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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

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Education and Youth for the use of restorative justice practices in schools is to be amended. The Education Ministry’s Director for Safety and Security in Schools,...
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
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.
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.

Grange Hill High School Gets Donation Under ‘Liv Gud’ Initiative
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.
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.

Top CSEC/CAPE Students Receive Awards
Placement Coordinator at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Taneka Cassanova-Durrant,
Placement Coordinator at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Taneka Cassanova-Durrant,

More Jamaicans Encouraged to Become Foster Parents

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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.
National SecurityYouth

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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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), presents desktop computers to Principal of the Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine, Cecil Donald (second left), at a ceremony held at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) offices on Ballater Avenue in St. Andrew, on February 1. Others (from left) are JADCO’s Executive Director, June Spencer Jarrett; students at the school, Ajoni Murphy and Shanique Neil, and the institution’s Coach, Andrew-Hugh Murphy.
EducationTechnologyYouth

Guy’s Hill High School Gets Computers from JADCO

Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine has received several desktop computers from the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), for outstanding participation in the 2022 series of Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops. Speaking at the presentation of the computers held at JADCO’s offices on Ballater Avenue in St. Andrew, on February 1, Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...
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Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Yanique Williams.
Prime MinisterYouth

Outstanding Young Jamaicans to Receive PM’s Awards Feb. 4

Fifty-seven individuals, along with three youth groups, have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2022. The presentation of awards to the winners will be held on Saturday, February 4, under the theme ‘REIGNITED’, on the Lawns of Jamaica House, Devon Road, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), in discussion with the United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nick Perry, at the opening of a child-friendly centre at the Ministry of Justice Victim Support Division (VSD) in Port Antonio, Portland, recently.
JusticeYouth

Centre Opens in Port Antonio to Deal with Children Who Have Been Abused

Youngsters in the parish of Portland who are victims of crimes and other abuse, now have a child-friendly centre where they can get counselling and other support services. The facility, which is located at the Ministry of Justice’s Victim Support Division (VSD), Portland office, at Shops 8 and 9, Bryan’s Bay Plaza, Port Antonio, was made possible through a US$6.7-million...
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