The Government will be spending $567.18 million to carry out infrastructural projects within schools for the 2020/21 period. A previous sum of $1.42 billion had been allocated in the 2020/21 Budget for the Ministry’s capital projects. However, this had to be reduced by 60 per cent when the Budget was adjusted to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Making the...

The Government is now in the process of implementing the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems within the education sector, with the aim of improving the quality of outputs from educational institutions. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said it is expected that the Ministry will be ISO 9001 certified before December 2021....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says work to build and renovate several markets islandwide is at varying stages of completion. He provided an update during his 2020/21 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), under the theme ‘Building National Resilience through Continuous Investment in Local Government’. Mr. McKenzie advised that...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has embarked on a project to improve its facilities islandwide. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, said the construction of a modern office building in St. Ann’s Bay, at a cost of $527 million, has been completed and will be opened in September. He also informed that $109 million will be spent to completely...

A total of 5,000 persons will be facilitated under this year’s renewal of the Government’s National Youth Summer Employment Programme (NYSEP), slated for August. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who indicated that the number represents an increase of 1,000 persons over the number of participants last year. He was making his...

The Employment Agencies Unit has continued to undertake routine inspection of private employment agencies to ensure compliance with the Employment Agencies Regulation Act as it seeks to place persons in overseas jobs. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mike Henry, says figures for the 2019/2020 fiscal year indicate that close to 7,000 Jamaicans were placed in overseas jobs, mainly...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mike Henry, says the Early Stimulation Programme continues to play a critical role in ensuring that young children zero to six years old with developmental disabilities are stimulated, rehabilitated and empowered through early intervention strategies and techniques. He noted that centre-based and community-based rehabilitation in more than 200 communities across the island is...