September 1, 2018
Western Schools Ready for New School Year
JIS: Educators in western Jamaica say they are approaching the 2018/2019 academic year with a renewed sense of optimism. This optimism, they note, stems from the ever increasing willingness of parents to…
September 1, 2018
Cabinet Approves Contracts for Additional Textbooks
JIS: Cabinet has approved the awarding of a contract, valued US$1,941,848.34, to Carlong Publishers Limited to supply and distribute textbooks for students in grades one to three islandwide, under the Government’s…
September 1, 2018
NPSC Ramps up Social-Intervention Machinery
JIS: Equipping parents with effective parenting skills is believed to be a powerful strategy to help keep children on the right path, and the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), has been…
September 1, 2018
ECC Calls on Operators of ECIs to Get Registered
JIS: Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, is reminding operators of early-childhood institutions (ECI) that they are required to register their institutions with the ECC. “If you are registered,…
September 1, 2018
Parents Encouraged to Take Advantage of Options in Purchasing Textbooks
JIS: The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to take advantage of the varied options to minimise expenses for the purchase of textbooks for the 2018/19 academic year. Speaking with JIS…