April 28, 2019
Gov’t Maintaining Policy Implementation to Tackle Gender Disparity in Education
JIS: Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says Government will continue instituting policy changes aimed at tackling gender disparity within the education sector. “Certainly,…
April 28, 2019
Campbell’s Castle School Community Welcomes New Building
JIS: The new $51-million structure, built to replace the Campbell’s Castle Primary School in Manchester, is being welcomed by students, teachers and the wider school community. The two-storey building comprises four classrooms,…
April 24, 2019
Parents Encouraged Not to Isolate Children with Disabilities
JIS: Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, is encouraging parents not to isolate, exclude or discourage…
April 21, 2019
Focus on Children With Special Needs in May
JIS: Jamaica will observe Child Month 2019 in May, under the theme ‘Encourage, Enable, Include Me’. Speaking at the launch,…
April 21, 2019
Adoption Regulations to be Amended
JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says regulations governing the adoption of children in State care are to be amended in order to…