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Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addressing the launch of National Parent Month, recently.  
Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addressing the launch of National Parent Month, recently.  

NPSC to Train 30,000 Parents in November

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY), will train 30,000 parents in effective parenting during November, which is being celebrated as Parent Month. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the...
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (November 7).
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (November 7).

Head of HEART/NSTA Trust Emphasises Importance of Technical Training and Academic Education
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, front row), and Chief Education Transformation Officer, Dr. Faith Alexander (second right, front row), share a photo opportunity with students during the inaugural Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) pop-up, held at St. Andrew Technical High School on Monday (November 7).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, front row), and Chief Education Transformation Officer, Dr. Faith Alexander (second right, front row), share a photo opportunity with students during the inaugural Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) pop-up, held at St. Andrew Technical High School on Monday (November 7).

Students’ Role in Education Sector’s Transformation Underscored
Students attending the National Child Month Committee’s recent youth forum at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston are entertained by one of their peers from Holy Childhood High School.
Students attending the National Child Month Committee’s recent youth forum at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston are entertained by one of their peers from Holy Childhood High School.

Good Turnout of Students for Recent Youth Forum
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Students Encouraged to Consider Urban Planning as Career Option

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Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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Educational Institutions Deemed Key to Developing Resilient Communities

Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, says educational institutions play a key role in developing resilient communities. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held ahead of World Town Planning Day (WTPD) 2023 on November 8, Professor Young noted that “as we contemplate the role of...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), displays one of the over 90 computer tablets presented to students attending schools in Western Kingston and sections of St. Andrew, where there are Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). The event was a handover ceremony held on November 3 at the Denham Town High School, in Kingston. Others (from left) are Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Vice Principal at the school, Novette Christian; Acting Principal, Yvette Richards-Thompson; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee.
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Students Receive Tablet Devices

Over 90 tablets procured by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, were handed over to students attending schools located in Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). The tablets were provided for under the Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy (ISSS). The ISSS is an initiative between the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Education and Youth, which seeks to support the ‘Build’ aspect...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (second right) is assisted by Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (right) to cut the ribbon to officially open the new classroom block at Grange Hill Primary School in Westmoreland on Thursday (November 2). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region 4, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; Grange Hill Primary board chairman, Samuel Williams; Head Girl at the institution, Kenneise Sortie; Head Boy, Theomar McKenzie; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson and Principal, Clayton Smith.
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Grange Hill Primary School Gets New Classroom Block

A new classroom block to ease overcrowding at the Grange Hill Primary school in Westmoreland, was officially handed over to the school administration on Thursday (November 2). The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through funding from the ninth cycle of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF-9), invested approximately $111.1 million to construct and outfit the facility with...
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Education Ministry and JCF to Stage Anti-Gang Week

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit will be observing Anti-Gang Week 2023, from November 5 to 11 under the theme ‘Gang nuh cool…Stay in school’. The observance involves collaboration with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime (CTOC) Investigations Branch, and the Community Safety and Security Branch. Activities for anti-gang...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the first Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) townhall at the Jamaica College Auditorium on Thursday (November 2).
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Education Sector Transformation Now ‘TRENDING’

The Ministry of Education and Youth on Thursday (November 2) hosted its inaugural Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) townhall. The series is intended to further support the education system’s transformation. Thursday’s forum, which was held inside the Jamaica College auditorium, gave the Ministry and other stakeholders an opportunity to outline how the recommendations contained in the Professor Orlando Patterson-led...
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