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Manager of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Tashion Hewitt Stennett, reads to attentive grade three students of the Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution on Tuesday ( May 9).

PHOTOS: Regional Office Team Members Read to Students

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (third left) and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Michelle McIntosh Harvey (second right), join members of uniformed groups in placing flowers at the Secret Gardens monument, downtown Kingston, on Sunday (May 7). Occasion was the annual Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) wreath-laying ceremony in memory of children who have died under violent and tragic circumstances.

Jamaicans Urged to Safeguard Children

Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, reads a book to Elletson Road Basic School students during a Read Across Jamaica Day engagement at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on May 9. Read Across Jamaica Day is used annually to promote the significance of reading and literacy among Jamaicans.

PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Tom Redcam Library

Students at the Webster Memorial Basic School are engaged in a reading session led by Audit Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Karen Watson. The session formed part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities across the island on May 9.

PHOTOS: NSWMA Leads ‘Read Across Jamaica Day’ Activity at Webster Memorial Basic School

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), makes a presentation to the team from Brown’s Town High School in St. Ann, at the awards ceremony for the 2022/2023 Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC), held on May 2 at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. From left are Teachers, Alex Holmes and Molly Coombs and students Leroy Gallimore and Tamelia Thompson.

Young Inventors and Innovators Awarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated), points to illustrations in the book ‘I Can Do My Part’, by Cathryn O’Sullivan, while reading to grade-four students at Dupont Primary and Infant School. The occasion was a visit to the institution, located in his St. Andrew West Central constituency, as part of activities marking Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 9).

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Prime Minister Holness Reads to Students

Two schools in Kingston were graced with the presence of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who read to and interacted with their students on Tuesday (May 9), which was commemorated as Read Across Jamaica Day. Youngsters at Dupont Primary and Infant School, located off Olympic Way in the Prime Minister’s St. Andrew West Central constituency, and Clan Carthy...

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).

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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 youngsters during May. “The special focus on Child Month annually is important because it allows us to reflect 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

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Reads to Students

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...

Government Senator, Natalie Campbell Rodriques, addresses a recent sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

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Jamaicans Urged to Create Safe and Nurturing Environment for Children

Jamaicans are being called on to create a safe and nurturing environment for children where they are empowered to be their best selves. Government Senator, Natalie Campbell Rodriques, made the call while addressing the recent sitting of the Senate, in recognition of Child Month. Child Month is being observed in May under the theme ‘Children Need our Love and Protection…...

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).

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Mayor Williams Calls for Protection of Nation’s Children

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams is calling on Jamaicans to ensure the safety and protection of the nation’s children. “To have a glorious future, we have to build our children, nurture them, and we have to protect them,” Mayor Williams said. He noted that the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is committed to doing that. “Our...

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.

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PHOTOS: Bustamante High School Receives Musical Instruments and Sports Equipment

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...

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.

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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...