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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent Think Tank held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) headquarters in Kingston.

Parents Urged To Provide Structure For Students At Home

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, is encouraging parents to provide structure for children during the time that they will be out of school due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on March 12.

UWI Principal Announces Plans To Build New Western Campus

Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Education Ministry To Provide Nutritional Support To PATH Students Amid School Closure

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

UWI Suspends Classes

Education In Emergencies Red Alert – School Closure

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addressing a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 12). Standing beside him is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

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PEP Postponed

The Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Performance Task Tests, scheduled for March 19 and 20 have been postponed. These exams would have fallen within the 14-day school-closure period announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 12). Mr. Holness said this decision to close all public schools was taken after...

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Schools Close Tomorrow For 14 Days

All public schools will be closed for 14 days, beginning Friday, March 13. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 12). He said that the decision was made after consultation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and will be reviewed after 10 days. Mr. Holness...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives as he opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate on March 10.

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$1-Billion Scholarship Programme For Public Sector Workers

The Government is investing $1 billion over five years on the provision of 150 scholarships to qualified public-sector workers under the new Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, announced the initiative while opening the 2020/2021 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 10). He...

Jasmine Deen, University of the West Indies (UWI) student, who is visually impaired was last seen on Thursday, February 27

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PM Calls On Jamaicans To Join The Search For Missing University Student

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness is encouraging Jamaicans to join in efforts to locate missing university student, Jasmine Dean. Ms. Dean, who is a 22-year-old University of the West Indies (UWI) student, is visually impaired and was last seen on Thursday, February 27. Making the public appeal at the official launch and ceremonial signing for the Spotlight Initiative,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre); President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Lenworth Fulton; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny North, Víctor Wright, tour the Wakefield Primary and Infant School garden, during Friday’s (March 6) launch of the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme, at the institution.

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Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme Launched

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, on Friday (March 6), launched the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme. The launch was held at the Wakefield Primary and Infant School which is one of the two institutions in the parish where the project is being initially rolled out, the other being Wait-A-Bit Primary...

Chair of Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward (second left), presents a trophy to Principal of the Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant School in Hanover, Faithlyn Walters Meylor; and grade-six student, Tahaelia McIntyre; while grade-six student at Maryland All-Age in Hanover, Jody-Ann Hylton (second right) and Principal of the school, Andria Dehaney-Grant, show off their trophy. Occasion was the VPA awards ceremony held on March 3 on the grounds of the Maryland All-Age. The institutions were joint winners of the VPA’s 2020 Trees for Peace competition.

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Hanover Schools Joint Winners OF Trees For Peace Competition

Maryland All-Age and Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant Schools in Hanover took the top spot in the 2020 Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) Trees for Peace competition. The schools were named joint winners at the awards ceremony held on Peace Day, Tuesday (March 3) at Maryland All-Age. They walked away with $100,000 each and a trophy. Second place went to...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), engages with students of Naggo Head Primary School on Tuesday (March 3), while Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello (left), shares the moment. Occasion was National Peace Day actvities at the school under the theme ‘Peace is the Way for a Better Day’.

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Terrelonge Wants Children To Be Taught Dispute Resolution At An Early Age

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says children should be taught dispute resolution techniques in their formative years as part of measures to promote peace in the society. “Unless we can start to train our youth in conflict resolution and how to resolve issues and disputes without violence, then we will not see a change,” he...