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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).

School Attendance Returning to Pre-COVID Levels

School attendance is returning to pre-COVID levels as the Government makes progress in bridging the digital divide and implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). This was noted by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick...
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers (left), has the attention of Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development USAID/FHI360 Local Partner Development (LPD), Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic (centre), and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. Occasion was the opening ceremony for a series of regional workshops for 150 participants engaged in youth crime and violence prevention, at the Spanish Court hotel in Kingston on Monday (February 14).
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers (left), has the attention of Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development USAID/FHI360 Local Partner Development (LPD), Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic (centre), and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. Occasion was the opening ceremony for a series of regional workshops for 150 participants engaged in youth crime and violence prevention, at the Spanish Court hotel in Kingston on Monday (February 14).

150 Persons Being Trained in Youth-Crime and Violence Prevention
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), looks at seedlings during a tour of farms in Clarendon on February 10. Also observing is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), looks at seedlings during a tour of farms in Clarendon on February 10. Also observing is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

Farmers Mentoring Younger Generation
The Ministry of Education and Youth’s Director for Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe, addresses the Ministry of Justice’s 14th annual restorative justice conference on February 10 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
The Ministry of Education and Youth’s Director for Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe, addresses the Ministry of Justice’s 14th annual restorative justice conference on February 10 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

MOU Facilitating Restorative Justice Practices in Schools to be Amended
Principal of John Rollins Success Primary in St. James, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom, shares a photo moment with students on Career Day at the school, on February 10.
Principal of John Rollins Success Primary in St. James, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom, shares a photo moment with students on Career Day at the school, on February 10.

Young Students Exposed to Different Careers

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), examines a trumpet that was among the musical instruments and sports equipment donated to Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland under the Ministry’s ‘Liv Gud’ Music, Sports and Technology (MST) initiative. The provisions were handed over on February 10. Sharing the moment are (from left) Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Moreland Wilson; the School’s Principal, Trevine Donaldson Lawrence and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams.
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Grange Hill High School Gets Donation Under ‘Liv Gud’ Initiative

Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland has received a donation of musical instruments and sports gear through the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ Music, Sports and Technology (MST) initiative. Among the items provided are keyboards, trumpets, drums, along with netball and football gear. The programme, which aims to transform the lives of students through sports and music, started in...
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Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (fifth left), with the nine Jamaicans who copped regional awards for their outstanding performance in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. Occasion was a virtual awards ceremony on February 9.
EducationYouth

Top CSEC/CAPE Students Receive Awards

Nine Jamaican students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2022, were presented with awards during a ceremony held on February 9. Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, presented the students with their prizes, as they watched the virtual ceremony from the Ministry of Education and Youth’s offices in Kingston....
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Placement Coordinator at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Taneka Cassanova-Durrant,
Youth

More Jamaicans Encouraged to Become Foster Parents

More Jamaicans are being encouraged to open their homes and hearts to children in State care by becoming foster parents. Placement Coordinator at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Taneka Cassanova-Durrant, made the appeal as the agency prepares to mark National Foster Care Week from February 12 to 18 under the theme ‘Building Resilience through Empowerment’. Currently, there...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project in Duckenfield, St. Thomas, on February 8.
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Jamaicans Urged to Report Water Theft

In a bid to clamp down on the scourge of water theft, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is encouraging Jamaicans to report persons engaging in this illicit act. Senator Samuda, who was speaking during Wednesday’s (February 8) commissioning of the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project in Duckenfield,...
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Director of Procurement at the Early Childhood Commission, Joleesa Courts, participates in a football game with boys at the Minna Carr Basic School in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, during Play Day activities on February 1.
Youth

February is Play Month

February has been designated ‘Play Month’ by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC).  The Month, which has been endorsed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Office, is being observed under the theme ‘The Passion for Play’. According to Education Specialist with UNICEF Jamaica, Dr. Rebecca Tortello, Play Month is an extension of ‘Play Day Ja’.  It is commemorated annually...
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