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…
January 10, 2017
Education Ministry, Hocking College partnership yields scholarships
Jamaican students pursuing courses through the Joint Commission for Tertiary Education (JCTE), at the Ohio- based Hocking College will be able to benefit from scholarships valued at US$2,196 per semester…
January 9, 2017
Education Ministry cites new, continuing initiatives to help students
Minister of Education, Youth and Information Ruel Reid has announced the rollout of new initiatives to help students and teachers better prepare for examinations such as Grade Six Achievement Test…
January 9, 2017
HEART Trust/NTA, National Youth Service Among Learning Agencies To Be Merged
JIS: The HEART Trust/NTA, the National Youth Service and the Jamaican Foundation for Life Long Learning are to be merged. Education Minister Ruel Reid says discussions about the process are underway. He said…