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Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).

Students in Dover, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies

Fifty students in Dover, St. Catherine, have received educational supplies, including computer tablets, from the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church. The supplies were presented to the students on Saturday (September 2), at the church, where awardees from the early-childhood, primary and...

Medical doctor, Dr. Mario Evon Guthrie, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ about the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) Champions for Change Campaign.

NFPB Ambassadors Championing Change in Treatment of Persons with HIV

Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Increased Student Enrolment in Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, delivers remarks during the ‘World Coconut Day’ celebrations, which were held at the Coconut Industry Board on Waterloo Road in Kingston on September 2.

Coconut Farmers Encouraged to Capitalise on Industry Incentives

Students of Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine make their way to the institution on the first day of the 2023/24 academic year on Monday (September 4).

PHOTOS: Highlights from Back-to-School Activities in Old Harbour, St. Catherine

Senior Manager for Community Development and Corporate Communications at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Nakia McMorris.

3 years ago Housing

HAJ Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Several Activities

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week since rebranding from the National Housing Development Corporation in 2008. A slew of activities have been planned to mark the milestone, starting today (September 5) and ending Sunday, September 10. Senior Manager for Community Development and Corporate Communications at the State agency, Nakia McMorris, said the...

Acting Principal of Middle Quarters Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Pauvine Watson-Barrett, addresses students during devotion on the first day of the new 2023/2024 school year on Monday, September 4.

3 years ago EducationYouth

Seamless Start to New School Year in St. Elizabeth

There was a seamless start to the new 2023/2024 school year in St. Elizabeth on September 4 as students streamed into their classrooms. Schoolyards were filled with students donning the proper attire for their respective institutions and etched on their faces were enthusiasm and hope for the year ahead. This was particularly true at Middle Quarters Primary School where, during...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in discussion with Principal of the Hope Valley Experimental School in Kingston, Anthony Grant, when she visited the school on September 4, for the beginning of the 2023/24 school year.

3 years ago EducationYouth

Pilot Begins Soon for Air-Conditioning Units in 30 Schools

A pilot to retrofit and instal air-conditioning units in 30 schools is to get under way soon, to reduce heat stress on students amid rising temperatures. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a visit to the Hope Valley Experimental school in Kingston on September 4, for the opening of the 2023/24 school year. “I...

National Water Commission President, Mark Barnett.

3 years ago Water

NWC Aims to Provide Best Possible Supply Despite 12-Months Long Drought – NWC President

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, is assuring the public that the NWC is working assiduously to maintain piped water supply service to as many of its customers in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) as possible for as long as possible each day despite the fact that: 1. The specific watersheds serving the Hermitage Dam and the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, (right) greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

3 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams Observes Startup Activities for the 2023/24 Academic Year

Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

3 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTO: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary and Infant School

Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine Nairne.

3 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Jack’s Hill Primary School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine...