Jamaica’s Government looking to expand partnership with the church

Jamaica’s Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking to expand its partnership with the church to build more schools in Jamaica

Mr Holness said the aim is to enforce a value-based education in the society, after recognizing a “transition” in the country’s foundational values

“I believe the church can play and is playing a very important role in fortifying the society and in ensuring that there isn’t a total collapse of the moral base of the society,” he stated

“I want to use this opportunity to commend the church, in as much as asking for the church to see if more can be done to protect and support our Jamaican civilization,” he added

The Prime Minister was speaking at the 2023 Pentecost Assembly, hosted by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, at the National Arena in Kingston on Sunday,

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Additionally, Prime Minister Holness informed that schools managed by the church continue to perform exceptionally well

“Our education system is not as bad as some would have it to be We have schools that continue to produce world-leading talent,” he stressed

It is against this background that Mr Holness noted that, faith-based education is still valuable, “even as society becomes modernized and takes an agnostic view ”

“Being grounded in a faith-based educational program is still powerful and valuable in today’s world,” the Prime Minister said

Bahamas during Caribbean-American Heritage Month and will celebrate the longstanding people-to-people ties between the Caribbean and the United States ” US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Usha Pitts, said her visit commemorates not just 50 years of Bahamian independence, but also and 50 years of enduring partnership between our two nations

“Next year, the embassy team will move into our new US$310 million complex in downtown Nassau From this base of operations, we look forward to strengthening our bilateral ties for the next 50 years and beyond Vice President Harris’ visit demonstrates the value of our friendship and solidifies our commitment to address climate change and advance our shared democratic principles ”

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The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Jarbas Barbosa, has urged Caribbean and other ministers of health and high-level delegates to utilize all available knowledge and resources to ensure that people’s health is placed at the very centre of the global response to future pandemics and emergencies

“We, the survivors, have the great responsibility and urgent imperative to