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Founder of the Tameka Hill Foundation, Tameka Hill (fourth left, back row), with the 26 children and other persons from the Blue Hole community in St. Catherine, at a children’s treat, held on August 19, at the Blue Hole Pentecostal City Mission Church Incorporated, in the parish.
Founder of the Tameka Hill Foundation, Tameka Hill (fourth left, back row), with the 26 children and other persons from the Blue Hole community in St. Catherine, at a children’s treat, held on August 19, at the Blue Hole Pentecostal City Mission Church Incorporated, in the parish.

Children From Blue Hole, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies

Twenty-six children from the community of Blue Hole in St. Catherine have received back-to-school supplies from the Tameka Hill Foundation. They were presented with the items on Saturday (August 19), at the Pentecostal City Mission Church Incorporated in the community....
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (fourth left) along with Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Amy Tachco (fourth right) cut the ribbon to officially open the child-friendly space at the Victim Services Branch office in Mandeville, Manchester on August 18. Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green; Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford; Warnath Group Country Project Director, Aylair Livingston; Manager, Trafficking Secretariat, Ministry of Justice, Audrey Budhi; and Children
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (fourth left) along with Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Amy Tachco (fourth right) cut the ribbon to officially open the child-friendly space at the Victim Services Branch office in Mandeville, Manchester on August 18. Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green; Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford; Warnath Group Country Project Director, Aylair Livingston; Manager, Trafficking Secretariat, Ministry of Justice, Audrey Budhi; and Children's Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Child-Friendly Space Opened in Manchester
Principal Director, Telecommunications in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton, addresses the Ministry’s back-to-school treat, which catered to approximately 100 students aged six to 17. The event was held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 17). The children received back-to-school supplies, participated in art and craft activities, and benefited from presentations on cybersecurity and drug abuse.
Principal Director, Telecommunications in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton, addresses the Ministry’s back-to-school treat, which catered to approximately 100 students aged six to 17. The event was held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 17). The children received back-to-school supplies, participated in art and craft activities, and benefited from presentations on cybersecurity and drug abuse.

PHOTOS: Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Back-To-School Fair
Managing Director, Young Scholars Education Limited, Shanese Watson.
Managing Director, Young Scholars Education Limited, Shanese Watson.

80 Students Participating in Tech Bloc Coding Camp
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the St. James Southern High Achievers Award Ceremony, held on Thursday (August 17), at the Mt. Carey Baptist Church in St. James.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the St. James Southern High Achievers Award Ceremony, held on Thursday (August 17), at the Mt. Carey Baptist Church in St. James.

PEP Awardees Better Poised for High School – Minister

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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanesha Ingleton (right), presents Jamalco Education Assistance Programme scholarship recipient, Antonio Pink, with a commitment letter during the presentation ceremony on Wednesday (August 16) at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Clarendon.
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80 Students to Receive JAMALCO Scholarships for 2023/24 Academic Year

Eighty secondary and tertiary students in Clarendon and Manchester will receive scholarships valued just over $14 million for the 2023/24 academic year under bauxite and mining company Jamalco’s Education Assistance Programme. Commitment letters were presented to the students during a ceremony at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Clarendon on Wednesday (August 16). Later this month, another 300 students attending...
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) youth partners guiding the implementation of its ‘Ready Set Great’ 2023 initiative are (from left) Founder/Executive Director, Young Women/Men of Purpose, Lanisia Rhoden; Founder of the Youth Inspiring Positive Change JA. Ltd., Neville Charlton; President, Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, Christina Williams; Founder of Youth For Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd; Youth Advocate, Shamar Wedderburn and Co-founder, Caribbean Youth Climate Justice Coalition, Jhannel Tomlinson.
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Registration Now Open for UNDP ‘Ready Set Great’ Youth Conference

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi Country Office in Jamaica says that registration is now open for its third annual ‘Ready Set Great’ youth in development conference. The conference will tackle youth poverty on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, commemorated globally on October 17 each year. Persons interested in attending the conference may register at www.readysetgreatja.com. The...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with tourism officials, representatives of companies and interns who participated in the 2023 Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme following a media briefing on Thursday (August 17) at the Most Hon. Edward Seaga Suite, Devon House, St. Andrew.
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Over 1,100 Students Employed Under 2023 TEF Summer Internship Programme

More than 1,100 students gained employment under the 2023 Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme (SIP). Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday (August 17) at the Most Hon. Edward Seaga Suite, Devon House, St. Andrew, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said, “The Summer Internship Programme that TEF has been managing has reached a new high in 2023.”...
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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, responds to a question during Wednesday`s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. At right is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Ministry Continues to Boost Special Education Programmes

The Ministry of Education and Youth continues to boost its special education programmes as well as provide the resources and support needed to the families. Responding to questions during Wednesday`s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said that no child or parent who reaches out for assistance will...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), congratulates wards of the State on emerging as top performers in the 2023 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Sharing in the celebration are State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), and Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Director of Programmes, Dr. Warren Thompson (left). The occasion was the CPFSA PEP Workshop and Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 16).
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Wards of the State Shine In 2023 PEP Exams

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has awarded students in State care who completed the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and will be matriculating to high school. The top girl was placed at Bishop Gibson High School in Manchester, while the top boy will be attending Jamaica College in Kingston. Speaking during the PEP Workshop and Awards Ceremony at...
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Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 15.
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Child Diversion Programme Impacts Participant

A beneficiary of the Child Diversion Programme has shared that it has changed his life, because before the programme, “he was just seeing darkness”. As recounted by Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, the beneficiary told her that he did not want to talk to anyone and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing today’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Reduction in Teacher Resignations

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting a reduction in the number of teachers resigning or tendering their resignations for the first nine months of 2023, compared with the corresponding timeline last year. Addressing Wednesday’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, informed that 427 teachers tendered their resignations for the period between...
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