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Prime Minister Endorses National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children Proclamation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed the Proclamation of Friday, June 23 to be observed as a National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s children who have been victims of violence and abuse. The Proclamation was read by...

National Coordinator for the national Police Youth Club (PYC), Sergeant Ricardo McCalpin.

Youth Encouraged to Join National Police Youth Club

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), breaks ground along with other stakeholders for the expansion of the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 20). Others (from left) are Bridgeport High’s Principal, Beverley Harris, and Board Chairman, Dane Levy; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southeast, Robert Miller; Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, and Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

Ground Broken for New Classroom Block at Bridgeport High School

Students of various preparatory schools display their institutions’ banners during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA) National Preparatory Schools Track and Field Championships, held recently at the National Stadium in Kingston.

Highlights from the 2023 National Prep Schools Athletics Championships

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), observes wards repairing a motor vehicle at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Monday (June 19). At left is Acting Superintendent, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Ian Henry.

Success of Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre Rehabilitation Programmes Highlighted

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

3 years ago EducationYouth

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 one component of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s system of assessment that helps with organisation of students for the...

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).

3 years ago EducationNational SecurityYouth

Student Leaders In St. Catherine South to Be Trained As Violence Interrupters

The St. Catherine South Police Division is to help train and empower student leaders to be ‘Violence Interrupters’ within their schools, under the Safe Schools Programme. Commanding Officer for the Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips, provided details during a recently held Voice of the Youth Student Leadership Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore, in the...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 13.

3 years ago EducationYouth

School Safety Policy to Be Reviewed

The security procedures at public schools will be reviewed, particularly the protocols for collecting students. “I have asked the Minister of Education to immediately direct that the school safety and security policy be reviewed [especially] as it relates to the release of children at the closure of school, or if someone is coming to retrieve the child before school is...

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.

3 years ago LabourYouth

US Farm Workers Make Donation to St. Catherine Agriculture Students

Twenty grade-10 students, who are pursuing agriculture studies at secondary level institutions in St. Catherine, have received a donation of $600,000 from Jamaican workers at Gebbers Farms in Washington in the United States (US). The beneficiary schools are Glengoffe High, Guys Hill High, Charlemont High, Ewarton High, McGrath High, Dinthill Technical High, Enid Bennett High, Tacius Golding High, Old Harbour...

First Runner-up, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022 and Miss Clarendon 2022, Sheri Gaye Johnson.

3 years ago CultureYouth

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

First runner-up, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Sheri-Gaye Johnson, has embarked on her community project dubbed, ‘Operation Safe Space’, dealing with the mental health and physical well-being of children, while connecting them with support services. The undertaking is in keeping with one stipulation of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), organiser of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition, that contestants...

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.

3 years ago 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...

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.

3 years ago 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...