Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, continues to encourage parents and students to get vaccinated, in light of the resumption of face-to-face classes. During a recent visit to the Rock Hall Primary School, in St. Andrew, Minister Williams pointed out that the vaccination rate for high schools across the island is only at 32 per cent. “So,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the new school term, which began on Monday (January 3), got off to a good start with lessons being delivered via online and face-to-face learning modalities. She informed that the Easter term commenced with 608 schools opening for face-to-face classes. Of this number, 568 are primary, 10 infant and 30...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, says the Government’s move towards protecting the Jamaican population from exposure to lead in paint, is a step in the right direction. She was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 5), where she gave an update on the Draft Jamaican Standard for Specification for the Limit...

Rock Hall Primary School in rural St. Andrew has benefited from a donation of cartridge-free printer and printing paper by the Usain Bolt Foundation, which will better enable the institution to meet the learning needs of students during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, participated in the handover of the supplies at...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaicans need to recognise the importance of safeguarding themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19), as the country approaches a fourth wave of the pandemic. Addressing a handover ceremony for COVID-19 home testing kits, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on December 30, Dr. Tufton said...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government will continue to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes, which began yesterday (January 3), while being guided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “That’s where the expertise lies. They’ve been guiding us through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; and so we look to them from the education sector,”...

For centuries, Jamaicans, especially in rural communities have been using herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent diseases. However, there is need to be careful when administering herbal medicines and to get guidance from the herbal experts. Research Officer of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) Chelsea Stephenson, made these comments while delivering a lecture titled...