The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising consumers to be vigilant while conducting businesses online. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 30, Information Technology Manager at the CAC, Andrew Evelyn pointed out that the Agency does not have the legal power to pursue merchants who reside overseas. “Our Consumer Protection Act solely protects our local consumers and also...

Montego Bay High School for Girls in St. James is the beneficiary of a new classroom block, which was provided by Food For the Poor Jamaica. Executive Director, David Mair, symbolically handed over the block, comprising three classrooms, to Acting Principal, Gairy Powell, at the school’s annual prize-giving ceremony on November 22, during which the building was dedicated. Mr. Mair...

Employees of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information are now able to access tertiary training through the Ministry’s First Degree Upskilling Initiative. The engagement will enable employees to attain a bachelor’s degree relevant to their fields, through partnerships forged with established tertiary institutions offering University Council of Jamaica (UCJ)-accredited programmes. The Ministry will offset 50 per cent of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill is far advanced and will be taken to Cabinet shortly for its consideration. The Bill seeks to establish a governing body for the teaching profession and a licensing and registration regime for all government-paid teachers. The licensing regime is expected to take...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says a Joint Select Committee of Parliament is considering harsher penalties for persons who commit crimes against children. “Through the Joint Select Committee of Parliament, we’re moving to ensure that we send a very clear signal to the country and to those who will want to perpetrate...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated his appeal for Jamaicans to report cases of child abuse. “The anti-informer culture needs to end,” he said, noting that the lives of vulnerable children are at stake. “I want to encourage more of us to speak when we know that a child is being...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all basic schools must become certified with the Early Childhood Commission (EEC). This, he noted, is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to improve the quality of early-childhood education “giving our babies every opportunity to be properly nurtured and to have highly trained teachers at their disposal”....