The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has partnered with the Anti-bullying Technical Working Group to host a series of workshops focusing on bullying in schools and cyberbullying. The workshops, titled ‘One Kind Word and Action’, form part of a training initiative. The first, a semi-virtual cyberbullying forum, is scheduled for the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on Thursday,...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play an active role in guiding the country’s youth, in light of the rising incidence of violence in schools. Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, says the matter is one requiring a collective response by the society. “There has been a rise in incidents of violence amongst youth in schools. It is sad when...

To quell antisocial behaviour in schools, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has called on parents to assist their children to develop “good virtues”. Addressing the 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service for the Association of Principals and Vice Principals, held at the Old Harbour New Testament Church of God in St. Catherine, on Sunday (October 9), the Minister emphasised...

The newest graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme have been lauded for their resilience in successfully completing the course, despite challenges. The 23 individuals of Cohort 31 are the first participants in the post graduate diploma programme’s 36-year history to undertake online lessons, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, held...

Two new Coaster buses were handed over to Lacovia High School in St. Elizabeth, on October 7, by the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project of the Government of Japan. The Project has been in operation since 1995, to help respond to the needs in the education and other sectors of the economy. In January of this yea, the...

The learning requirements of Jamaican children with special needs is being bolstered through the provision of Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT). The materials, developed in keeping with the Universal Design for Learning principles, will be made available to students who are visually or hearing impaired and those with intellectual developmental or learning disabilities. Writers, teachers, publishers, organisations for persons with disabilities,...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called for national conversation on how the innate technology skills of young people can be leveraged for the country’s development. He noted that young persons “have been using powerful technology for devious activities such as lottery scams”, adding that “technology is perhaps playing an even more significant role in...