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Minister Hylton's tour of Factories Corporation of JamaicaNewly-appointed Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton has indicated that he intends to support the Caymanas Economic Zone Project as this project is geared towards creating job.....
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-01-13 15:24:12 # Views :3817
Education Minister calls for new way of teaching MathematicsMinister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling for a new way of teaching Mathematics in the classroom......
Jamaica Information Service | 2014-12-23 22:38:24 # Views :3708
Government of Jamaica agrees to pension plan for District ConstablesThe Government of Jamaica has agreed to the establishment of a pension programme for District Constables as a component of the 2010/12 Heads of Agreement with the island’s police groups......
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-10-03 20:28:37 # Views :3665
Education Minister says Jamaican Education System ranks highly with those of developed CountriesEducation Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the country’s education system ranks highly with those of other countries, particularly developed nations, whose standards Jamaica surpasses in.....
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-08-23 17:15:58 # Views :3489
1,300 COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES TO BE EMPLOYEDThe Ministry of Health and Wellness is to employ an additional 1,300 community health aides (CHAs) as part of a strategic framework to prepare the population to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19)......
Jamaica Information Service | 2020-05-20 17:10:33 # Views :3436
JSIF to provide Grant funding for community tourism activitiesSeveral communities across the island are slated to benefit from grant funding to support community tourism initiatives under the National Best Community Competition and Programme (NBCCP)......
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-01-11 10:27:27 # Views :3340
Education Minister to focus on underperforming schoolsMinister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says he will be placing focus on underperforming schools, noting that he will be visiting these institutions to assess their needs and provide them with th.....
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-01-11 10:30:05 # Views :3294
Tivoli Gardens High received high-tech learning equipment from PetrojamStudents at the Tivoli Gardens High School in West Kingston, now have access to interactive learning equipment, which will stimulate greater interest in education, while enhancing the numeracy and lit.....
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-01-12 09:08:32 # Views :3282
OCR records over 24,000 reports of child abuseThe Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has received over 24,000 reports of child abuse, since its inception in 2007. It is estimated that some 7,000 cases were received in 2011......
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-01-18 08:50:29 # Views :3203
Jamaican Government taking measures against dengueThe Government is taking measures to contain the number of dengue cases and to control the breeding of the disease-causing Aedes Aegypti mosquito......
Jamaica Information Service | 2012-10-11 23:51:50 # Views :3120
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German Embassy donates $ 5.7m to Hurricane “Sandy” relief effortsThe Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will receive a $ 5.7 million donation from the German Government to support recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane “Sandy”.
International journalist to be guest speaker at PAJ awardsOutstanding British journalist and union leader Jeremy Dear is to be the guest speaker at the 2012 Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Awards which will be held on Friday December 7 at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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