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

Audit To Be Conducted On Use Of Metal Detectors In Schools

Beginning Monday, March 28, the Ministry of Education and Youth will be conducting a full audit of the extent to which metal detectors are being used in public schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says this will form part of...
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Jamaicans Must Continue To Exercise Good IPC Practices – CMO
Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness.
Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness.

Public Service Announcement – Saturday And Sunday, March 26 and 27, 2022
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Standards Revised For Transportable Gas Containers
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is in discussion with Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (centre), and Community Health Aide (CHA), Sophia Manderson, during a recent visit to the health facility in St. Catherine.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is in discussion with Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (centre), and Community Health Aide (CHA), Sophia Manderson, during a recent visit to the health facility in St. Catherine.

Ground Breaking For Spanish Town Hospital Expansion This Year

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(FILE) National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Chair for the Primary Specialist Teacher Model Oversight Committee, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on June 5.
Education

Emphasis On Parents And Students During Maths Week

The Ministry of Education and Youth is expected to impact more than 20,000 students along with parents during Maths Week, which will be observed from March 27 to April 1. This year’s theme is ‘Born to do Maths’, and according to the National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, the Ministry is using its 2021 theme again, particularly in the face...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines a piece of equipment as Project Manager of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Dwight Mullings (left), conducts a tour of the $47-million Elim Agro-Processing Plant that was officially handed over to Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St Elizabeth and the wider farming community, on Thursday (March 24).
ScienceTechnologyYouth

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy Gets Elim Agro-Processing Plant

The Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth is the beneficiary of the $47-million Elim Agro-Processing Plant that was officially handed over to the school and the wider farming community on Thursday (March 24) The 2,200 sq. ft. facility was donated by the J. Wray & Nephew Limited Foundation following the closure of the Appleton...
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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) logo.
Commerce

Disruption Of CAC Phone Lines And Internet Services

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) wishes to advise the public of the disruption of its phone lines, which has impacted its Electronic Management Systems and other Internet services. While the technicians are working assiduously to repair the system to restore communication, persons are being encouraged to leave messages at (876) 619-4222-30. All queries will be answered once the issue has...
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NWC programmer Shane Bell demonstrating aspects of the digital records platform at the launch.
Water

NWC’s Digital Transformation Continues With Westmoreland Archives Launch

Another leg of the National Water Commission’s Digital Transformation journey has been achieved. This with the launch of phase 1 of the Westmoreland Digital archives last Friday at the NWC’s Savanna La Mar office. The Westmoreland Digital Archive, phase 1, will provide a virtual platform through which NWC customer service representatives and managers can make remote requests to locate customer...
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Author of the book, ‘How Trade Liberalisation Affects a Sugar-Dependent Community in Jamaica’, Dr. Donovan Stanberry, reads an excerpt during its official launch, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on March 16.
AgricultureCommunity

New Book Looks At Impact Of Sugar Regime Change On Monymusk Community

The impact of the changes in the European Union (EU) sugar regime on the Monymusk community in Clarendon is explored in a book written by Registrar at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Dr. Donovan Stanberry. The book, entitled ‘How Trade Liberalization Affects a Sugar-Dependent Community in Jamaica: Global Action, Local Impact’, was launched recently at the...
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Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (pictured second and third left, respectively), are introduced to a team of dignitaries by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left). The officials had gathered at the tarmac of the Norman Manley International Airport on Thursday (March 24) to officially bid the Royal couple farewell. They are (from fourth left), Opposition Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (partially hidden); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Monteith; British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Judith Slater; and the Governor-General’s secretary, Claudine Heaven. Their Royal Highnesses were in the island for a three-day Official Visit which formed part of celebrations to mark the 70th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.
Foreign Affairs

Royals Take Off After Whirlwind Visit To Jamaica

The departure of the Royal Airforce aircraft from the Norman Manley International Airport on Thursday (March 24) with Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aboard, ended their activity-filled three-day official visit to Jamaica. At the airport, Their Royal Highnesses were treated to an official farewell, including a Royal Salute given to The Duke of Cambridge by a...
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