Jamaica Made- Damian Jr Gong Marley

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology through the Universal Service Fund (USF) is on a mission to make access to the internet and related technologies commonplace. One of the USF’s key initiatives under this mandate has been the roll out of Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island. A CAP was recently established at the Maverly Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew, part of efforts to further empower students at the institution and persons in the surrounding communities to live, work and do business in a technological age.

The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) is a funding mechanism under the Climate Investment Fund, which helps developing countries, like Jamaica, incorporate climate resilience into our growth and development plans. Essentially, the government and its private partners have secured funding to ensure that the country is prepared for severe weather conditions.

The performance of students at the primary level is expected to improve significantly with the implementation of the Specialist Teacher Model. The model requires schools to identify teachers who will function as specialists for mathematics, language, science and social studies.

The Jamaican Government has made the commitment to transform the public sector into a robust, efficient and effective administration. Under the current public sector transformation programme, five areas are being given priority attention. On today’s programme we give updates on two of those areas.