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Members of the Royal Rangers Marching Band perform during the third annual Marching Band Festival staged by the St. James Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) at the Catherine Hall Stadium in St. James on Labour Day, Tuesday (May 23).
Members of the Royal Rangers Marching Band perform during the third annual Marching Band Festival staged by the St. James Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) at the Catherine Hall Stadium in St. James on Labour Day, Tuesday (May 23).

Young People Show Off Musical Talent at Marching Band Festival

Eight marching bands comprising more than 400 youth from several at-risk communities across the island showed off their musical talents at the third annual Marching Band Festival on Tuesday (May 23). The Labour Day event, organised by the Lay Magistrates...
Ananda Alert Officer at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Annadjae Roberts.
Ananda Alert Officer at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Annadjae Roberts.

CPFSA Stages Youth Forum May 25
Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), looks on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), joins students in planting a tree on the grounds of the Woodhall Primary School, during Labour Day activities on Tuesday (May 23).
Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), looks on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), joins students in planting a tree on the grounds of the Woodhall Primary School, during Labour Day activities on Tuesday (May 23).

PHOTOS: Tree Planting at Woodhall Primary School
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Custos of St. Andrew, Ian Forbes, look at a march past by members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force, following a Child Month Church Service held at Mona Church of Christ in St. Andrew on May 21.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Custos of St. Andrew, Ian Forbes, look at a march past by members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force, following a Child Month Church Service held at Mona Church of Christ in St. Andrew on May 21.

PHOTOS: Child Month Church Service
From left, Chief Executive Officer of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair; Chairman, Board of Management at the Old Pera Infant and Primary School, St. Thomas, Philmon Williams and Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, participate in a ground-breaking ceremony at the school for the construction of a play area. The event was held on Friday, May 19 on the grounds of the school as the NCMC’s special project for National Children’s Day 2023.
From left, Chief Executive Officer of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair; Chairman, Board of Management at the Old Pera Infant and Primary School, St. Thomas, Philmon Williams and Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, participate in a ground-breaking ceremony at the school for the construction of a play area. The event was held on Friday, May 19 on the grounds of the school as the NCMC’s special project for National Children’s Day 2023.

NCMC Selects Old Pera Infant and Primary School for Special Project

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents the winning trophy in the
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PHOTOS: Vere Technical High Wins ‘Just Medz It’ jingle competition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents the winning trophy in the 'Just Medz It' jingle competition to Vere Technical High School. Accepting are Head Boy, O'Neil Grant, and Head Girl, Derricka Wolf, while Acting Principal, O'Neil Lewin, shares the moment. The awards ceremony was held at the institution in Clarendon on May 19. The jingle competition...
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State Minister, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left) operates a robot that was designed, built and programmed by the Jamaica College (JC) robotics team. The State Minister paid a recent visit to the school’s Old Hope Road Campus in St. Andrew to offer congratulations on the team’s success in the FIRST Tech Robotics Championship in the United States. Team members include (from left) are Michael Woods, Delano Reid, Stanley Cai, Orville Daley and Team Manager, Jason Brown.
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‘We Showed Them What It Meant to Be Jamaican’

The success of the Jamaica College (JC) robotics team in the recent FIRST Tech Robotics Championship, is being hailed as a testament of the country’s ‘little but we tallawah’ mantra. The international contest, held in Houston, Texas in April, brought together 192 student robotics teams from around the world who put their innovation, teamwork, and robotics skills to the test...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left, standing) and Parish Child Diversion Officer for St. Andrew, Levi Rodney, interact with students attending a Child Diversion Youth Forum on Thursday (May 18) at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew.
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Child Diversion Programme Achieving Success – Minister Chuck

The Child Diversion Programme in the Ministry of Justice is achieving “tremendous success” in steering young people away from the criminal justice system, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. He noted that of the just over 1,000 cases referred to the programme by the courts since the operationalisation of the programme in 2020, more than 50 per cent of them...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 17.
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School-Feeding Programme Gets $9 Billion for 2023/24

The Government has provided almost $9 billion towards the school-feeding programme for this 2023/24 fiscal year, representing an increase of $2 billion over the prior year. “Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) will continue to provide the breakfast/snack component of the school-feeding programme,” Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said during her contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Education Minister to Outline ‘New Vision’ for Technology and Infrastructure Development in Schools

With technology and infrastructure being among the main thematic areas of the Education Transformation Commission’s report, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she will be outlining a “new vision” for the sector. Mrs. Williams, who was speaking today (May 16) on Nationwide 90’s ‘Ask the Minister’ programme, said that she will provide details in her 2023/24 Sectoral...
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