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Youth attending the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) Yute Expression Official Launch and Awards ceremony, held on Wednesday (May 11) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Youth attending the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) Yute Expression Official Launch and Awards ceremony, held on Wednesday (May 11) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Youth The Focus For Sexual Health Programmes

There is an increase in the number of sexually involved youth, pregnancies and related ills, and more actions are needed to reduce these incidents. So said Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who...
Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.
Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

Jamaica To Celebrate Africa Day May 25
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.

30,000 Parents/Guardians Redeem Vouchers For Devices
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 10).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 10).

Science Being Promoted In Schools
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), presents a Chromebook to Seaforth High School student, Sasheika Henry (third left). Occasion was a ceremony for the hand over of 1100 Chromebooks donated by Google to benefit students in St. Thomas, held on Friday (May 6), at the St. Thomas Technical High School. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Director at the St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation, Janet Harrison-Cousins; Director of the Mathematics Honours College porgramme in the parish, Beverley Hyatt; President of the St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation, Professor Malton Edwards; and Director of the Foundation, Christine Watson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), presents a Chromebook to Seaforth High School student, Sasheika Henry (third left). Occasion was a ceremony for the hand over of 1100 Chromebooks donated by Google to benefit students in St. Thomas, held on Friday (May 6), at the St. Thomas Technical High School. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Director at the St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation, Janet Harrison-Cousins; Director of the Mathematics Honours College porgramme in the parish, Beverley Hyatt; President of the St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation, Professor Malton Edwards; and Director of the Foundation, Christine Watson.

Google Donates 1100 Chromebooks To St. Thomas Schools

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Principal of the Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Dr. O’Neil Ankle (left), presents the Principal’s Award – Form Teacher of the Term – to teacher at the school, Krisan Thomas, on May 2.
Education

Staff At Jonathan Grant High Honoured

Several staff members at the Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, have been honoured for exemplary service and dedication to education delivery. Principal of the school, Dr. O’Neil Ankle, told JIS News that the awards scheme has been going on for eight of the 10 years that he has been Principal at the institution, as they had...
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Assistant Crew Chief of the Sangster International Airport’s Emergency Response Service (ERS) team, Richard Stephenson (left), shows students of the Whitehouse Early Childhood Centre in St. James how to use a fire hose. Occasion was a fire safety sawareness session hosted by the ERS at the facility on Wednesday (May 4), which was observed as International Firefighters Day.
EducationLocal GovernmentYouth

Firefighters Hold Awareness Session With Students

In commemoration of International Firefighters Day on Wednesday (May 4), members of the Sangster International Airport’s Emergency Response Service (ERS) in St. James hosted a fire safety awareness session for students at the facility. From the Flanker Primary School and Whitehouse Early Childhood Centre in the parish, students participated in activities which included the proper usage of a fire extinguisher,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Excelsior Community College’s College Week 2022 church service held recently at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston.
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Excelsior Community College Commended For Resilence During COVID-19

The Excelsior Community College is being hailed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, for its innovation and resilince in offering post-secondary-level training programmes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She noted that the institution has been “agile in finding creative ways to continue with the business of educating our children”. “You have persevered and not lost sight of...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

School Nutrition Policy Coming

The Government will be implementing a school nutrition policy aimed at keeping children healthy by encouraging them to increase the consumption of vegetables and drinking more water as opposed to sugary beverages. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure in his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 3. “This...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, reads with Aakarshan Cumberland (left) of Alpha Primary School and Alianna Golding of Pembroke Hall Primary School, during a Read Across Jamaica Day activity at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Library on May 3.
EducationYouth

Minister Williams Encourages Students To Make Use Of Libraries

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging Jamaican students to become active library users as part of their educational journey. “Now that you’re back at school fully in the face-to-face environment, I want to encourage you to use your libraries at schools and others that exist across Jamaica,” she said. The Minister was participating in a reading...
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Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses the first annual Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) conference, which was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in St. James on April 29.
EducationYouth

Secretaries Of Secondary Schools Urged To Play Role In Supporting Students

Members of the recently established Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) are being encouraged to actively participate in dialogue geared towards supporting the nation’s students. Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, gave the charge as she addressed the organisation’s first annual conference under the theme ‘Embracing Technology, Enhancing Service’, which...
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Head Girl of the Half-Way Tree Primary School, Asha-Rae Morgan, delivers the scripture reading during the Child Month Church Service held at the Eastwood Park New Testament Church of God in St. Andrew on Sunday (May 1). Hosted by the Ministry of Education and Youth and the National Child Month Committee, the service was held under the theme ‘Listen Up! Children’s Voices Matter’.
EducationYouth

Every Child Should Be In School – Dr. Troupe

No child should be left behind; every child should be in school, as there are more than 767 primary schools and 200 high schools that are fully funded by the Government, says Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe. She was bringing greetings on behalf of the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon....
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