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The School of Nursing formerly the Nursing Department was one of the first four departments of the Excelsior Community College when it began it's official sojourn in September 1974 . The idea was to offer an associate degree programme with a bias towards school nursing, this however was met with resistance from certain quarters. What eventually materialized was a programme...

The vision for the College is “A world class training institution producing excellent teachers, sports and recreational professionals to meet local, regional and inter-national demand”. The mission of the G C Foster College of Physical Education and Sport is to “contribute to social and economic development through the optimal preparation of Physical Education teachers, athletes, recreation and sports specialists; utilizing...

The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is the Law Office of the Government charged with the responsibility for the preparation of draft legislation. It consists of a cadre of attorneys-at-law headed by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and supported by administrative and secretarial staff. 2. Role and Mission The role and mission of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is: a....

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC) is the first institution of its kind within the English Speaking Caribbean to provide professional and technical training in the Arts, offering qualification at the Bachelor, Associate Degree and Certificate levels. Prior to this establishment the schools of the Arts operated separately, at different locations. In 1976 through an...

The Norman Manley Law School is named after the famed politician and lawyer, the late Hon. Norman Washington Manley Q.C. He was born in Jamaica on July 4, 1893, at Roxborough in Manchester. He attended Beckford and Smith High School and later Jamaica College where he distinguished himself as a scholar and athlete. In 1914 he was awarded the Rhodes...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is a statutory entity under the Ministry of Justice. The Council’s mandate is to administer an efficient and coordinated legal aid system in Jamaica.

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) was established by the Early Childhood Commission Act (2003), in keeping with the strategic goal of the Government of Jamaica to improve the quality of early childhood care, education and development within the early childhood sector. The ECC, which is an agency of the Ministry of Education, coordinates all activities, development plans and programmes within...

The Council of Community The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, formed by an Act of Parliament, which was passed in December 2001, to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. The Council which comprises members of the Colleges, representatives from other sectors of the tertiary and secondary...

The Legal Reform Department is the principal Law Reform Agency in Jamaica and is one of the four legal Departments under the Ministry of Justice, the others being: the Attorney General’s Department, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Legal Reform Department had its genesis in 1973 as a division under...

Mission and Objectives The mission of the Law Revision Unit is to facilitate access to current laws through the preparation of the revised pages of the Laws of Jamaica (Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation). The main objectives of the Unit are: a) To have the revised pages for the Laws (Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation) published by July and September each year...

Surrounded in the mist, high in the majestic Blue Mountains of Jamaica grows the world's finest coffee. At 5,000 feet above sea level the rich soil and continuous rainfall serendipitously combined to create conditions perfect for cultivating the world's most distinguished brew, the Jamaica Blue Mountain® Coffee. Famous for its perfection in flavour, intense aroma and balanced taste, Wallenford 100%...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI), the training arm of the Ministry of Justice, was established by an Act of Parliament as a training Institute in July 1997. Its overarching mandate is to provide training and staff development activities of the highest quality to meet the needs and build the capacity of Jamaica’s Justice Sector’s staff members in accordance with international...