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New housing policy to bolster water security effort; Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities to become body corporate; and public urged to assist efforts to help the hearing impaired children.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, has instructed schools not to charge more than 5,000 dollars for registration packages for the upcoming academic year. This is keeping with the Ministry’s call for schools to ensure education remains accessible and affordable for all.

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) to extend the domestic monitoring of the Economic Reform Programme. The MOU will see EPOC continuing in its monitoring role beyond the end of Jamaica’s Precautionary Standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That arrangement concludes in November this year.

Several bridges to be repaired; draft National Spatial Plan to be completed by December: and members of the public encouraged to get hearing assessments as part of regular medical check-ups.

EPOC to extend domestic monitoring of economy; Georges River Bridge rehabilitated; and parents urged to enrol hearing impaired children in schools for the deaf.

Work underway on Port Royal Cruise Terminal; St James Health Department strengthens vector control programme; and tertiary students receive scholarships.

Fire affected farmers in St. Elizabeth to get assistance; National Security Ministry to roll out public safety ambassador programme; and Education Ministry to Host Tertiary and Employment Fairs.

CARICOM members urged to join lobby on Medical Cannabis; Govt working to extend sports cooperation agreement with China; and PATH students to receive back to school grants.

All in place for start of new school year, public again urged to help curb the spread of mosquito borne illnesses and defective concrete bridge in Barbican, St. Andrew to be replaced.

Cannabis Import/Export regulations coming soon, Tourism Ministry facilitating specialized hospitality courses and primary school students to benefit from numeracy and literacy initiative