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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

Support Entity Offers Encouraging Words to Parents of PEP Students

Parents and guardians are being urged by the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) to remain calm ahead of the release of the 2023 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results for grade-six students. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kaysia Kerr, said PEP is...
Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips (right), speaks to secondary students from various schools in the division, at a Voice of the Youth Student Leader Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore in St. Catherine, recently. They are (from left) Shanessa Williams and Davoy Burton (Cedar Grove Academy); Tristan Taylor and Mikhail Thompson (Greater Portmore High), and Dariell Williamson (Waterford High).
Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips (right), speaks to secondary students from various schools in the division, at a Voice of the Youth Student Leader Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore in St. Catherine, recently. They are (from left) Shanessa Williams and Davoy Burton (Cedar Grove Academy); Tristan Taylor and Mikhail Thompson (Greater Portmore High), and Dariell Williamson (Waterford High).

Student Leaders In St. Catherine South to Be Trained As Violence Interrupters
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 13.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 13.

School Safety Policy to Be Reviewed
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left), participates in the symbolic handover of a cheque valued at $600,000, donated by Jamaican workers at the Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States (US), to 20 grade-10 students pursuing agricultural studies from high schools in St. Catherine. The function was held on Monday (June 12) at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Regional Office in Old Harbour in the parish. Others (from left) are Regional Director with the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall; Supervisor on Gebbers Farms, Eyon Gayle; student at Glengoffe High School, Lamear Hamilton, and student at the Dinthill Technical High School, Jessica Reid.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left), participates in the symbolic handover of a cheque valued at $600,000, donated by Jamaican workers at the Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States (US), to 20 grade-10 students pursuing agricultural studies from high schools in St. Catherine. The function was held on Monday (June 12) at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Regional Office in Old Harbour in the parish. Others (from left) are Regional Director with the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall; Supervisor on Gebbers Farms, Eyon Gayle; student at Glengoffe High School, Lamear Hamilton, and student at the Dinthill Technical High School, Jessica Reid.

US Farm Workers Make Donation to St. Catherine Agriculture Students
First Runner-up, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022 and Miss Clarendon 2022, Sheri Gaye Johnson.
First Runner-up, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022 and Miss Clarendon 2022, Sheri Gaye Johnson.

Children to Benefit from Project of Jamaica Festival Queen 2022 Runner-Up

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Minster of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the audience at the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Coding Course opening ceremony and orientation, at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, on June 9.
Youth

300 Young Persons to Benefit from Tap III

Approximately 300 young persons across Jamaica are set to benefit from the Universal Service Fund (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Coding Course this year. The group of youngsters, between 18 and 29 years of age, will receive technical training in computer coding as well as the necessary business skills required to succeed in the rapidly evolving industry. Classes will...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the recent WorldSkills National and Junior Skills Competition held at the National Arena in St. Andrew.
EducationYouth

Jamaicans Urged to Make Use of TVET Training

There is a call for Jamaicans to leverage Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a powerful tool for social mobility and national development. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the call at the recent WorldSkills National Skills and Junior Skills Competition at the National Arena in St. Andrew, said the training programmes align with...
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Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (third right), examines products being displayed by Facey Pharmaceutical during a health fair and open day at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on May 31, to commemorate the institution’s 60th anniversary. Looking on (from left) are Facey Pharmaceutical Sales Ambassador, Olivia Pyne; the Hospital’s Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards Dawson, and ENT Consultant, Dr. Marsha James.
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: Lady Allen Attends Health Fair and Open Day at Bustamante Hospital for Children

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (third right), examines products being displayed by Facey Pharmaceutical during a health fair and open day at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on May 31, to commemorate the institution’s 60th anniversary. Looking on (from left) are Facey Pharmaceutical Sales Ambassador, Olivia Pyne; the Hospital’s Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Dr....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
National SecurityYouth

CADET Programme in Schools to Be Strengthened

A multi-Ministry approach will be used to strengthen the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) programme in schools. Newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, told JIS News that she has been in dialogue with the Ministry of Education and Youth to determine how best they can leverage their partnership. “We have to do...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Paulette Spencer Smith (left), addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum on Wednesday (May 31), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingstown. Listening (from second left) are PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein; Executive Director, Physical Therapy Solutions, Dr. Bernadette Bryan Frankson; Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Paulette Spencer Smith (left), addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum on Wednesday (May 31), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingstown. Listening (from second left) are PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein; Executive Director, Physical Therapy Solutions, Dr. Bernadette Bryan Frankson; Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse...
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Four-year-old Randesha Atkinson of the Wilbert Stewart Basic School in Kingston is presented with a care package by Chief Executive Officer of the Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, Sandrina Davis (left), and Business Development Manager of the Foundation, Sujae Boswell (right). Sharing the moment is Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings. Occasion was the final activity executed by the NCMC for Child Month 2023, where over 300 packages were handed out to parents and children across the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, at the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, 111 Windward Road, Kingston on Tuesday, May 30.
Youth

PHOTOS: NCMC Distributes Care Packages to Parents and Children

Four-year-old Randesha Atkinson of the Wilbert Stewart Basic School in Kingston is presented with a care package by Chief Executive Officer of the Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, Sandrina Davis (left), and Business Development Manager of the Foundation, Sujae Boswell (right). Sharing the moment is Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings. Occasion was the...
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