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Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), along with Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School, Sheryl Thomas Lawes (left), and Paul Mountain resident, Deloris Plummer, plant palm trees along the school's perimeter fence during Labour Day activities at the institution on Monday (May 25).

Guanaboa Vale Police Laboured At Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes,...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is joined by Major Phillip Edwards of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in painting a grill, during Labour Day activities at St. Anne's Primary School in downtown Kingston on Monday, May 25.

St. Anne’s Primary Gets Facelift for Labour Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, addresses attendees during the Special General Meeting of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), held recently at the St. Catherine Youth Innovation Centre in Spanish Town.

Photos: National Youth Council Of Jamaica Special General Meeting

Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. Maria Julia Garcete Yegros, delivers remarks during the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Caribbean Culture Pivotal To Advancing Early-childhood Development – OAS

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, addresses participants during the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Early-childhood Practitioners Urged To Safeguard Children’s Rights

Director of Bauxite Lands and Programme Manager for the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), Kemoy Lindsay, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency

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June 4 Is Deadline For JBI Hoilett/ Lambert Scholarship

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is inviting eligible students living in bauxite-producing communities to apply for the JBI Hoilett/Lambert Scholarship 2026 before the June 4 deadline. It is open to tertiary-level students in the parishes of St. Ann, Manchester, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and St. Catherine, who are pursuing degree programmes in the Sciences, Engineering, Creative Arts, Logistics Management, Information Technology...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the reopening ceremony for the Reading Room at Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James, on May 20.

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Justice Minister Encourages Students to Develop Strong Reading Habits

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging students to develop strong reading habits, noting that reading is critical to leadership, personal growth and national development. The Minister was addressing the reopening ceremony for the Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School’s Reading Room, in St. James, on May 20, following restoration work undertaken by the Ministry’s Social...

Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick-Shaw, interacts with children during the National Day of Prayer for Children and their families, on Wednesday, May 20, at the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Jamaica, 15 Cassia Park Road, Kingston.

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Scores of Students and Teachers Participate In National Day of Prayer for Children

More than 180 students from 17 schools across the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, accompanied by teachers and caregivers, gathered for the National Day of Prayer for Children and their families on Wednesday, May 20. The event was held at the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Jamaica, 15 Cassia Park Road, Kingston. Hosted by the National Child Month Committee...

The Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

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BGLC Donates Behavioural Signs to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has donated behavioural and values-based signage to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School. The donation was made recently and forms part of the BGLC’s ongoing support for schools within neighbouring communities. It also supports the Ministry of Education’s School-Wide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support (SWPBIS) programme, which is aimed at addressing and...

Students of Airy Castle Primary School in St. Thomas participate in activities at their display booth during the inaugural staging of the Quality Education Circle (QEC) 17 Literacy Fair in the parish on Tuesday (May 19).

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Literacy Fair Inspires Love for Reading Among Students In St. Thomas

Fostering a love for reading among students, as a means of addressing declining literacy levels, was the driving force behind the inaugural Quality Education Circle (QEC) 17 Literacy Fair in St. Thomas. The initiative, themed ‘Act Now, Read More, Learn More, Be More’, was hosted at Morant Bay Primary School on Tuesday (May 19). Principal of Old Pera Primary and...

Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Chair, Trisha Williams-Singh.

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ECC Launches Progress Assessment Tool to Strengthen Early Childhood Education In Jamaica

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has launched the Early Childhood Care and Education–Progress Assessment Tool for Transformation (ECCE PATT) as part of efforts to strengthen and expand access to quality early-childhood development, care, and pre primary education across Jamaica. ECCE PATT is a structured self diagnostic instrument developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help...

Deputy Representative of UNICEF Jamaica, Mohammad Mohiuddin, gives remarks during the opening ceremony of the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Monday (May 18).

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UNICEF Commits to Long-Term Support of Early Childhood Sector

Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Mohammad Mohiuddin, says the organisation remains committed to supporting long-term improvements in Jamaica’s early-childhood systems and services. Mr. Mohiuddin gave the commitment during the opening ceremony of the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Monday (May...