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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left) and Principal of Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas, Evette Bonfield Beecher, with the institution’s top boy and top girl in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, Janiya Johnson and Nashon Beckford, at the school’s annual valedictory and prize-giving service, held at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay, on July 4.

Young School-Leavers Encouraged to Pave Way for Families

Graduates of Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas have been encouraged to pave the way for their families as they take on the next stage of their lives, by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), listens as Correctional Officer, Meshack Brown (right), outlines the music programme at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston. The State Minister and a team from the Ministry conducted a tour of the institution on July 3.

Gov’t Focused on Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, interact with youngsters at the launch of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann on June 30.

Youth Summer Employment Programme Biggest In the Caribbean – Minister Mckenzie

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents an award to Pastor Claudia Ferguson for dedicated and faithful service to the United Church of the Seventh-day Baptist Churches and the Kingston Seventh-day Baptist Church. Pastor Ferguson was recognised during the 100th Anniversary Banquet of the Jamaica Seventh-day Baptist Conference of Churches held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on July 2.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Seventh-Day Baptist Conference of Churches Anniversary Banquet

Sales Education Consultant for Promethean, South Florida and the Caribbean, Amanda Leich (left), looks on as Titchfield High School students, Zerena Davis (right) and Sherona Kirkland, use the company’s ActivPanel Interactive Display, which was handed over to the institution in Portland on June 29.

PHOTOS: Titchfield High Receives Promethean ActivPanel Interactive Display

Portmore-based Youth Advocate, Claudine Duncan (right, back row), shares a moment with graduates of the Naggo Head Infant School in St. Catherine, during the school-leaving exercise held at the institution on Thursday (June 29).

3 years ago CommunityYouth

Communities Urged to Band Together to Protect Children

Communities across the island are being urged to “band together” to protect the nation’s children against all forms of abuse. Making the call while speaking at a school-leaving exercise at the Naggo Head Infant School in St. Catherine on Thursday (June 29), Portmore-based Youth Advocate, Claudine Duncan, said there should be no relenting in the fight to safeguard children. “It...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre) and other members of the constitutional reform committee lead a public consultation town hall meeting at the Errol Flynn Marina in Portland on June 28. The members are, from left, representative of the wider faith-based society, Dr. David Henry; consultant counsel and nominee of the leader of the Opposition, Hugh Small; civil society representative, Dr. Nadeen Spence; and Chairman of the Jamaica umbrella group of churches, Dr. Elaine McCarthy.

3 years ago Legal and Constitutional AffairsYouth

Constitutional Reform Committee Says Youth Engagement Key

The Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) is assuring that the country’s young people will not to be left behind as it seeks to engage with the public on the road to the nation becoming a Republic. The Committee’s civil society representative, Dr. Nadine Spence, informed that there is a youth engagement committee co-chaired by Youth Advisor Sujae Boswell and Past President...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson (left), during the official handover of the CPFSA Therapeutic Centre at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in St. Andrew, on June 29. Also listening (from second left) are Chairman of the Advisory Board, CPFSA, Naomi Francis; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Dr. Wayne Henry.

3 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

Specialised Residential Therapeutic Centre to Be Opened At Windsor Home Soon

The specialised residential therapeutic facility at the Windsor Home in St. Ann is slated to be opened soon. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the official handover of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Therapeutic Centre at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in St. Andrew on June 29. The new facility forms...

School Staff Advisors along with contestants in the Junior Tourism Minister Competition final (from left) Raymond Bingham and Deja Bremmer – The Manning’s School; Annagay Stone and Yeshima Thompson – Excelsior High School; and Olivia Rodney and Sheldon Haye – José Martí Technical High School.

3 years ago Gender AffairsTourismYouth

All-Female Showdown for Junior Tourism Minister Competition Final

Three female students will contest the final of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Junior Tourism Minister competition in August The all-girl showdown will see Yeshima Thompson of Excelsior High School in Kingston, Olivia Rodney of José Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine, and Deja Bremmer of The Manning’s School in Westmoreland, squaring off for the coveted Junior Minister title....

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps in performance.

3 years ago EntertainmentYouth

Summer Music Camp July 16 to 22

This summer, students will have the exciting opportunity to develop or hone their talent in music at the Jamaica Music in Schools’ Summer Music Camp. The one-week camp, from July 16 to 22, will take place at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville. It is being staged by the Organisation for Strategic Development in Jamaica (OSDJ) in association with the...

The new $200-million state-of-the-art Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Therapeutic Centre, which is the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. The therapeutic centre, opened on Thursday (June 29) is located at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in St. Andrew.

3 years ago Youth

$200M Therapeutic Centre Opened At Maxfield Park Children’s Home

A $200-million state-of-the-art therapeutic centre, which will cater to the needs of children in State care, aged 12 to 18, was officially opened at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in St. Andrew on Thursday (June 29). The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Therapeutic Centre, which is the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, was formally handed...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 28).

3 years ago EducationYouth

Legislation Being Strengthened to Protect Children

Come next Tuesday (July 4), Parliament is to debate repeal of Section 24 of the Child Care and Protection Act, which will, once passed, disallow judges to lock up children in penal institutions without charge. The additional layer of protection for children was discussed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...