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Head of Cooperation for the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz, speaks at the BRIDGE Project’s graduation and closing out ceremony, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.
Head of Cooperation for the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz, speaks at the BRIDGE Project’s graduation and closing out ceremony, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

EU Reaffirms Commitment to Work With Young People and Communities

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to working alongside communities and young people in Jamaica, as the EU-sponsored BRIDGE Project has concluded, following 34 months of impactful work across the island. Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation...
A part of the more than 300 young people who participated in the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) series of empowerment and development activities under the European Union (EU)-sponsored BRIDGE Project, at the graduation and close out ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday, October 9.
A part of the more than 300 young people who participated in the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) series of empowerment and development activities under the European Union (EU)-sponsored BRIDGE Project, at the graduation and close out ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday, October 9.

Hundreds of Young People Benefit from Bridge Project
Founder and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association for Debating and Empowerment (JADE), Germaine Barrett.
Founder and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association for Debating and Empowerment (JADE), Germaine Barrett.

National Debaters’ Week to Be Observed From October 12 to 18
National Tourism Champion and student at the St. Catherine-based Charlemont High School, Kayda Lee McLean, speaks to JIS News on October 7.
National Tourism Champion and student at the St. Catherine-based Charlemont High School, Kayda Lee McLean, speaks to JIS News on October 7.

Students in Distress Encouraged to Seek Help
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Christel House Jamaica’s fifth anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the institution’s Twickenham Park campus in St. Catherine on Tuesday (October 7).
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Christel House Jamaica’s fifth anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the institution’s Twickenham Park campus in St. Catherine on Tuesday (October 7).

Christel House Jamaica Marks Five Years of Delivering Holistic and Transformative Education

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, looks at toys and cards placed on the desk of late Rosemount Primary and Infant School student, Shannon Gordon, during a visit to the school in St. Catherine on Tuesday (October 7). The four-year-old was one of five people killed in a mass shooting incident in Commodore in Linstead on Sunday night (October 5). In the background are Principal of the school, Malaika Sinclair Bailey, and Shannon
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“We Are Here with You” – Minister Morris Dixon Assures Rosemount Primary and Infant School Community

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will continue to provide grief counselling and other support to students and teachers at the Rosemount Primary and Infant School. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, gave the commitment during a visit to the St. Catherine-based institution on Tuesday (Oct. 7), along with Ministry personnel. The visit was to...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right, standing), and Co-Founder of ‘iamtheCODE’ (IATC) Caribbean, Mariéme McIntosh Robinson (left, standing), observe as Founder of the ‘iamtheCODE’ global initiative, Lady Mariéme Jamme (left, seated), and Co-Founder of iamtheCODE Caribbean (IATCC), Nadeen Matthews Blair, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the implementation of a 12-week digital, coding and leadership programme for underserved Jamaican youth. The MOU was signed during the recent (IATCC) press launch at S Hotel in Kingston.
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Jamaica Becomes 89th Nation to Launch UN-Endorsed ‘iamtheCODE’ Youth Empowerment Initiative

Jamaica has become the 89th country to launch ‘iamtheCODE’, a global charity endorsed by the United Nations (UN). Founded by Senegalese-born French social entrepreneur, Lady Mariéme Jamme, iamtheCODE is committed to advancing education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Design (STEAMD). In Jamaica, the programme will be spearheaded by iamtheCODE Caribbean (IATCC) co-founders, Nadeen Matthews Blair and Mariame McIntosh...
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National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Interim Director/Principal, Keriffe Clark, addresses Monday’s (October 6) Presentation Ceremony for 263 school leaders, at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.
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263 School Leaders Trained

Two hundred and sixty-three (263) school leaders have successfully completed training programmes offered by the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL). Forty-four teachers and principals completed the Inclusive School Leadership Training Programme (ISLTP), 88 earned the professional qualification for Aspiring Principals’ Programme (APP), while 131 completed the Effective Principals’ Training Programme (EPTP). Since 2011, NCEL has been playing a key...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, fourth left), is joined by (from left) Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; President and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House International, David Harris; Chief Executive Officer of Christel House Jamaica, Taneshia Stoney Dryden; Co-Founder of Christel House Jamaica, Hon. Sally Porteous; and student, Shavary McFarlane, in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the high-school building at Christel House Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (October 7). Observing in the second row (from left) are Councillor for the Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford; Principal, Jason Scott; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Board Chairman, Hon. Steadman Fuller; and Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan.
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Christel House Jamaica Opens State-of-the-Art High School

Christel House Jamaica officially opened its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-focused high school on Tuesday (October 7) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. The newly constructed two-storey facility, dedicated to Co-Founder, Hon. Sally Porteous, welcomed its inaugural cohort of grade-seven students in August. Since August 2020, Christel House Jamaica has been delivering kindergarten and primary education to underserved students. The...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, delivers remarks during the recent World Teachers’ Day news conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston. World Teachers’ Day was observed globally on Sunday (October 5) under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession’.
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Teaching Thrives on Collaboration – State Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Kerensia Morrison, says Jamaicans should view teaching as a shared responsibility that thrives on collaboration and community involvement. The State Minister was speaking at a recent news conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston, to mark World Teachers’ Day, which was observed globally on Sunday (October 5)...
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Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.
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Clarendon-Based Rest Primary and Infant Gets School Bus from Japan

Students at the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School now have safer and more reliable transportation following the donation of a bus valued at over US$42,000 by the Japanese Government.  The 15-seater Toyota Hiace bus was handed over to the school on Thursday  (Oct. 2), by Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi.  The donation was made under Japan’s...
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
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Justice Minister Urges JPs to Mentor Youth in Schools

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are being encouraged to serve as mentors within educational institutions. The call was made by Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during a virtual sensitisation session on Thursday (October 2), aimed at engaging JPs in a ministerial dialogue on promoting peace across Jamaica. “We have far too many areas of national life,...
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