Thread by @AndrewHolnessJM

#Thread
Weekdays curfew hours will remain at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning ending at 5 a.m. on June 3, 2021.
Weekend curfew hours will be modified for the next four weekends starting at 6 p.m. on Saturdays & at 2 p.m. on Sundays, ending at at 5 a.m. the next morning.

For Labour Day, Monday, May 24, 2021, there will be an all-day curfew. Therefore, on Sunday, May 23, the curfew will begin at 2 p.m. and end on Tuesday, May 25, at 5 a.m.

#Schools
The dates for exit examinations are approaching & our students and teachers continue to face challenges with preparation.

Based on the registration data, approximately:

39,000 students are registered to do the PEP Ability Test for Grade 6, scheduled for May 26, 2021

13,951 students in public schools & 101 private candidates are registered to do CAPE.
45,174 students in public schools & 1,162 private candidates are registered to sit CSEC.
These exams are scheduled for June 14 -July 16, 2021, with orals & practicals scheduled to begin June 1.

24,000 students are registered for City and Guilds exams scheduled for August 10-11, 2021; and
16,000 students are registered to sit NCTVET exams scheduled for June 7-11, 2021.

Face-to-face engagement for students preparing for the 2021 sitting of exit examinations constitutes a timely and necessary intervention to better enable students to adequately prepare.

Cabinet has approved the resumption of face-to-face instruction as of Monday, May 10, 2021 for students sitting the PEP 6 Ability Test, & those in Grades 11-13 to sit CSEC, CAPE, City & Guilds and the National Vocational Qualification – Jamaica (NVQ-J).

COVID-19 infection prevention and control protocols will be established, enforced and strictly adhered to at the schools. Provisions have been made through the Regional Offices for disbursement of grants for basic equipment and materials needed for sanitization purpose.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will coordinate with parents and local transport providers to ensure the safe movement of students to and from school.

Where there is need for transportation support for students/families who are experiencing severe financial challenges, this should be communicated to the Regional Office for special support.

Parents are asked to visit our website as of Thursday, May 6, to provide information regarding their transportation routes & distance from schools. This information will help us to finalise specialised support in tandem with transport providers including JUTC, Montego Bay Metro.

Except for students sitting exit examinations, there should be no face-to-face instruction in primary and secondary schools (public and independent). Students are to be instructed using other modalities.

All the other measures remain largely unchanged until June 2, 2021.

The public gathering limit will remain at 10 until June 2.
However, public entities may now hold events limited to handing-overs, launches, ground-breakings, opening ceremonies or similar events; more than 15 persons physically present. Mask-wearing & physical distancing applies.