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The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) headquarters in Kingston.
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) headquarters in Kingston.

Women’s Centre Seeking More Volunteers for A-STREAM Programme

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is calling on more upstanding Jamaicans to volunteer as mentors under the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) programme. The initiative is geared towards empowering teen mothers to complete their...
Principal of Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Eric McLean, and Head Girl, Tiandra Lee.
Principal of Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Eric McLean, and Head Girl, Tiandra Lee.

Primary Schools in St. Elizabeth Celebrate PEP Results
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang ( second right), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (second left), and University of Technology (UTech) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (right), during the UTech Western Campus’ recent Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp launch. The event was held at the campus in Montego Bay, St. James. At left is Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President, Oral Heaven.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang ( second right), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (second left), and University of Technology (UTech) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (right), during the UTech Western Campus’ recent Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp launch. The event was held at the campus in Montego Bay, St. James. At left is Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President, Oral Heaven.

Gov’t Progressing with Plans to Build Seven STEM and STEAM Schools

Work Progressing on Implementation Of 129 Education Sector Improvement Initiatives
Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent Primary School, Kellisya Charles and Top Male student, Nathan Gersham, engage in an animated discussion during a recent visit by JIS News. Kellisya has been placed at the St. Andrew High School For Girls, while Nathan will be going to Campion College.
Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent Primary School, Kellisya Charles and Top Male student, Nathan Gersham, engage in an animated discussion during a recent visit by JIS News. Kellisya has been placed at the St. Andrew High School For Girls, while Nathan will be going to Campion College.

PEP Students Urge Adults to Keep Unacceptable Behaviours Away From School

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Ministry of Education and Youth Issues Guidance in Preparation for Hurricane Beryl

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) is closely monitoring Hurricane Beryl as it approaches the Caribbean. Following the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) issuance of a Hurricane Watch for Jamaica, conditions indicative of a hurricane are possible within the next 48 hours. Hurricane Beryl, now in the eastern Caribbean, is anticipated to impact Jamaica on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. With...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the June 26 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Education

Government To Embark on Social Media Literacy Public Education Campaign

The Government, through the Broadcasting Commission, will be embarking on a social media literacy public education drive, to reduce misinformation in the digital space. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, at the June 26 Post Cabinet press...
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Martin-Berry Director of Field Operations, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Beverley Martin Berry.
Education

Over $11M In Grants and Scholarships Awarded Under WCJF A-Stream Programme

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has, to date, awarded bursaries and scholarships totalling approximately $11.5 million under the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) Programme since its introduction in 2018. The programme aims to ensure that adolescent mothers who have been reintegrated into the formal school system have the necessary financial and psychosocial support. Director...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the handover of a cheque for $4.5 million by the European Union (EU) to facilitate the staging of three literacy summer camps in Kingston for primary-school students. The official handover ceremony was held on June 25 at the offices of the European Union Delegation in Kingston.
Education

EU Hands Over Funds for Staging Of Literacy Summer Camps (Photos)

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the handover of a cheque for $4.5 million by the European Union (EU) to facilitate the staging of three literacy summer camps in Kingston for primary-school students. The official handover ceremony was held on June 25 at the offices of the European Union Delegation in Kingston.
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Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown, provides details about the Public Sector Leadership Development Conference during a JIS Think Tank on June 27. The conference will be held from July 9 to 12.
Education

Mind Stages Public Sector Leadership Development Conference July 9 to 12

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is targeting more than 250 senior public-sector members in Jamaica and the wider region to participate in its annual Public Sector Leadership Development Conference.Permanent secretaries, heads of agencies, directors general and other senior staff are being encouraged to register for the four-day event, which is scheduled to take place July 9 to 12....
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