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There are a total of 354 Commitments currently in the database. We are displaying up to 15 at a time.

Reach 97,000 parents to do risk assessments and delivery parenting programme

Some schools will be getting CCTV surveillance system to improve school safety and security.

Actions Taken

Parenting education training reached 25,419 parents; 146 received counselling and psychosocial support.

 

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Status: In Progress

Provide CCTV surveillance system to improve school safety and security

We will continue providing televised learning as another of our extended learning opportunities, to enhance the learning experience in the classroom…the channels will broadcast daily for 24 hours and repeat on weekends.

Actions Taken

Installed CCTV surveillance systems in 6 high schools.

 

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Status: Kept

Continue to provide televised learning

We will continue providing lesson plans to reduce the administrative demands on our teachers.

Actions Taken

Televised learning continued on ReadyTv and PBCJ.

 

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Status: Kept

Continue to provide lesson plans to teachers

As part of the learning recovery, we will continue our efforts at capacity building training for teachers in teaching the National Standards Curriculum with a special focus on strengthening the curriculum implementation teams at the school level.

Actions Taken

892 Lessons Plans now available.

 

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Status: Kept

Continue capacity building training for teachers in teaching the National Standards Curriculum (NSC)

Approximately $6.7 Billion was approved under the School Feeding Programme for the Financial Year 2022/2023. A total of 130,376 beneficiaries are to benefit under the PATH Programme.

Actions Taken

Conducted 165 NSC workshops and 37 Common Planning Time sessions.

 

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Status: Kept

Implement the Yard-to-Yard Find the Child Initiative to finding all out students

Yard-to-Yard Find the Child Initiative: we commit to finding all out students. Our Deans of Discipline and our Guidance Officers will specifically redouble their efforts.

Actions Taken

Implementation stalled; unaccounted students drop from 18,349 to 2,729 without intervention.

 

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Status: Not Kept

Reduce absenteeism by at least a half of the current rate

In 2022/23, we will work to reduce absenteeism by at least a half of the current rate.

Actions Taken

Annual absenteeism decreased from 25% to 15%

 

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Status: In Progress

Enact regulations to govern Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)

Actions Taken

The regulations were not passed in FY 2022/23.

 

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Status: Not Kept

Amend the forest Act

Actions Taken

The amendment was not passed in FY2022/23.

 

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Status: Not Kept

Pursue Climate Change Policy

Actions Taken

Finalised the Climate Change Policy Framework..

 

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Status: Not Kept

Complete the Emissions Policy

Actions Taken

Finalized Policy Framework in 2022/23.

 

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Status: Kept

Amend the Wildlife Protection Act

Actions Taken

The amendment was not passed in FY2022/23.

 

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Status: Not Kept

Develop a Watersheds Policy for Jamaica

Actions Taken

Tabled Green Paper in March 2023. Submission of White Paper to Cabinet ongoing.

 

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Status: In Progress

Enact omnibus Protected Areas legislation

Actions Taken

Enactment not done.

 

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Status: Not Kept

Develop a new Protected Areas Policy to replace the 1997 Protected Areas Policy for Jamaica

Actions Taken

Developed the draft policy; Submission of Green Paper to cabinet ongoing.

 

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Status: In Progress
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