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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust and Chief Executive Officer of WorldSkills Jamaica, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses Monday’s (June 8) opening ceremony for the WorldSkills Jamaica Invitational Training Camp, held at Cardiff Hotel & Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

WorldSkills Competitors to Help Drive Future Growth Sectors

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), WorldSkills Jamaica, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, has described competitors preparing for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 as economic assets in development. “The teams in this room are not hobbyists. They are the...

Competitors preparing for the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, share a photo opportunity during Monday’s (June 8) opening ceremony for the WorldSkills Jamaica Invitational Training Camp, held at Cardiff Hotel & Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. The competitors are representing Barbados, China, Jamaica, Singapore and Brazil.

WorldSkills Jamaica Hosts Five-Day Invitational Training Camp

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (third right), shares a photo opportunity with stakeholders during the CARICOM Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Digitalisation Project Closing Summit on May 27, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured (from left) are Technical Officer, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA), Orlando Hewitt; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Denise Stoney James; Vice Chair, HEART/NSTA Trust Board of Directors, Rayharna Wright; Project Technical Coordinator for GIZ–Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Brazil, João Paulo Freitas; and HEART/NSTA Trust Director of Training Infrastructure and Development, Dwayne Bent.

HEART/NSTA Trust Digitises Courses in CARICOM TVET Pilot

State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford.

Think Tank & Podcast to Support Education

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (second left), and Director of the Male Empowerment Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller (left), observe as Kingston College programmers, Samuel Francis (second right) and Iveco Bryan, demonstrate their autonomous robot. The occasion was Friday's (May 15) Growth Lab 1.0: Skills Discovery Workshop for Young Men, held at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, in observance of the International Day of the Boy Child.

Young Men Encouraged to Shape Future, Unlock Potential

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the Amber HEART Academy Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2026 on Wednesday (April 29), at the HEART Eastern TVET Institute, Stony Hill, St. Andrew.

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Jamaicans Urged to Take Advantage of Training Opportunities at Heart/NSTA Trust

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging Jamaicans to take advantage of training opportunities offered by the HEART/NSTA Trust, as the Government expands access to skills development. She said that HEART remains a critical pathway for young people seeking to improve their lives. “We believe every young person should have an...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reading to students during Read Across Jamaica Day 2025.

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May 5 is Read Across Jamaica Day

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is encouraging schools across the island to promote reading for enjoyment, participation, and meaningful engagement on Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 5). The observance is part of activities for Education Week 2026 from May 3 to 9. Under the theme: ‘Literacy Resilience: Foundation of Nation Building,’ the day underscores the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams Thomas.

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CPFSA Celebrates Children in State Care

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is celebrating children in State care during Child Month in May. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas, said that Child Month provides an important opportunity to shine the national spotlight on the needs, hopes, and potential of Jamaica’s children. She noted that several activities will...

Senior Director, Children’s Affairs and Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, delivers remarks during the Prayer and Praise Child Month Blast Off held on Friday (May 1) at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

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Child Month Kicks Off With Prayer and Praise

Child Month 2026 got underway on Friday (May 1) with a powerful morning of prayer, praise and bold declarations over Jamaica’s children. Held at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, the Prayer and Praise Child Month Blastoff was highlighted by the symbolic release of balloons representing hope, healing, protection and the promise of...

Graduates from Cohort Five of the 2026 Amber HEART Institute of Coding programme celebrate the completion of their training on Wednesday (April 29) at the HEART Eastern TVET Institute, Stony Hill Campus in St. Andrew during the Amber HEART Academy Graduation Ceremony.

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120 New Coders Graduate from the Amber HEART Academy

Approximately 120 trainees from cohort five, have officially graduated from the Amber HEART Academy, equipped with in-demand digital skills for employment in the technology sector. Delivered through a partnership between the Amber Group and the HEART/NSTA Trust, the graduates were trained in Web and Mobile Application Development. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris...

Work on the Boundbrook Urban Centre project in Port Antonio, Portland, is actively progressing as observed during a tour of the site on April 14.

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Jamaican Workers on Boundbrook Urban Centre Project to Receive Skills Upgrade and Certification

Jamaican workers on the Boundbrook Urban Centre project in Portland will benefit from skills upgrade and certification throughout the life of the project. Principal of KenCasa Construction and Project Management Limited, Kirk Kennedy, explained that China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been asked not only to include local labour in the Boundbrook development but also to engage workers at their...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (fourth right); Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey (fourth left); Group Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Group, Ian Chinapoo (third right); Group Chief Operating Officer, Guardian Group, Greer Quan (second right); and Principal of Frome Technical High School, Dorrset Taylor (right), are joined by students of the institution in a photo opportunity with the symbolic cheque handed over to NET. The proceeds, representing contributions from the Securing Hope for those in Need (SHINE) Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Charity Run, were presented during the handover ceremony held on Thursday, April 16, at Guardian Life Limited on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston.

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Shine Charity Run Delivers Over J$2M for Hurricane-hit Schools

More than J$2 million has been donated to support schools impacted by Hurricane Melissa through the ‘Securing Hope for Those in Need’ (SHINE) Initiative, following the SHINE Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Charity Run. Speaking during the handover ceremony for the proceeds, facilitated by the Guardian Group Foundation on Thursday (April 16) at Guardian Life Limited on Trafalgar Road in New...