More than 30 children living in the community of Bath in St. Thomas, along with their parents participated in the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) intervention initiative on Friday, October 22. The community of Bath was the scene of the abduction of two young girls aged nine and 13 years old, recently. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Director,...

A proposal for the establishment of seven years of secondary education in Jamaica has been approved by Cabinet. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure while addressing Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, said this will allow all students to have access to learning opportunities in grades 12 and 13 (sixth form). “The...

Administration of the 2021/22 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for grade six will begin on February 22, 2022, with the sitting of the Ability Test. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. Grade-six students will sit the Language Arts Performance Task on March 23 and the Mathematics component on March 24, and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information, the Hon. Robert Morgan says the Government is committed to fast tracking the review of the Access to Information Act reforms. “The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is currently awaiting comments from the Attorney General’s Chamber on a Cabinet submission with respect to this review. Once the comments...

Jamaica will, for the second consecutive year, host the Live2Lead Global Leadership Conference, slated for Friday (October 8) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. This year’s renewal of the highly anticipated event, which will also be accessible online via a secured digital platform, has attracted more than 10,000 participants, inclusive of business leaders and stakeholders from Jamaica...

The Access to Information Division of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), today (September 30), hosted an Access to Information Civil Society and Media Stakeholder forum. The event formed part of the division’s activities for ‘Right to Know Week 2021’, which ends on October 1. The Week is being observed under the theme ‘The Right to Know –...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Administration is enabling transparency through the sharing of critical data, under the Access to Information Act. The Minister said Jamaica has ratified or signed 17 multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters, in Latin America and the...

A slew of activities has been planned for Access to Information ‘Right to Know Week’, which will be observed from September 27 to October 1 under the theme ‘The Right to Know – Building Back Better with Access to Information’.                                . Being spearheaded by the Access to Information Unit (AIU) in partnership with the United Nations (UN) in Jamaica, the...

Cabinet has ratified a decision proposing the establishment of an Enterprise Team to oversee the divestment/privatisation of Nutrition Products Limited (NPL). The entity, which falls under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, produces and distributes nutritious meals and snacks to schools islandwide, under a national nutrition programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says in addition to ratifying the decision...