Twenty-seven school leaders have been certified after completing the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) online Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) course. The programme was offered in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The presentation ceremony was held on January 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, under the theme ‘Developing Globally Responsible Leaders for Child-Friendly Schools: A Vision...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Principal, Campion College, Grace Baston (left), at the school’s Magis Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday (January 30) at the school. Mr. Terrelonge delivered greetings at the event. At right is Chairman, Campion College Board of Management, Anton Thompson.

Ten students attending secondary and tertiary educational institutions have received scholarships and grants from the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), valued at more than $1 million. The recipients, who are children of employees at the NIC, received the awards at a ceremony held on January 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry,...

Superintendent of Police, Velma Thomas-Gayle, of the Community Safety and Security Branch, is calling on more Jamaicans to promote and build positive learning environments in homes and schools, especially for young children and adolescents. Speaking at a policy forum, titled ‘Safety and Security: Crime Prevention Through Social Intervention’, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in St. Andrew, on...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is providing assistance to the Government on the national school-feeding programme. “Recently, Minister [without Portfolio, Hon. JC] Hutchinson and I met with the new FAO representative in Jamaica, who is the former Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Brazil,...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will host its first Policy Forum for 2020 on Friday (January 31) under the theme ‘Safety and Security: Crime Prevention through Social Intervention’. The discussion session will be held at the Institute’s Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew. Business Development and Communication Specialist at MIND, Keisha Thomas, said the policy forum is...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says efforts are being made to improve equality, through the pairing of institutions. Addressing Board Chairmen and Principals at a regional consultation session, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 29, the Minister said this is being done through the Twinning of Schools initiative, in which...