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Students of McIntosh Memorial Primary School performed a song at the Wesley Mount Methodist Church in Williamsfield Manchester. Occasion was the Child Month National Church Service on Sunday (May 7).
Students of McIntosh Memorial Primary School performed a song at the Wesley Mount Methodist Church in Williamsfield Manchester. Occasion was the Child Month National Church Service on Sunday (May 7).

Importance of Special Focus on Youngsters During Child Month Emphasised

Senior Director, Children’s Affairs Policy Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Hyacinth Blair, says this year’s theme for Child Month, ‘Children Need Our Love and Protection... Get Involved’, is in keeping with the tradition of heightening national focus on the...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, reads to children in the reading room at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston on Friday (May 5). The event forms part of the Ministry
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, reads to children in the reading room at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston on Friday (May 5). The event forms part of the Ministry's activities for Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 9), which aims to foster a love for reading among children in Jamaica. It is also in keeping with the Teachers' Association's Education Week from May 7 to 13.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Reads to Students
Government Senator, Natalie Campbell Rodriques, addresses a recent sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
Government Senator, Natalie Campbell Rodriques, addresses a recent sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Jamaicans Urged to Create Safe and Nurturing Environment for Children
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Michelle McIntosh Harvey (fourth right), with the uniformed groups at a wreath laying ceremony held in memory of the nation’s children who have died under tragic/violent circumstances. The ceremony was held at the Secret Gardens Monument at the intersection of Tower and Church streets in downtown Kingston on Sunday (May 7).
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Michelle McIntosh Harvey (fourth right), with the uniformed groups at a wreath laying ceremony held in memory of the nation’s children who have died under tragic/violent circumstances. The ceremony was held at the Secret Gardens Monument at the intersection of Tower and Church streets in downtown Kingston on Sunday (May 7).

Mayor Williams Calls for Protection of Nation’s Children
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), shows off cricket skills at the handover of musical instruments and sports equipment, to the Bustamante High School in Clarendon on May 5. Others (from second left) are Principal, Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), shows off cricket skills at the handover of musical instruments and sports equipment, to the Bustamante High School in Clarendon on May 5. Others (from second left) are Principal, Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe.

PHOTOS: Bustamante High School Receives Musical Instruments and Sports Equipment

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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes (second left), participates in the unveiling of the sign for the Community Wi-Fi at Poppy Street in George’s Plain, Westmoreland, on Wednesday, May 4. He is joined by (from left) Councillor for the Frome Division, Westmoreland, Rudolph Uter; Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, George Wright; Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent Wayne Josephs; PRO for Poppy Street PMO Group, Caneisha Myles and Principal for Vision Plus ECI, Marlene Uter.
TechnologyYouth

USF Seeks 100 Young Persons for TAP

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is seeking to fill 100 slots for the third phase of the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) to cultivate a new generation of tech-savvy coders for the digital age. USF’s Communication Officer, Timothy Simmonds, said the free-of-cost initiative is currently open to applicants between 18 and 29 years old, who will receive training in coding at...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Schools to Receive Support for Assessment of Grade-Six Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing support to schools for the psycho-educational assessment of grade-six students who are performing significantly and consistently below the desired grade level. The results will be used to guide the teaching and learning plans for the new school year. Grade-six teachers/supervisors are being advised to inform the Ministry of the children who qualify...
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Members of Team Elevation, project management students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), hand over supplies to Shelter Manager of the Refuge of Hope Shelter, Junice Woolery-Norman (right), at the facility on Wednesday (May 3). Team Elevation group members (from left) are Carol Heron-Meggo, Nickesha Samuels, Marlon Mitchell and Keyna Darling.
Youth

Refuge of Hope Shelter Gets Supplies from Students of VTDI

The Refuge of Hope Shelter in Albion, St. James, has received a donation of supplies from Team Elevation, a group of students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI). Comprised of project management students of the VTDI, the group donated medical supplies, seedlings, farm tools, among other items, to the facility as part of their school project. Speaking at the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), listens as Director of The Arrow Foundation, Christopher Bonterre (second left), outlines the entity’s activities during Tuesday’s (May 2) launch of Literacy Education Acceleration Programme (LEAP) pilot, at the Holy Trinity High School in Kingston. Also listening are Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right) and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.
EducationYouth

Students in ZOSOs with Literacy Challenges Poised to ‘LEAP’ These Barriers

Students at six secondary schools in communities declared Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) are poised to benefit from the Literacy Education Acceleration Programme (LEAP) pilot, being implemented by the Ministry of Education and Youth. The beneficiary institutions are the Corporate Area-based Haile Selassie High School, Norman Manley High School, Kingston High School, and Holy Trinity High School, in the Ministry’s...
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) Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), and Representative of the United Nations Children
Youth

Significant Support Provided at Teen Hub

The Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew, located in the Transport Centre, is providing significant support to teenagers, and persons in St. Thomas will be provided with similar services soon. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who visited the facility in Half-Way Tree on May 1, said children must have such outlets, and...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), having a light discussion with (from second left), Managing Director, Make Your Mark Group, Dr. Jacqueline Coke Lloyd and Pastor, Transformed Life Church, Reverend Dwight Fletcher, on Wednesday (April 26), day one of the Make Your Mark two-day Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.
Youth

Businesses Encouraged to Implement Apprenticeship Programmes for Unattached Youth

The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging businesses to implement apprenticeship programmes for unattached youth. His call follows the Government’s desire to address labour shortages across several sectors. “We [as a Ministry] support businesses. We support you in middle management but you in business must train a lot more and must upskill our...
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Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third left), demonstrates some chess moves to children of the Sherlock Crescent Community. Event was the official opening of the Sherlock Community Cultural Centre, on April 20. Observing are (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sport and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven and nine-time National Chess Champion of Jamaica, FIDE Master, Warren Elliott.
Youth

Chess Programme for Children and Young Adults

A programme to instruct children and young adults in the sport of Chess is to be rolled out across St. Andrew North Western, says Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Nine-time National Chess Champion of Jamaica, FIDE Master, Warren Elliott, will be overseeing the Chess programme. Dr. Clarke, who was addressing the official opening of...
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