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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.

Education Ministry Endorses UCJ’s Micro Credentials Push

The Ministry of Education and Youth is in support of the plan by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to expand opportunities for post-secondary education through the implementation of micro credentials. Micro credentials are a series or collection of specially...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts Risden, addresses the Ministry’s townhall series, ‘On a PATH to Transformation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’, on March 13 at the Saint Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall,  in May Pen, Clarendon and online.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts Risden, addresses the Ministry’s townhall series, ‘On a PATH to Transformation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’, on March 13 at the Saint Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall,  in May Pen, Clarendon and online.

PATH Benefits to Be Increased
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Working Out Arrangements to Legally Receive Just under 50 Displaced Haitian Orphans
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers his opening presentation of the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 12).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers his opening presentation of the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 12).

Thousands of Contract Workers in Public Sector are Now Permanent Employees
Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis, delivers remarks during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the institution’s campus in Granville, St. James, recently.
Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis, delivers remarks during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the institution’s campus in Granville, St. James, recently.

Persons Urged to Refrain from Referring to the Police as a Measure for Scolding Deviant Children

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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank, today (March 12).
EducationYouth

CPFSA on Drive to Improve Services to Children at Risk

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is on a coordinated drive to improve the quality of services it provides to children at risk. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the CPFSA, Laurette Adams-Thomas, addressing a JIS Think Tank, today (March 12), said that during this calendar year several initiatives will be undertaken to strengthen the policies and procedures governing...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Initiatives to Protect Students and Teachers in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is taking significant steps to ensure the safety and security of students and staff in schools across Jamaica, particularly in the area of natural disasters such as hurricanes and flash-floods. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details in an address during the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Virtual Pre-Ministerial Forum, on Tuesday, March 12....
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (third left), is joined by members of the Agency’s Finance Department - Stores Officer, Maureen Green (left), Finance Manager, Glenford West (third right), and Accounts Supervisor, Nadia Spaulding-Lindo (right), after handing over donations from Action Chemical and Equipment and IJASS Trading Limited to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home. The presentation was made the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on March 1. Sharing the moment are Company Secretary and Director, Action Chemical and Equipment, Marva Bernard (second left), and Board Chair and Interim Director, Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Sophia Morgan.
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JIS Partners with Corporate Entities to Donate Supplies to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) recently partnered with several corporate entities to make a donation of sanitation and cleaning supplies to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester.  The provisions, which were handed over during a brief ceremony at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on March 1, were facilitated through an initiative of the Finance Department in tandem...
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EducationYouth

UCJ Stages Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 11 to 15

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host the 19th staging of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 11 to 15 under the theme ‘Empowering Higher Education Institutions to Respond to Changing Market Needs’. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Public Relations and Communication at the UCJ, Najae Murray, said that the theme reflects the entity’s commitment to...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.
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Sport Ministry Extends Deadline for Fit for Life Proposals

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has extended the deadline for submission of proposals for the Fit for Life Community Sport Development Initiative. The initiative provides grant funding of $500,000 to each Member of Parliament to jumpstart holistic efforts to promote physical activities and sport at the grassroots level. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who was addressing Wednesday’s...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.
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ETOC Reports to Be Tabled in Parliament

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be tabling the reports from the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) in the House of Representatives. ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Speaking during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the...
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