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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Schools to Receive Support for Assessment of Grade-Six Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing support to schools for the psycho-educational assessment of grade-six students who are performing significantly and consistently below the desired grade level. The results will be used to guide the teaching and learning...

Members of Team Elevation, project management students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), hand over supplies to Shelter Manager of the Refuge of Hope Shelter, Junice Woolery-Norman (right), at the facility on Wednesday (May 3). Team Elevation group members (from left) are Carol Heron-Meggo, Nickesha Samuels, Marlon Mitchell and Keyna Darling.

Refuge of Hope Shelter Gets Supplies from Students of VTDI

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), listens as Director of The Arrow Foundation, Christopher Bonterre (second left), outlines the entity’s activities during Tuesday’s (May 2) launch of Literacy Education Acceleration Programme (LEAP) pilot, at the Holy Trinity High School in Kingston. Also listening are Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right) and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

Students in ZOSOs with Literacy Challenges Poised to ‘LEAP’ These Barriers

) Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), and Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Olga Isaza (centre), listen to high-school-student Kelsie Spaulding, while on a visit to the Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew, on May 1.

Significant Support Provided at Teen Hub

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), having a light discussion with (from second left), Managing Director, Make Your Mark Group, Dr. Jacqueline Coke Lloyd and Pastor, Transformed Life Church, Reverend Dwight Fletcher, on Wednesday (April 26), day one of the Make Your Mark two-day Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Businesses Encouraged to Implement Apprenticeship Programmes for Unattached Youth

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third left), demonstrates some chess moves to children of the Sherlock Crescent Community. Event was the official opening of the Sherlock Community Cultural Centre, on April 20. Observing are (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sport and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven and nine-time National Chess Champion of Jamaica, FIDE Master, Warren Elliott.

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Chess Programme for Children and Young Adults

A programme to instruct children and young adults in the sport of Chess is to be rolled out across St. Andrew North Western, says Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Nine-time National Chess Champion of Jamaica, FIDE Master, Warren Elliott, will be overseeing the Chess programme. Dr. Clarke, who was addressing the official opening of...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South East, Robert Miller, looks on during an education summit at the HEART/NSTA Trust College of Construction Services in Portmore on Thursday (April 20). The summit engaged fifth- and sixth-form students from high schools in the area.

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Portmore Students Benefit from Education Summit

Fifth- and sixth-form students from several high schools in Portmore were exposed to options for tertiary-level education and skills training, including financing, at an education summit on Thursday (April 20). The session, under the theme ‘Transforming Lives,’ was held at the HEART/NSTA Trust’s College of Construction Services and attracted students from Waterford, Bridgeport and Cumberland high schools. The students were...

Students from the Salvation Army School for the Blind perform a medley of songs during the media launch of Child Month 2023 on April 19 at GraceKennedy Corporate Offices on Harbour Street, downtown Kingston.

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Create Systems of Protection Around Children

Jamaicans are being charged to create systems of protection and care around the nation’s children, so that harm does not befall them. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, made the call as she addressed the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) media launch of Child Month 2023 on Wednesday (April 19) at the GraceKennedy Corporate Offices, downtown Kingston. “It should be a...

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), assists reggae artist Sizzla Kalonji in distributing ice-cream treats to children in August Town at a function held at Judgement Yard in the community on April 16.

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Community Treat in August Town

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), assists reggae artist Sizzla Kalonji in distributing ice-cream treats to children in August Town at a function held at Judgement Yard in the community on April 16.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy stopped at the Ocho Rios High School on Monday (April 17) as part of a tour of the island. Welcoming the trophy are students of the St. Ann-based institution.

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PHOTOS: FIFA Women’s World Cup Stops at Ocho Rios High School

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy stopped at the Ocho Rios High School on Monday (April 17) as part of a tour of the island. Welcoming the trophy are students of the St. Ann-based institution.

Principal of St. Jago High School, Collette Feurtado-Pryce (seventh left) and students, gather around the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy, which stopped at the St. Catherine-based institution on Monday (April 17). They are joined by FIFA Senior Manager, Trophy Tours, Sarah Gandoin (10th left); and Jamacia Football Federation (JFF) President, Michael Ricketts (eight right). The trophy is in the island as part of a global tour ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 tournament from July 20 to August 20.

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PHOTOS: FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Stops At St. Jago High

Principal of St. Jago High School, Collette Feurtado-Pryce (seventh left) and students, gather around the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy, which stopped at the St. Catherine-based institution on Monday (April 17). They are joined by FIFA Senior Manager, Trophy Tours, Sarah Gandoin (10th left); and Jamacia Football Federation (JFF) President, Michael Ricketts (eight right). The trophy is in the island...

Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Newton Douglas.

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CPFSA Taking Steps to Streamline Operations

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is taking steps to streamline its operations. This is being facilitated under the entity’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expansion Project and is intended to achieve greater efficiency in service delivery. One of the main outputs targeted is improving the electronic case management system, which enables the smooth transmission of information from...