The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says its Access Jamaica Initiative has done well for the country’s reputation in the diaspora. Access Jamaica is an event staged by PICA for Jamaicans living overseas, which allows them to apply for new Jamaican passports, renew or replace passports. PICA told JIS News that the last staging, which was held October 8-10,...

The national voter identification (ID) cards have been brought up to international standard, with new design and security features added. The cards, which are being distributed by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), and are set to expire in 2031, pioneer a new level of identification security for Jamaica. Public Education Officer at the EOJ, Daynia Harper, who provided details...

Recently appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is commending the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) for maintaining its reputation as the lead agency for credible government information for more than 50 years. “I want to thank you for the work that you have been doing over the years....

Students at the Jamaica House Basic School are benefiting from a reading initiative being undertaken by the Kiwanis Club of Papine at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. The signature project of the Club, titled ‘Reading for the Stars Reading Competition’, involves partnership with web-based program, Lalilo by Renaissance application. It will run from January 2022 to April 2022 and...

Forty-seven wards of the State, who excelled in their external exams, will be recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) during a ceremony on Friday (January 28). Chairperson for the CPFSA’s Events Planning Committee/Director, Financial Management and Accounting Services, Michelle McIntosh Harvey, told JIS News that wards who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) and Caribbean...

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) is advising that registration for the Grade Four Primary Exit Profile (PEP4) for 2022 administration will be done electronically via the PEP Online Registration System, which can be found at pepregistration.moey.gov.jm. The Registration Portal is now open and will close on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, it...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be rolling out its ‘Yard to Yard Find the Child’ Initiative, which is a national call to action to identify, locate and re-engage students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the initiative will run for three months from January to March 31, 2022. “Through this initiative, 580 youth workers under the HOPE programme...