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(From left) Newly appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Donna-Marie Rowe, and Interim Manager for JIS Television, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, engage in conversation during a meeting with the Agency’s executive leadership and staff for the first time since being assigned the position. The meeting was held at the JIS Television headquarters and virtually on Friday, (January 28).
(From left) Newly appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Donna-Marie Rowe, and Interim Manager for JIS Television, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, engage in conversation during a meeting with the Agency’s executive leadership and staff for the first time since being assigned the position. The meeting was held at the JIS Television headquarters and virtually on Friday, (January 28).

New Information Minister Meets JIS Team (JIS)

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...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reading to children at Jamaica House Basic School on Read Across Jamaica Day in 2017. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reading to children at Jamaica House Basic School on Read Across Jamaica Day in 2017. (FILE)

Reading Project At Jamaica House Basic School
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) logo. (Contributed)
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) logo. (Contributed)

47 Wards of The State to Be Awarded for Academic Achievement
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Registration For Grade 4 PEP Administration To Be Done Electronically
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.

Education Ministry Launches Initiative to Locate Disengaged Students

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Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), presents a certificate of completion to Peram Prem Sagar from Missionaries of the Poor Bethlehem, for successfully completing a capacity-building workshop organised by the CPFSA, for staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the 14-week training session, held on Tuesday (January 11), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
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Residential Childcare Facilities Staff Benefit From Training

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),...
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Grade One Teacher at Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, Ms. Sonia Wilks (right), listens as one of her students reads a book at a recent ceremony.
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Education Minister Encourages Parents And Students To Get Vaccinated

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,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 5).
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Education Minister Reports Smooth Start To Easter School Term

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...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students at the Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, today (January 4), during a handover ceremony for the presentation of a cartridge-free printer and reams of paper, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
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Government Will Continue To Facilitate Face-To-Face Classes

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,”...
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PSA | Early Closure Of RGD Offices On December 31, 2021

The Registrar General’s Department wishes to advise its valued customers that All RGD offices will be closed at 12 noon to the public on December 31, 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Normal operations will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. Please be reminded that applications for birth, death and marriage certificate may be submitted online...
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Annual New Years Eve Fireworks Events Cancelled

Corporation Committed to Public Safety The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) advises that there will be no staging of its signature New Year’s Eve events, Fireworks on the Waterfront and Fireworks on the Bay. The annual Fireworks on the Waterfront and Fireworks on the Bay, hosted respectively by the UDC and its subsidiary, St. Ann Development Company (SADCo), have become a...
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