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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, fourth left), is joined by (from left) Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; President and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House International, David Harris; Chief Executive Officer of Christel House Jamaica, Taneshia Stoney Dryden; Co-Founder of Christel House Jamaica, Hon. Sally Porteous; and student, Shavary McFarlane, in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the high-school building at Christel House Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (October 7). Observing in the second row (from left) are Councillor for the Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford; Principal, Jason Scott; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Board Chairman, Hon. Steadman Fuller; and Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, fourth left), is joined by (from left) Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; President and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House International, David Harris; Chief Executive Officer of Christel House Jamaica, Taneshia Stoney Dryden; Co-Founder of Christel House Jamaica, Hon. Sally Porteous; and student, Shavary McFarlane, in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the high-school building at Christel House Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (October 7). Observing in the second row (from left) are Councillor for the Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford; Principal, Jason Scott; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Board Chairman, Hon. Steadman Fuller; and Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan.

Christel House Jamaica Opens State-of-the-Art High School

Christel House Jamaica officially opened its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-focused high school on Tuesday (October 7) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. The newly constructed two-storey facility, dedicated to Co-Founder, Hon. Sally Porteous, welcomed its inaugural cohort of grade-seven...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, delivers remarks during the recent World Teachers’ Day news conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston. World Teachers’ Day was observed globally on Sunday (October 5) under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession’.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, delivers remarks during the recent World Teachers’ Day news conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston. World Teachers’ Day was observed globally on Sunday (October 5) under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession’.

Teaching Thrives on Collaboration – State Minister
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Charlemont High School students, during a Justice Day in Schools tour stop at the St. Catherine-based institution on September 26. Listening (from left) are: Monique Williams, Jhenae Kelly, Mayan Crawford, and Twaine Perry.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Charlemont High School students, during a Justice Day in Schools tour stop at the St. Catherine-based institution on September 26. Listening (from left) are: Monique Williams, Jhenae Kelly, Mayan Crawford, and Twaine Perry.

Minister Chuck Urges Peace and Unity among Students
Special Needs Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Nicolette Thompson (right), and Children’s Officer at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Jesanya Scale-Menzies (second right), view a recycled waste display at the Mustard Seed Communities’ annual Education Expo, held on Friday (Oct. 3) at Jerusalem Apostle in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Caregiver at My Father’s House, Shammia Reid (left), highlights the features of the display. Joining them is Principal of Mustard Seed Communities, Marsha Bowen Latouche. The expo was held under the theme: ‘Explore the Abilities within the Disability’.
Special Needs Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Nicolette Thompson (right), and Children’s Officer at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Jesanya Scale-Menzies (second right), view a recycled waste display at the Mustard Seed Communities’ annual Education Expo, held on Friday (Oct. 3) at Jerusalem Apostle in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Caregiver at My Father’s House, Shammia Reid (left), highlights the features of the display. Joining them is Principal of Mustard Seed Communities, Marsha Bowen Latouche. The expo was held under the theme: ‘Explore the Abilities within the Disability’.

Mustard Seed Communities Education Expo (Photos)
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.

Clarendon-Based Rest Primary and Infant Gets School Bus from Japan

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