The following is a fact sheet regarding Ebola, formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever. There are no reported cases of the Ebola virus in Jamaica at this time. The Ministry of Health has ultimate oversight for the surveillance and response strategies to any possible cases of the virus in Jamaica. World Health Organisation FACT SHEET on Ebola What is Ebola? Ebola,...

Initiated in 1962, the Independence Celebrations were considered integral to national development as a way of giving Jamaicans a sense of who they are, and what their history and culture is all about. Jamaica 50 broadened the concept of the Independence celebrations to a programme of activities which would also serve to catalyse positive national response towards developmental goals. Customarily,...

Initiated in 1962, the Independence Celebrations were considered integral to national development as a way of giving Jamaicans a sense of who they are, and what their history and culture is all about. Jamaica 50 broadened the concept of the Independence celebrations to a programme of activities which would also serve to catalyse positive national response towards developmental goals. Customarily,...

The Vision 2030 Jamaica public education campaign has been significantly boosted with the introduction of a Youth Ambassador programme. This initiative evolved from a partnership between the Vision 2030 Secretariat in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), under an annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2012. Under the arrangement, each newly-crowned Jamaica...

“They Call me Teacher” is the aptly titled biography of the Most Honourable Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke, ON, GCMG, GCVO, CD, Jamaica’s fourth, native-born Governor General. While most Jamaican’s will remember Sir Howard as being the Queen’s representative, Sir Howard was, at his core, an educator. Sir Howard was born in Goodwill, St. James, on November 13, 1915 to...

After the pressures of GSAT, CSEC and other exams children and parents are more than grateful for the unstructured play and downtime summer break presents. Unfortunately, children who do not remain academically engaged over the summer lose some of the learning they received in the previous school year. Students who are not stimulated over the summer break can lose from...

After the pressures of GSAT, CSEC and other exams children and parents are more than grateful for the unstructured play and downtime summer break presents. Unfortunately, children who do not remain academically engaged over the summer lose some of the learning they received in the previous school year. Students who are not stimulated over the summer break can lose from...

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde and her delegation will visit Jamaica in June. During her visit, she will meet with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller; the Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips and other senior officials in the Government. The IMF Managing Director will also participate in a number of...

Child Month 2014 was organised under the theme “Parents Take Responsibility: Break the Cycle” which focused on the power of positive parenting. The way parents interact with their children has a direct effect on their development – their level of confidence and self-esteem, their sense of security, their emotional well-being, the way they relate to others, how they deal with...