceremony to hand over antiseptic wipes donated by Jamaica’s Consul General of New York,...
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Finance & Public Service

STATIN Reports 6.7 Per Cent For October To December Quarter

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a 6.7 per cent growth out-turn for the October to December 2021 quarter as Jamaica continues to rebound from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is the sixth consecutive quarter of growth since a 15.6 per cent decline in the June 2020 quarter. The expansion in economic activity for the...
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Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30
Gender Affairs

JIS Donates Sanitary Products To Women’s Centre Of Jamaica Foundation

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has received a donation of sanitary products, which will be distributed to adolescent mothers served by the entity’s 18 locations across the island. The menstrual pads and other sanitary items were provided by the Public Relations and Marketing Department of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) with the support of members of staff and...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under the theme ‘Born to Do Maths’.
Education

PHOTOS: Maths Week Church Service

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under...
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Director of the Meteorological Service Division, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, about its new doppler weather radar to be commissioned ahead of the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season.
EnvironmentWeather and Climate Change

MET Service To Commission New Doppler Weather Radar

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is working to commission its new doppler weather radar by the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director of the Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, has shared with JIS News the Division’s preparatory work for the full functioning of the new system, which will enhance the country’s early warning process. “The doppler radar...
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