January 22, 2017
Second in Series Upskilling Jamaica Training Courses Gets Under Way Monday
JIS: The second in the series of capacity-building courses under the Upskilling and Retooling Jamaica Initiative, gets under way on Monday (January 23) at HEART Trust/NTA locations and other tertiary institutions…
January 22, 2017
Youth Ministry Appoints Committee Chairman To Oversee CDA, OCR Merger
The Ministry of Youth has appointed Micheal McAnuff-Jones to chair a committee that will oversee the merger of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry…
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…