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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

NPSC Announces Latest Initiative to Promote Fatherhood

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), has announced its latest initiative aimed at promoting fatherhood and enhancing effective parenting practices across Jamaica. ‘Men Who Mentor’ campaign is set to kick...

Educators participating in the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) teacher engagement session held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Thursday, June 6.

193 Primary, 55 High Schools to Benefit from National Summer Academy

Principal of Ocho Rios Primary School, Suzette Wilson (left), applauds as Custos of St. Ann, Norma Walters (centre), cuts the ribbon for the newly installed computer lab at a ceremony at the school on June 4. At right is Businessman, Kumar Sujanani, who retrofitted the lab.

Ocho Rios Primary School Receives 25 Computers from Businessman

Student beneficiaries of academic grants donated by Jamaican farm workers at Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States, are photographed with (from left, seated) Supervisor at Gebbers Farms, Eyon Gayle; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Marketing Manager at GraceKennedy Remittance Services, Ayanna Kirton-Haynes and Director of the Overseas Employment Programme at the Labour Ministry, Delroy Palmer. The handover ceremony was held at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz on June 5.

Students Receive Grants from Jamaican Workers at Gebbers Farms

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CXC Reverses Decision to Discontinue Subjects

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (fourth left), lead in the ribbon-cutting at the multipurpose court at the tuition-free Christel House, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, today (June 4). Others pictured (from left) are Executive Principal of the school, Jason Scott; General Manager of the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica, Alan Beckford; Custos of Kingston and Chairman of the school, Hon. Steadman Fuller; National Ambassador for Christel House Jamaica, Sally Porteous; and Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin, who represented Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott.

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Christel House Gets Multipurpose Court

The tuition-free Christel House at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, now has a multipurpose court, partly funded by the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica (SDF), at a cost of $9 million. Speaking at the official handover of the facility today (June 4), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said she is excited, as the court is a...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), participates in the handout of grocery items to children, during the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Care Package Distribution initiative at the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, 111 Windward Road, Kingston on Friday, May 31.

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Over 400 Children Receive Care Packages

More than 400 children and their families have received care packages consisting of grocery items from the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). The distribution of the packages, which marked the conclusion of Child Month 2024, took place on Friday, May 31, at the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, 111 Windward Road, Kingston. This initiative involved sponsorship and support from National Baking Company...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (seated second right) and Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle (seated second left) share a photo opportunity with members of a delegation from Boston College in Montserrat during their visit to the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kington on June 3.

2 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Students from Boston College Visit the Education Ministry

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (seated second right) and Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle (seated second left) share a photo opportunity with members of a delegation from Boston College in Montserrat during their visit to the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kington on June 3.

The 2022 LASCO Teacher of the Year and Founder/Organiser of the Boys’ Symposium, Jody Brown, shares the motivation behind his initiating the event with JIS News, during this year’s second staging at Rudolph Elder Park in St. Thomas on May 31. The event aims to empower boys attending primary schools in Portland and St. Thomas. This year’s attendees participated in several engagements, including troubleshooting equipment, cardboard recycling, art and craft, and jewellery making. An invitation was also extended to members of the wider public to interact with representatives of the various booths mounted by government and corporate entities.

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PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Second Staging of the Boys’ Symposium

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Laurette Adams Thomas (right) presents a cheque for $50,000 to the Pastor, Portmore Seventh- Day Adventist Church, Francis West, which will go towards the children’s ministry at the church. The presentation was made during the CPFSA

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PHOTOS: Child Protection And Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Hosts Church Service To Mark 20-Year Anniversary

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Laurette Adams Thomas (right) presents a cheque for $50,000 to the Pastor, Portmore Seventh- Day Adventist Church, Francis West, which will go towards the children’s ministry at the church. The presentation was made during the CPFSA's 20th Anniversary National Church Service held at the Church in St. Catherine on...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers remarks at the opening ceremony for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Youth Forum and Exhibition held at Pembroke Hall Primary School in Kingston on Friday (May 31).

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Students Urged to Steer Clear of Tobacco

Students are being urged to resist tobacco amid the pervasive use of vapes or e-cigarettes among youth. State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, said tobacco usage has the potential to take as many lives as the COVID-19 pandemic did. She likened the COVID-19 pandemic to tobacco on steroids, as she implored students to find...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of a multipurpose court at the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 29). Joining him are (from left) Sports Development Foundation General Manager, Alan Beckford; Director of the Toll Authority, Patrick Rose; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey; Chairman of Musson Foundation, Melanie Subratie; and Principal of Gregory Park High School, Richard Williams.

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PHOTOS: Gregory Park Primary to Get Multipurpose Court

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of a multipurpose court at the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 29). Joining him are (from left) Sports Development Foundation General Manager, Alan Beckford;...