Psychosocial support and targeted learning-loss interventions have served as central pillars of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s recovery effort in Region Five in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Regional Director, Susan Nelson Smith, told JIS News that emotional well-being was prioritised before and during the reopening of schools. She noted that the initiative was first implemented among...

Students at Stony Hill Technical High School in St. Andrew are now benefiting from enhanced access to digital training and workplace-ready skills, following the official opening of an Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at the institution. The facility, valued more than $10 million, was commissioned on Friday (January 9) and represents a major investment by...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has sought to reassure Jamaicans that there is no ban on festive celebrations. The Prime Minister was responding to rumours circulating on social media that citizens were prohibited from hosting parties during the Christmas season. Dr. Holness warned that misinformation has the potential to undermine public order. “There are those people…who are...

 

Following the devastation caused by Category Five Hurricane Melissa, Cabinet has issued a directive cancelling Christmas parties across government entities this year. This was stated by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, at Wednesday’s (December 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “We have agreed to allow small in-ministry or in-department recognition...

Scores of student leaders from Corporate Area high schools have benefited from training in conflict resolution and gender-based violence (GBV). The session, held recently at the Haile Selassie High School, aimed to sensitise the young people about the core concepts of GBV, including how to recognise, distinguish, and respond appropriately to its different forms and to empower them to be...

Funds raised through the Government’s Support Jamaica portal will be directed towards the purchase of building materials to assist in rebuilding the homes of Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Addressing Wednesday’s (December 3) Post‑Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, announced that the...