The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 11), approved the Proceeds of Crime (Designated Non-Financial Institution) (Trust and Corporate Services Providers) Order, 2022. The Order provides for the designation of Trust and Corporate Services Providers as designated non-financial institutions. “This designation reiterates Jamaica’s stance in the fight against money laundering and also signals Jamaica’s compliance with set international obligations and...

The Government has started the onboarding of 362 schools that are in close proximity to its fibre infrastructure. This was disclosed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a statement to the House of Representatives on January 11. Of the 362 schools, connectivity work has started in 43 schools and 30 schools have been fully connected. “For...

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through e-Learning Jamaica Limited, will be procuring 42,311 devices for lower primary and secondary students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that eLearning Jamaica has already acquired 11,500 tablets and is preparing to start the distribution to lower secondary-school students in the rural schools across the island. “This will help to significantly reduce the...

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says to date a total of 954 of 983 primary and high schools have been approved as COVID-19-compliant by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “This means there has been a physical reinspection of our schools for COVID and non-COVID issues,” Mrs. Williams said, during the sitting of the House of Representatives...

The Government will be increasing its budgetary spending by approximately $25.8 billion during the current fiscal year. This has increased the overall expenditure to $893 billion. The information is contained in the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2021/22 fiscal year, which was tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until January 27, 2022. Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on January 11. “This means that the curfew hours will remain from 10:00 p.m. nightly to 5:00 a.m. the following morning,...