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Members of the graduating batch of 2014 from Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, The Mico University and Moneague College, who graduated with Master of Science degrees from the Central Connecticut State University, take part in the ceremony, held on January 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

Graduates Urged To Get Involved In Transformation Process

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has urged graduates of tertiary institutions to become actively involved in the education and transformation process, to advance their communities and the country. Addressing Master of Science (MSc) graduates from Central Connecticut State...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, telling JIS News about a book drive to assist children’s homes.

NYS to Help Participants Complete Tertiary Education

Executive Director of the National Youth Service, Melvin Smith, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at which he spoke of the agency’s drive to rebuild the culture of volunteerism.

NYS Rebuilding Culture of Volunteerism

Chairperson of the National Youth Service (NYS), Maureen Webber (right), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on December 16. At left is Executive Director, Melvin Smith.

NYS to Increase Awareness About Persons With Disabilities

NYS to Increase Awareness About Persons with Disabilities

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JCDC Invites Entries for Visual Arts and Gospel Song Contests

Talented Jamaican artists, songwriters and performers are being reminded to submit their applications for the 2015 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) visual arts and gospel song competitions. The closing date for entering the Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition is Friday (January 16), while the deadline for the Jamaica Gospel and Children Gospel Song contests is Friday (January 30). For...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, emphasizes a point as he addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (Dec. 16), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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NYS Hails Public-Private Partners

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, is hailing the various public and private sector entities that are supporting its youth employment programmes, which are providing valuable work experience and skills training for thousands of young people across the island. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (December 16), Mr. Smith said the collaboration with the...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith (centre), responds to a question at an information dissemination session for childcare and protection stakeholders, hosted by the Ministry of Education’s Quality Education Circle Thirty-One (QEC 31) cluster of schools on Thursday (December 11), at Troy High School in Trelawny. Others (from left) are: Marsha Baker from the Office of the Children’s Advocate; and Carla Bingham-Ledgister of the Trelawny Parish AIDS Association.

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OCR Calls for Partnerships to Protect Children

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, is appealing for increased partnerships for the care and protection of the nation’s children. He said that the collaboration of all stakeholders, including parents, teachers, community members, private and public sector organisations, is essential in safeguarding children against abuse and ensuring their holistic development. Mr. Greig was addressing an...

Clinical Psychologist and Special Educator, Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities, Dr. Avril Daley, conducts a training and sensitisation workshop for job coaches attached to the National Youth Service (NYS) Empowerment Programme. The workshop is being held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston from December 8 to 12.

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NYS to Help Intellectually Disabled Young Persons

One hundred young persons with intellectual disability are to receive career and personal development training under the National Youth Service (NYS) Empowerment Programme. The pilot programme is slated to commence in January 2015, and will target young people ages 17 to 24 years in five parishes. Deputy Director, Community Services, NYS, Nickeshia Lindsay, said the initiative is part of a...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, addresses participants in the final presentation ceremony for the National Youth Service’ (NYS) Entrepreneurship Competition ‘The Pitch’ at the New Kingston Conference Centre on Thursday (Dec. 4). The top three finalists were awarded a total of $600,000 to invest in their businesses.

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Young People Urged to Create Their Own Jobs

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is encouraging young people seeking jobs, to instead, look to create their own employment. She said the National Youth Service (NYS) offers training programmes for entrepreneurs and urged them to take advantage of those opportunities. Minister Hanna was addressing the final presentation ceremony for the NYS’ Entrepreneurship Competition ‘The Pitch’ held on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), embraces medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, McKoy McNish (centre), as he presents her with a gift basket on behalf of the Child Development Agency (CDA), during the 3rd annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony for wards of the State, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on November 28. Also sharing in the moment is Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna.

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Wards of the State Honoured

A total of 44 students were honoured on November 28 for their outstanding performances in the 2014 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). The students, who are wards of the State, were presented with plaques and scholarships by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, addresses scores of young people at a rap session held at the Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston November 28. The session formed part of activities for Youth Month, which is celebrated in November.

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Youth Urged To Prepare For Global Labour Market

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is urging Jamaica’s youth to prepare to compete in a changing global labor market, and also create their own opportunities for employment. “By 2030, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says we are going to have to create 500 million new jobs…to be able to satisfy the labour demands of young people. Now...