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Visually impaired instructor, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, guides a session with special needs students at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information
Visually impaired instructor, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, guides a session with special needs students at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information's Child Conversation Special Edition event held at Hope Zoo, St. Andrew, on Thursday (May 21).

Special Needs Students Benefit From Wellness Session

Some 40 students from five special needs schools in the Corporate Area benefited from a wellness session aimed at better enabling them to navigate emotional challenges and manage daily stress. The recent session, held at the Hope Zoo in St....
Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. María Julia Garcete Yegros, delivers remarks during the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. María Julia Garcete Yegros, delivers remarks during the seventh annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Sustained Multisectoral Action to Safeguard Children’s Rights Emphasised
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at today’s (May 26), renaming ceremony for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street building in downtown Kingston, which has been dedicated in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who served for 11 years as Minister of Labour.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at today’s (May 26), renaming ceremony for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street building in downtown Kingston, which has been dedicated in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who served for 11 years as Minister of Labour.

Western Child and Adolescent Hospital to Be Named In Honour of Portia Simpson Miller
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency's office in Kingston.

Youth Engagement to Take Centre Stage At Diaspora Conference
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), participates in the 16th anniversary Church Service of the National Education Trust (NET), held earlier this year at the Christian Fellowship World Outreach in Kingston. He is joined by staff from NET.
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), participates in the 16th anniversary Church Service of the National Education Trust (NET), held earlier this year at the Christian Fellowship World Outreach in Kingston. He is joined by staff from NET.

PHOTOS: NET Celebrates 16 Years

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Chetwood Memorial Primary School Grand Gala, held at the Grand-A-View Hotel in St. James on Sunday (May 24).
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Deputy Prime Minister Commends Chetwood Primary’s Century of Excellence

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, for its century-long tradition of academic excellence, discipline, and character development. Speaking during the school’s Grand Gala at Hotel Grand-A-View in St. James on Sunday (May 24), he noted that the institution has stood as...
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Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), along with Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School, Sheryl Thomas Lawes (left), and Paul Mountain resident, Deloris Plummer, plant palm trees along the school
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Guanaboa Vale Police Laboured At Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes, they cut overgrown shrubs, cleared debris and planted palm trees along the perimeter fence to enhance the landscape. The Labour...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is joined by Major Phillip Edwards of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in painting a grill, during Labour Day activities at St. Anne
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St. Anne’s Primary Gets Facelift for Labour Day

Students at St. Anne’s Primary School in Kingston will return to classes to find much cleaner and brighter surroundings following Labour Day works carried out by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information at the institution on Monday, May 25. The project, which was also in observance of Child Month, focused on cleaning and painting the entire school. Portfolio...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson (right) and ​​Manager of Entrepreneurial Skills Development at the HEART NSTA/Trust, Stacy Mignott, present the first place prize of $1 million in the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) National Agribusiness Pitch Competition, to Marshana Furze from Westmoreland. Occasion was the finals of the competition held at the Cardiff Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Thursday, May 21.
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Women Cop Top Spots In Ryeep Agribusiness Pitch Competition

Women entrepreneurs dominated the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) National Agribusiness Pitch Competition, taking the top three spots at the finals held at the Cardiff Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Thursday (May 21). Westmoreland-based business operator, Marshanna Furze walked away with the coveted $1 million first place prize, with Sherine Henry placing second, and Rachel Knight third....
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Deputy Representative, Mohammad Mohiuddin, addresses the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) recent Professional Development Institute (PDI) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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Ongoing Psychosocial Support For Children Impacted By Hurricane Crucial – UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Deputy Representative, Mohammad Mohiuddin, has highlighted the need for ongoing psychosocial support for children impacted by Hurricane Melissa, noting that this is crucial in enabling them to regain stability and continue learning. Addressing the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) recent Professional Development Institute (PDI) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, he noted...
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the reopening ceremony for the Reading Room at Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James, on May 20.
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Justice Minister Encourages Students to Develop Strong Reading Habits

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging students to develop strong reading habits, noting that reading is critical to leadership, personal growth and national development. The Minister was addressing the reopening ceremony for the Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School’s Reading Room, in St. James, on May 20, following restoration work undertaken by the Ministry’s Social...
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