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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), applauds as the Captain I Can robot engages with schoolchildren at the launch of the Captain I Can School Tour, under the theme
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), applauds as the Captain I Can robot engages with schoolchildren at the launch of the Captain I Can School Tour, under the theme 'Drugs and Violence No Way' at the St. Andrew Primary School on May 14. The school tour is an innovative student-focused initiative aimed at fostering resilience, prosocial behaviour and violence prevention in schools through empowerment and education. Spearheaded under the Government of the United Kingdom (UK)-funded Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP), the tour is a flagship initiative led by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in collaboration with the Ministries of National Security and Health and Wellness, and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The initiative supports the Citizen Security Plan and Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy (IMSS), reinforcing national efforts to create safe and supportive learning environments.

Launch of Captain I Can School Tour (PHOTOS)

   
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (second right), share pleasantries with (from left): British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Alumni Relations Manager for the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Kirsty Scott, during a reception at the British High Commission in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 13) to announce 20 new Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (second right), share pleasantries with (from left): British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Alumni Relations Manager for the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Kirsty Scott, during a reception at the British High Commission in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 13) to announce 20 new Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships.

20 New Commonwealth Scholarships Available to Jamaicans
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), converses with Head of Department for Physical Education and Sport at Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine, Kennoy Douglas (second left), during a visit to the school on May 8. Listening (from left) are Head of the Department for Human Ecology, Tameika Edman-Johnson; Acting Principal, Howard Brown, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Alando Terrelonge. Senator Morris Dixon’s visit was part of a tour of schools in the Ministry’s Region Six that also included Gregory Park Primary, Naggo Head Infant, and Naggo Head Primary.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), converses with Head of Department for Physical Education and Sport at Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine, Kennoy Douglas (second left), during a visit to the school on May 8. Listening (from left) are Head of the Department for Human Ecology, Tameika Edman-Johnson; Acting Principal, Howard Brown, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Alando Terrelonge. Senator Morris Dixon’s visit was part of a tour of schools in the Ministry’s Region Six that also included Gregory Park Primary, Naggo Head Infant, and Naggo Head Primary.

Education Minister Announces $400M for Technical School Lab Upgrades
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), in conversation with Principal of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School, Melicia Mathison (left), and Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Jamaica, Amy Tachco, during Read Across Jamaica Day (May 6), at the St. Andrew-based institution.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), in conversation with Principal of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School, Melicia Mathison (left), and Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Jamaica, Amy Tachco, during Read Across Jamaica Day (May 6), at the St. Andrew-based institution.

Constitutional Hill Primary Now a Single-Grade Institution
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

High Schools Get 10,000 Computers

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President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr. Mark Smith (left, seated), reads to students at the Hayes Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, during the recent observance of Read Across Jamaica Day at the institution. Also pictured is teacher at the Vere Technical High School, Carla Pitter.
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., engages with 6th form male students at Central High School, during the recent Boys’ Day observance at the Clarendon-based institution.
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses the inaugural Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Empowered Futures Parenting Symposium held on Friday (May 9), at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. She represented Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon at the event.
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