State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says that the Government is strengthening legislation to provide increased protection for children. Among the measures being undertaken is a repeal of Section 24 of the Childcare and Protection Act, which allows judges to lock up children in penal institutions without charge. Removing this discretion will protect...

Approximately 3,721 women and youth in the agriculture and tourism sectors within various vulnerable communities across parishes will benefit from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund-REDI II Income Generation Grant valued at J$150 Million Dollars. This initiative includes the supply of critical inputs targeting women entrepreneurs and youth between the ages of 18 and 35 in both rural and urban areas....

In the sphere of education, many of the measures that the Government of Jamaica has adopted in response to the global health crisis has been the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels. The need to maintain educational continuity has however presented challenges to which schools have responded with different remote options. There have been increasing concerns regarding the number...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2021 Heritage Competition from October 31 to November 7 at midnight. The annual competition is divided into three components – essay, poster and photography – targeting primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, respectively. It forms part of the JIS’s thrust to engage students in national...

Acting Principal of the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James, Deon Stern-Anglin, says the school will be ready to reopen for face-to-face classes as soon as the Government gives the go-ahead. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced on October 26 that some 376 primary schools have been selected to reopen for face-to-face classes, beginning Monday (November 8)....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is aware of the increased risk of coronavirus (COVID19) infections when schools begin to reopen, but it is a necessary move at this time given the learning loss being experienced by students. “We have always said that once we [reopen school] we know the numbers are going increase. We are...

Several schools are praising the National Water Commission (NWC) after receiving devices from the Commission through its Tablets For Learning Initiative. Through the initiative, the Commission donated 140 tablets to schools across Jamaica. Eleven schools from 11 parishes received 10 tablets each while six schools from three parishes received five tablets each. In addition, the NWC donated 70 SIM cards...