The Ministry of Education and Youth has launched an initiative aimed at ending violence in schools. Dubbed ‘Just Medz It’, the yearlong campaign seeks to shift the culture of violent confrontations and responses among children and students and equip them with conflict-resolution strategies that are peaceful and healthy. It was launched on Wednesday (October 19) at Wolmer’s Boys’ School, National...

Young persons are being encouraged to embrace music that encourages positive values, rather than glorifies illegal activities, by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. His call follows the recent ban imposed by the Broadcasting Commission on content that lauds illegal practices such as scamming, gun violence, drug abuse and more. “We must talk about values… what...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), emphasises a point in discussion with Founding Chief Executive Officer for the Ontario Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and former Ontario Education Commissioner in Canada, Dr. Avis Glaze, during a courtesy call at the Ministry's offices, in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 18). Dr. Glaze is also a member of the Jamaica Character...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging students to participate in its ‘Census in Schools’ programme tour, which gets under way on Friday (October 14). The programme, an initiative of STATIN, is geared towards raising awareness among students about the importance of the Population and Housing Census, so that they can pass on key messages about the national exercise...

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, is recommending that additional steps be taken to incentivise agriculture, in order to attract more younger persons. “The cohort of farmers in my constituency is at an average age of 60 years old and it is time to refresh, reset and re-energise the sector by making agriculture more attractive...

Founder of the Denham Town-based Golden Foundation, Sandre Rhoden, has been lauded for his donation of 70 tablet computers to seven schools in Western Kingston communities. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who addressed the recent handover of the devices at the Denham Town Community Centre, said it was a “happy occasion” that would enable the students to...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the inclusion of healthier meal options for students does not mean that higher costs will be added. “We know in Jamaica that we produce a lot of healthy stuff, such as callaloo, cabbage [and] a range of things that are not overly expensive at all,” the Minister said. Mrs. Williams was...