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Senior Director, Children's Affairs and Policy Division at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, addresses students during the Child Conversation – Special Edition event at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland on Friday (May 16).

Education Ministry Hosts Child Conversation at Llandilo School of Special Education

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information on Friday (May 16) hosted its Child Conversation – Special Edition, at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland, as part of Child Month celebration. The goal of the activity was...
Chairperson Emerita of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (right), engages in conversation with student Royheem Reid (left), parent Ruth Doniel (center), and St. Joseph’s Infant School student, De’Andra Hall. They were at a National Children’s Day event held at the St. William Grant Park in Downtown, Kingston on Friday (May 16).
Chairperson Emerita of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (right), engages in conversation with student Royheem Reid (left), parent Ruth Doniel (center), and St. Joseph’s Infant School student, De’Andra Hall. They were at a National Children’s Day event held at the St. William Grant Park in Downtown, Kingston on Friday (May 16).

National Child Month Committee Observes National Children’s Day at St. William Grant Park (PHOTOS)
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw (left), distributes tokens and stickers to students from the St. Thomas Hill View Kinder-Prep School, as part of children
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw (left), distributes tokens and stickers to students from the St. Thomas Hill View Kinder-Prep School, as part of children's day activities on May 16, in Morant Bay.

National Child Month Committee Observes Children’s Day in St. Thomas
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right) leads a ribbon cutting exercise for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St. Mary on May 16. He is joined by, from left, Project Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dane Mclean; JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for South east St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; JSIF Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Country Director for the Caribbean, World Bank Group, Lilia Burunciuc.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right) leads a ribbon cutting exercise for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St. Mary on May 16. He is joined by, from left, Project Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dane Mclean; JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for South east St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; JSIF Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Country Director for the Caribbean, World Bank Group, Lilia Burunciuc.

$244 Million Coastal Protection Project Completed in Annotto Bay, St. Mary
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange displays a Labour Day poster while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (May 16), at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Register Their Projects for Labour Day

Jamaicans are being encouraged to register their projects for Labour Day 2025. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’ Persons or groups can register their projects by visiting the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) website at www.jis.gov.jm....
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, participates in a game of hopscotch during a visit to Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, in observance of National Children’s Day on Friday (May 16).
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Education Leaders Champion Playtime as Key to Child Development

Education stakeholders are underscoring the importance of playtime in the development of the nation’s children. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, asserts that young children’s brains require playtime. “So often, we tell our children to just focus on the schoolwork. But play is an important part of their development, and it helps...
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street-Forrest, presents top student in the entity’s Primary and Preparatory Schools Stock Market Game for Month 2, Zayden Cunningham, with his certificate at today’s (May 16) awards ceremony for students who participated in the competition, at the JSE, downtown Kingston.
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JSE Wants Primary-level Students to Be Financially Literate

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is working to ensure that students at the primary level are financially literate, says Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street-Forrest. Speaking at an awards ceremony for the Primary and Preparatory Schools Stock Market Game for Month 2, at the JSE offices in downtown Kingston, on May 16, the Managing Director said entities in the business community...
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Volunteer from Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles, Dr. Delano Dean, conducts a health check on resident Nicole McDermott, during the organisation’s recent Health Fair Extravaganza at Boscobel Primary and Infant School in St. Mary.
CommunityHealth & Wellness

Hundreds in St. Mary and St. Ann Receive Free Dental and Health Care at ‘1000 Smiles’ Fair

More than 500 residents from Boscobel in St. Mary and surrounding communities, including St. Ann, accessed free dental and health services during the recent Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Health Fair Extravaganza. The event, hosted recently at Boscobel Primary and Infant School, was a collaborative effort involving Beaches Ocho Rios, the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Sandals Foundation, and...
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Jamaicans Urged to Secure Their Family’s Future with a Will

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging Jamaicans to take responsibility for their family’s future by making a will. He said the failure of citizens to prepare wills, resulting in billions in unclaimed assets, systemic overload, family disputes, and even violence, remains a growing concern in Jamaica. Mr. Chuck, who was addressing a Justices of the Peace (JP) sensitisation session...
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