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Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.
Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.

CPFSA Hosts Anti-Bullying Workshop Thursday

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host its third anti-bullying workshop series on Thursday (March 16). The online event will focus on the ‘Bystander Effect’ which happens when a group of people watch a bullying incident and...
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen (right), outlines the importance of including children in the process when doing a budget, during a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston. Listening is Communications Director at the CAC, Latoya Halstead.
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen (right), outlines the importance of including children in the process when doing a budget, during a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston. Listening is Communications Director at the CAC, Latoya Halstead.

Parents Encouraged to Include Children in Budget Planning
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with students attending the Jamaica Day celebration, held recently at the Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with students attending the Jamaica Day celebration, held recently at the Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine.

Youth Urged to Focus on Creating Legacies
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Importance of Youth Participation in National Decision-Making Process Underscored
Members of The Girls’ Brigade Jamaica share a photo opportunity during a visit to King’s House in Kingston on Monday (March 6). The visit was to launch Girl’s Brigade Month, and the organisation’s fundraising tag drive.
Members of The Girls’ Brigade Jamaica share a photo opportunity during a visit to King’s House in Kingston on Monday (March 6). The visit was to launch Girl’s Brigade Month, and the organisation’s fundraising tag drive.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon, Fayval Williams (centre), is surrounded by students at the 2023 staging of Jamaica Day on Friday (March 3), at the Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine.
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Schools Mandated to Focus on Civics and Character Development

The Ministry of Education and Youth has mandated schools to use civics and character education as a means of shaping and instilling positive behaviour and attitudes in Jamaican students. Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure as she addressed the Jamaica Day celebration at the St. Catherine-based Dinthill Technical High School on Friday (March 3). “A focus on...
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Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts (second left), listens as Administrative/Procurement Coordinator at JamVac, Nadia White (left), discusses tourism careers with students from the Portmore Community College, at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) inaugural Career Expo, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Friday (March 3).
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Hundreds of Students Take Part in JCTI Career Expo

More than 400 students from 17 schools across the island gathered at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 3) to participate in the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) inaugural Career Expo. The expo was hosted in collaboration with the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and provided an opportunity for secondary and tertiary students to...
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Youth

At-risk Youth to Benefit From 12-month Positive Pathways Programme

Two hundred and forty at-risk youth from vulnerable communities in St. James are to benefit from a 12-month Positive Pathways programme, through a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Sandals Foundation.  The $38.5-million programme, dubbed, ‘Supporting Youth Development through Positive Youth Engagement’, was launched at a ceremony on March 2 held at Sandals White...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (second left), shares the moment as Director, Econo Office and School Supplies Limited, Ann-Marie Stennett (left) and Finance Manager, JIS, Glenford West (second right), present a symbolic cheque to Senior Staff Member of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Haila Gentles (centre), at the JIS Head Office on Half-Way Tree Road on February 28. Also sharing the moment is Stores Officer, JIS, Maureen Green.
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Company Partners with JIS in Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Tablet Drive

Econo Office and School Supplies Limited has partnered with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) to donate funds to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home tablet drive. The money is a contribution to the Home’s drive to acquire 26 devices to be used alongside the face-to-face modality to accelerate learning for the wards. The donation was made by Econo Office and School...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), joins in the symbolic handover of a cheque from the Government of Japan, along with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second right), to Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland. The provision facilitated the purchase of a school bus for the institution. Representing the school (from left) are Head Girl, Ackecia Gayle; Principal, Keron King; Prefect, Kendra Cornwall; and Deputy Head Girl, Marieka Anderson. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 21).
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Two Buses Donated to Schools in St. Catherine and Westmoreland

Approximately 2,500 students at Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland and Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine are benefitting from the donation of two buses to the institutions. The vehicles, which have bolstered the schools’ transportation arrangements, are already yielding positive outcomes, as student attendance at both schools has increased. There has, additionally, been a decrease in...
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Youth

Assistance for Children of St. James Police Officers

Pharmaceutical giant Bioprist has pledged $1 million in educational support to every child of a St. James police officer who is studying medicine and able to maintain a very good grade-point average (GPA). The pledge was made by Founder and Chief Executive officer (CEO), Dr. Guna Muppuri, at a St. James Police awards dinner, held at the Montego Bay Convention...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a point during the ‘Building Capacity for Tourism’ panel discussion at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 16, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona.
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Jamaica Building Capacity for Tourism Resilience Through Education and Training

Developing human resource capacity through education and training, is one way in which Jamaica is building resilience in tourism, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. “Jamaica has had a lot of training systems around tourism because our economy is so strongly built on [the sector],” he noted. The Minister, who was participating...
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