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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses students at the National Youth Leaders’ Summit held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (November 30).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses students at the National Youth Leaders’ Summit held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (November 30).

Youth Encouraged to Treasure Jamaica’s Progress

Jamaica’s progress, to date, as a young, developing nation is to be treasured, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The Minister said she understands the concerns of Jamaicans, particularly young people, who...
Students of Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, at their recent graduation ceremony.
Students of Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, at their recent graduation ceremony.

Principal Calls for Stronger Partnerships Among Stakeholders
Founder, Board Co-Chair and President of the Youth for Excellence, Jénine Shepherd.
Founder, Board Co-Chair and President of the Youth for Excellence, Jénine Shepherd.

Youth for Excellence to Host Symposia in Grants Pen and Rose Town
Youth Parliamentarian, Sherika Cheeke-Perkins, emphasises a point while speaking during Monday’s (November 28) sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at Gordon House in downtown Kingston.
Youth Parliamentarian, Sherika Cheeke-Perkins, emphasises a point while speaking during Monday’s (November 28) sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at Gordon House in downtown Kingston.

Robust Discussion by Youth Parliamentarians
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), with executives of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (from left) President, Leon Malcom; Public Relations Officer, Nicardo Miller and Chairman, Chevaughn Brown. They were at the Council’s annual general meeting at the Portmore HEART/NSTA Trust Academy in St. Catherine, on November 19
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), with executives of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (from left) President, Leon Malcom; Public Relations Officer, Nicardo Miller and Chairman, Chevaughn Brown. They were at the Council’s annual general meeting at the Portmore HEART/NSTA Trust Academy in St. Catherine, on November 19

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends National Youth Council of Jamaica Annual General Meeting

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Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe (second right), addressing Wednesday’s (November 16) semi-virtual Anti-Gang Week Townhall meeting at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police and Researcher, Joanna Callen; Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director of Prosecution, Jeremy Taylor; and Lecturer, Social Anthropology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Herbert Gayle.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Looking to Expand Support for Schools in Volatile Areas

The Ministry of Education and Youth’s Inter-Ministerial 25/34 schools strategy is to be used as a prototype for working with institutions located in areas deemed volatile. This was disclosed by Acting Director of the Ministry’s Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe, during a semi-virtual Anti-Gang Week town hall meeting at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston,...
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Head of the Geography and Geology Department at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Sherene James-Williamson (left). listens as Scientific Officer in the UWI’s Earthquake Unit, Karleen Blake (centre), explains the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on display, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the UWI. Students looking on (from second left) are Shoya-Kay Espeut and Shackera Wray from Buff Bay High School in Portland, and Nailah Allen from Montego Bay High School
EducationYouth

Hundreds of Students Participate in GIS Day National Exposition

Hundreds of secondary students were exposed to geographic information systems (GIS) and technologies, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and was held physically for...
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Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kristen Laing.
Youth

Child Abuse Sensitisation Marches on Friday

Children across the island will participate in a series of child-abuse sensitisation marches on Friday (November 18). The marches, organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), are part of activities to mark World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which will be observed internationally on Saturday (November 19). Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager at the...
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The Wycliffe Martin High School team from in St. Mary, show off their prizes for placing second in the 2021-2022 Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) company of the year competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (November 15). They are (from left) teacher Tameka Thompson (left) and students Suzan Beckford, Seanna Sterling, Rusheen Rose and Mikalia Manasseh.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Junior Achievement Jamaica Awards Top Schools

The Wycliffe Martin High School team from in St. Mary, show off their prizes for placing second in the 2021-2022 Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) company of the year competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (November 15). They are (from left) teacher Tameka Thompson (left) and students Suzan Beckford, Seanna Sterling, Rusheen...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the conversation are Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe (left); and Rickayla Knight (third right) and Jeremy Peart, also of Enid Bennett High. The week is being observed from November 13-19, under the theme: ‘Leggo the Gang…Lift Up Jamaica.’
Youth

PHOTOS: Anti-Gang Week Church Service

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also...
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Flyer for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz finals scheduled for Sunday, November 13.
TourismYouth

TPDCO Tourism Quiz Finals on Sunday

Mount Alvernia Preparatory School in St. James and Naggo Head Primary School in St. Catherine will face off in the finals of the third staging of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz on Sunday, November 13. The match will be aired on Television Jamaica, beginning at 3:00 pm. Coordinator, Corporate Communications and Community Awareness, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley,...
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Government Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques (l), representing the Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, engages Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (r) and President of the Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, Christina Williams. Occasion was a Women’s Forum at Liberty Hall in Kingston on Thursday, November 10. The forum was one of a series of activities by Ms. Byanyima as part of an official visit to the island from November 6-11.
Youth

All-Young Female Parliament for International Women’s Day 2023

Jamaica, for the first time, will stage an all-female sitting of Parliament for young women, ages 18 to 23, on International Women’s Day 2023. The day will be observed on March 8. The disclosure was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and t, Hon. Olivia Grange, in her message at a Women’s Forum hosted by the Under Secretary-General and...
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