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Chair, National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, addressing the NCMC’s annual Youth Academic Achievement Awards ceremony, held recently at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston

18 Students Recognised for Academic Achievement

Eighteen students from non-traditional high schools have been recognised for their academic achievements by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). During the organisation’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony on October 20 at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston, the students...

Senior Teacher and Civic Empowerment/Culture Agent at the St. Elizabeth-based Ballard’s Valley Primary School, Rosemarie Steele (third right), is flanked by the five BB Coke High School male students who acted swiftly in getting their injured schoolmate to a medical facility on September 28. The occasion was a recent ceremony at Ballard’s Valley Primary where the students were honoured. They are from left: Dejuan Powell, Daejuan Gordon, Leon Barnes, Garry Bartley, and Khari Green.

Scholarship Fund for BB Coke Students

Students and members of youth-led organisations gather for a family photo at the end of day one of the National Youth Mental Health Summit. UNICEF collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) to give young people a platform to present their recommendations for improved mental health services to policy makers.

UNICEF and Other Stakeholders Commended for Taking on Mental Health Issues

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets students of Maggotty High School in St. Elizabeth, Michael Williams (left) and Joash Jones, during Friday’s (October 20) discussion forum on the Education Ministry’s new grooming policy for schools. The forum was held at Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Forum on New Grooming Policy for Schools

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’

Gov’t Spends More Than $9B Annually to Help 290,000 Path Beneficiaries

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, engage with head of diaspora non-profit organisation, Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), Irwine Clare, at the handover of automated external defibrillators (AED) on October 18 at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. The devices, donated by TJB, are used to help persons experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. They will be distributed to local secondary level institutions, and training will be facilitated in the use of the devices. TJB has been an advocate for athlete development from high school through to college and beyond, for almost 30 years. The initiative to provide defibrillators to schools is aimed at improving the safety and health of young athletes in Jamaica.

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PHOTOS: Team Jamaica Bickle Donates Automated Defibrillators to Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, engage with head of diaspora non-profit organisation, Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), Irwine Clare, at the handover of automated external defibrillators (AED) on October 18 at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. The devices, donated by TJB, are used to help...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the seventh Dennis Irvine Lecture, hosted by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) under the theme - ‘Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift for Quality Assurance in Higher Education’. The lecture was held on Thursday (October 19) at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. Seated at the head table is UCJ Member, Professor Colin Gyles.

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Education Minister Outlines Benefits of Artificial Intelligence

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry is committed to exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to benefit the various educational institutions. Addressing the seventh Dennis Irvine Lecture, hosted by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) under the theme - ‘Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift for Quality Assurance in Higher Education’, Mrs. Williams urged stakeholders...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme, which was launched during a World Food Day ceremony at the institution in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19).

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Expanded School Garden Programme Launched at Newell High

Newell High School in St. Elizabeth will benefit from several agricultural projects, which will enable the institution to feed its population while introducing students to farming at an early age. The projects, which include vegetable and fruit tree cultivation, poultry farming, dairy production and hydroponics, are part of the expanded School Garden Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture,...

President of the Watermount Community Development Committee (CDC) Benevolent Society in St. Catherine, Carlos McLeod (right), engages with six of the nine ‘community heroes’ who were recently honoured by the CDC, during a ceremony at the Pedro Church of Christ in the parish.

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Watermount Honours Community Heroes

Nine outstanding residents of Watermount in St. Catherine have been hailed as community heroes for their decades of voluntary service to the area’s development. The individuals, who were honoured by the Watermount Community Development Committee (CDC) Benevolent Society during a recent function at the Pedro Church of Christ in the parish, are Elaine Hyman, McClooney W. Blair, Leroy Campbell, Fitzroy...

Young persons are being encouraged to register for the Jamaica Defence Force CodeSprint-Cyberthon.

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Young Persons Encouraged to Register for JDF Codesprint-Cyberthon

Young persons are being encouraged to register for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) CodeSprint-Cyberthon, to be held on Friday (October 20). The event, which is being staged as part of Cyber Awareness Month, aims to empower young people to know more about cyber threats. Officer Commanding the Institute of Cyber Science at the Caribbean Military Academy at the JDF, Major...

Youth athletes participate in the first leg of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s annual Cross Island Run, which was launched in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (October 18).

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Local Government Ministry Launches Cross Island Run

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development launched its annual Cross Island Run in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (October 18). The Run, coordinated by the Social Development Commission (SDC), is a precursor to the celebration of Local Government Month, observed annually during November by the Ministry and its affiliated agencies and departments. During a ceremony at the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (October 18) press conference at Jamaica House, where she provided an update on the work of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC).

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Ministry to Launch Communication Campaign on Education Transformation

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be undertaking a robust $34 million communication plan dubbed ‘Transforming Education for National Development’ (TREND), which aims to sensitise the public about the transformation process. With the tagline ‘For a Brighter Tomorrow’, the plan forms part of the work of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), which has been charged with monitoring the...