January 19, 2017
Special-Education Regional Round Table from January 24 to 26
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be hosting a Special-Education Regional Round Table from January 24-26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The conference will be held under…
January 19, 2017
ECC Receives $20 Million to Assist with Development Of ECIs
JIS: The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that it received $20 million in 2016 to help with efforts to develop early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that are in need. This amount was donated…
January 12, 2017
Debate on Bill to Give CMI University Status Gets Under Way
JIS: The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 10), started debate on legislation to give the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) university status. The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2016 was piloted by…
January 12, 2017
Gov’t Increases Funding to Child-Abuse Hotline
JIS: The Government has increased funding to 1-888-PROTECT (776-8328), the hotline set up to receive reports of child abuse, which will enable the service to operate 24 hours. The hotline, set up…
January 11, 2017
State Offering Assistance to Child and Family
JIS: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the State is offering assistance to the child and family who have been caught up…