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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, makes her contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 6).
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, makes her contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 6).

Norman Manley Law School Enrols 478 Students in Legal Education Programme for 2023-2024

A total of 478 students were enrolled in the Certificate of Legal Education Programme at the Normal Manley Law School (NMLS) for the academic year 2023 to 2024. This was disclosed by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), in conversation with Acting Principal of Randolph Lopez School of Hope, Kayda Benjamin (left), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association of Intellectual Disabilities, Marilyn McCoy, on Read Across Jamaica Day, Tuesday (May 6) at the St. Andrew-based institution.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), in conversation with Acting Principal of Randolph Lopez School of Hope, Kayda Benjamin (left), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association of Intellectual Disabilities, Marilyn McCoy, on Read Across Jamaica Day, Tuesday (May 6) at the St. Andrew-based institution.

Special Needs Students to Be Certified in Cosmetology
Minister Dana Morris Dixon shares a joyful moment reading to students of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School during Read Across Jamaica Day.
Minister Dana Morris Dixon shares a joyful moment reading to students of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School during Read Across Jamaica Day.

Turning Pages, Shaping Our Future: Education Minister Leads Nation in Celebrating Read Across Jamaica Day
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, shows student Nerricia Kalisa Vernon illustrations in the book ‘My Big Family’ during a reading session at Rock River Primary School. The Minister participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in Clarendon on Tuesday (May 6).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, shows student Nerricia Kalisa Vernon illustrations in the book ‘My Big Family’ during a reading session at Rock River Primary School. The Minister participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in Clarendon on Tuesday (May 6).

PHOTOS: Minister Robert Morgan Reads To Students At Rock River Primary School
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students at Randolph Lopez School of Hope from the book ‘Hazel Hummingbird’, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the school in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 6).
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students at Randolph Lopez School of Hope from the book ‘Hazel Hummingbird’, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the school in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 6).

PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Randolph Lopez School of Hope

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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Education Ministry Encourages Parents to Foster a Love for Reading in Children

As the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information intensifies its efforts to improve literacy, parents are being encouraged to nurture a love for reading in their children. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, emphasised that reading is essential to children’s development. “Take them to the bookstore. Let them choose the books for themselves and let them...
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Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (centre) and Councillor for the Llandewey Division, Andrea Patience (right), pause for a photo opportunity with students of the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day, May 6.
EducationYouth

Special Read Across Jamaica Day for Students at Yallahs Primary

It was a Read Across Jamaica Day execution with a twist as scores of students at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas took turns boarding a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus on the school’s compound to participate in reading sessions. The sessions were led by senior members of the JUTC and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as together...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shows students of Seaward Primary and Infant School the cover of the book ‘I am a Promise’ by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on May 6. He is joined by Principal of the school, Arlene Reid.
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PM Urges Parents to Play Active Role in Children’s Literacy Development

Parents are being charged to play an active role in their children’s literacy development. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the call while addressing Read Across Jamaica Day activities at Seaward Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on May 6. “The development of the literacy skill is not only the responsibility of the teacher, who oftentimes,...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third left), interacts with Calabar High School student André Barton (third right) during the Ministry’s Child Diversion Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on May 2. Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Senior Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Denise Bingham; Director of the Child Diversion Branch (CDB) in the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division, Venisa Clarke, and Representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Representative, Olga Isaza.
EducationJusticeSkillsYouth

Justice Ministry Doubles Child Diversion Officer Team to Address Growing Service Demand

The Justice Ministry has doubled the number of Child Diversion Officers serving the country to accommodate increased referrals from the courts and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who delivered the main address during the Ministry’s Child Diversion Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on May 2. The...
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Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Parents Encouraged To Manage Expectations During Exam Season

Parents are being urged to manage expectations as their children sit various school examinations, ensuring they do not feel that their results determine their entire future. Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba, told JIS News that parents should approach exams in a way that reassures children they are supported...
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