Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says to date a total of 954 of 983 primary and high schools have been approved as COVID-19-compliant by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “This means there has been a physical reinspection of our schools for COVID and non-COVID issues,” Mrs. Williams said, during the sitting of the House of Representatives...

Staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF) have benefited from a capacity-building workshop to enable them to respond to the needs of children in the protective system more effectively. The training was conducted over 14 weeks by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Institution Monitoring Services Unit and comprised 29 sessions covering the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA),...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets newly appointed Minister of State, Hon. Zavia Mayne, on his arrival at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston for the first day of work on Tuesday (January 11).

The Government will be increasing its budgetary spending by approximately $25.8 billion during the current fiscal year. This has increased the overall expenditure to $893 billion. The information is contained in the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2021/22 fiscal year, which was tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says several changes have been made to the planning permission and building approval processes of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), to improve transparency and accountability and for greater efficiency. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the KSAMC on January 11, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, Mayor Williams...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until January 27, 2022. Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on January 11. “This means that the curfew hours will remain from 10:00 p.m. nightly to 5:00 a.m. the following morning,...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is making every effort to ensure that the school environment is as safe as possible for students and teachers. The Prime Minister implored parents and guardians to closely monitor their children and to keep them at home if there is any indication that they are not well. “This is the...