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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, engages in a reading session with students at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday ( May 5).

Literacy A Cornerstone of National Development – Dr. Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has underscored literacy as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s development, emphasising that the country’s future hinges on its children’s ability to read. Positioning literacy as a non-negotiable...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, leads an interactive session with students at Louise Bennett Coverley Primary School, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 5).

PHOTOS: Senator Morgan Reads To Students At Louise Bennett Coverley Primary

Director of Corporate Services, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Errol Gardner, engages in an interactive session with students at Edward Seaga Primary School in Denham Town, Kingston, during Read Across Jamaica Day at the institution on Tuesday (May 5). The day, which is observed annually during Education Week, is aimed at promoting a strong culture of reading, fostering a national love for literacy among children and youth, and highlighting literacy as a crucial foundation for both personal growth and national development.

PHOTOS: Team JIS Reads to Edward Seaga Primary School Students

Executive Director, Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh (background left), and Board Chairman, Steven Gooden, engage in a reading session with students at Port Royal Primary School in Kingston during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in Kingston on Tuesday (May 5).

SLB Staff Read to Students At Port Royal Primary

Senior Reporter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Garfield Angus, reads to students of Paul Mountain Primary School in St. Catherine in observance of Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 5). The activity forms part of Education Week 2026, being observed from May 3 to 9 under the theme ‘Literacy Resilience: Foundation to Nation Building’.

PHOTOS: JIS Senior Reporter Reads To Students At Paul Mountain Primary School

Senior General Manager for Corporate Services at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Neil Miller, shares a story with students at the Amy Bailey Basic School in Kingston, on Read Across Jamaica Day, which was observed on Tuesday (May 5).

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PHOTOS: NHT Staff Read to Students At Amy Bailey Basic School

The Mavisville Preparatory School choir singing God Favours Me at the National Child Month Church Service, held on Sunday, May 3 at the Maranatha Assembly, 7 Deanery Road, Kingston.

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Jamaicans Reminded of Their Shared Responsibility to Protect, Guide and Nurture The Children

Jamaicans have been reminded of their shared responsibility to protect, guide and nurture the nation’s children, by Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Nicole Patrick Shaw. “If we truly want a safer Jamaica, we must build stronger minds. If we truly want stronger minds, we must nurture healthier children. And if we truly want healthier children, we must...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads a book titled ‘I have Feelings’, by Cathryn O’Sullivan, to primary and infant-school students from Kingston and St. Andrew in celebration of Read Across Jamaica Day. The reading, held on Tuesday (May 5) at the Office of the Prime Minister, forms part of Education Week 2026 (May 3 to 9), under the theme ‘Literacy Resilience: Foundation of Nation-Building

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Prime Minister Underscores Reading As Key to Unlocking Citizens’ Economic Potential

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the critical importance of reading, noting that it is essential for citizens to realise their fullest potential as economic agents in today’s modern society. He emphasised that when the vast majority of a population possesses the ability to read, literacy can be regarded as a public good – one that...

State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Delroy Williams, representing Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, lays a floral tribute at the Secret Gardens monument in downtown Kingston, during Sunday’s (May 3) Child Month candlelight vigil in memory of Jamaican children who have died violently or tragically.

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PHOTOS: Child Month Candlelight Vigil

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...