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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with Jamaica 60 Scholarship awardees at a symbolic presentation ceremony held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry, 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Among those sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left); State Minister, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (fourth left); and President of the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (background left).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with Jamaica 60 Scholarship awardees at a symbolic presentation ceremony held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry, 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Among those sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left); State Minister, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (fourth left); and President of the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (background left).

16 Students Receive Scholarships Valued at US$40,000

Sixteen tertiary-level students have received scholarships valued at some US$40,000, through support from the Jamaican Diaspora. The presentations were made during a symbolic ceremony for the ‘Jamaica 60 Diamond Jubilee Gala Scholarships’ held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry...
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses the opening ceremony of the JSEZA’s first physical Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) at Kingston Wharves Limited, on Wednesday (March 22).
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses the opening ceremony of the JSEZA’s first physical Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) at Kingston Wharves Limited, on Wednesday (March 22).

Minister Hill Urges Local Companies to Train More Jamaicans
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.

PHOTOS: Jonathan Grant Students Take Road Code Test
National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth (centre), Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (March 22). She is flanked by Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region six, Camae Thompson Burrell (left) and Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region two, Shauna-Gay Young Henry.
National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth (centre), Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (March 22). She is flanked by Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region six, Camae Thompson Burrell (left) and Regional Mathematics Coordinator for region two, Shauna-Gay Young Henry.

Maths Week is March 26 to 31
Chairman of the Finance Committee, Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory School Board, Steve Distant, makes a presentation to Dr. Margarette Brissett Bolt for her late mother, Gloria Brissett, who was a principal of the school. Occasion was the long-service awards ceremony held on at the institution in Liguanea, St. Andrew, on Saturday (March 18).
Chairman of the Finance Committee, Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory School Board, Steve Distant, makes a presentation to Dr. Margarette Brissett Bolt for her late mother, Gloria Brissett, who was a principal of the school. Occasion was the long-service awards ceremony held on at the institution in Liguanea, St. Andrew, on Saturday (March 18).

PHOTOS: Sts. Peter and Paul Recognition Ceremony

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Fourth- and fifth-form students at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston work on new laptops provided by E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam). The first 30 of 68 devices were officially handed over to the institution during a ceremony on Wednesday (March 15).
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10,000 Laptops Being Provided to High Schools

A total of 173 secondary-level institutions across the island will be provided with 10,000 laptops, valued at $4.3 million, to outfit their computer laboratories. The initiative is being undertaken by E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJAM). The devices will assist students in preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and also help in developing...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
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500 Fifth and Sixth-Form Graduates to Benefit from Special Internship Programme

Five hundred fifth and sixth-form graduates who have not matriculated to tertiary studies will benefit from a one-year special internship in government entities and companies of private-sector partners. They will also get a monthly stipend of $70,000, said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as he made his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Thursday...
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Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.
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CPFSA Hosts Anti-Bullying Workshop Thursday

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host its third anti-bullying workshop series on Thursday (March 16). The online event will focus on the ‘Bystander Effect’ which happens when a group of people watch a bullying incident and no one responds. Research and Development Manager at the CPFSA, Gleasia Reid Smith, told JIS News, that bullying is influenced...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question posed by a student from the Denham Town High School in Kingston, during a Restorative Justice (RJ) school tour in partnership with the Ministry of Justice. The session was held at the Open Bible Church on Spanish Town Road Tuesday (March 14).
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RJ School Tour Engages Denham Town High Students

Scores of students from Denham Town High School in Kingston have benefited from support to better handle conflicts through the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Youth’s restorative justice (RJ) school tour. Denham Town High is one of 500 schools being targeted for the intervention, which aims to promote alternative dispute resolution measures as a means of...
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Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic pollutants (POPs) commonly found in certain industries and substances in Jamaica. The handover ceremony was held on Thursday (March 9) at NEPA’s offices in Kingston. UNDP and NEPA are undertaking the public-education initiative as part of a comprehensive national project to reduce and eventually eliminate the importation, stockpiling and use of sources of POPs in Jamaica. POPs are present in widely used chemicals such as dielectric fluids in electrical equipment, flame retardants and pesticides. Exposure to POPs is hazardous to human health and has been linked to chronic illnesses, certain cancers, birth defects, and dysfunctional immune and reproductive systems.
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PHOTOS: UNDP Hands Over Educational Children’s Book to NEPA

Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic...
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The new Victor Lowe STEM Centre Building, located at Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
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STEM Centre Opened at Manning’s School in Westmoreland

Students of Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, now have access to higher quality education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), following the opening of the institution’s Victor Lowe STEM Centre. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on Friday (March 10), officially opened the state-of-the-art facility, named in honour of past student and entrepreneur, Victor Lowe, who was...
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