The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has embarked on a strategic review of its islandwide network in a bid to improve service delivery. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said based on preliminary data, 14 branch libraries are under review to identify the options for strengthening the programmes and services offered at these locations....

Cabinet has given approval for the acquisition of 91 acres of land at Weston Park (Brooks Common), Clarendon, at a cost of $75 million. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said that the acquisition is to facilitate the regularisation of informal settlers who currently occupy the property. He was speaking at Wednesday’s (November....

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is observing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Awareness Week from November 7 to 15. Several activities have been planned by the National Spatial Data Management Division and the Land Information Council of Jamaica within the Ministry to mark the occasion under the theme, ‘Geospatial Technologies: Enhancing Food Security and Climate Resilience’. The week...

Cabinet has given approval for the Tobacco Industry Regulations Act to be repealed. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the decision is consequent on the closure of the Tobacco Industry Control Authority, which was established by Act, in keeping with the recommendations of the Public Sector Transformation Unit. He was speaking at...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is spearheading activities for Parent Month 2019. During the month of November, several activities will be executed under the ‘Be the Influence’ campaign. This year’s observance of Parent Month is a culmination of the three-year Be the Influence campaign. Chief Executive Officer of the...

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the merger of the entity with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS) and the Apprenticeship Board has better positioned the agency to carry out its role as the driver for human capital development. Dr. Dyer, who was addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, said that...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the impending changes to the Adoption Act are being finalised for preparation of a Cabinet submission. He said that the amendments will make the adoption process in Jamaica less tedious, while protecting the welfare of children. The State Minister, who was speaking at the Child Protection...