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HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

High Demand for LIFT Trainees

Eighty-four per cent of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and private-sector entities are willing to employ participants in the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme after their training. In an interview with JIS News, HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr....
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), interacts with students from Mount Airy Primary School, Craigoy Carty (left) and Jamie Bailey (second right), at the Clarendon South Eastern Career Fair held at the Green Park Primary School, Sandy Bay, Clarendon, on July 4. Looking on is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), interacts with students from Mount Airy Primary School, Craigoy Carty (left) and Jamie Bailey (second right), at the Clarendon South Eastern Career Fair held at the Green Park Primary School, Sandy Bay, Clarendon, on July 4. Looking on is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

PHOTOS: Dana Morris Dixon at Clarendon Southeast Career Fair
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, at Sunday’s (July 6) opening ceremony of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, currently in progress at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, at Sunday’s (July 6) opening ceremony of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, currently in progress at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

PM Says Voices of Young People Must Be Heard
Jamaica’s Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, following their participation in Saturday’s (July 5) 18th CARICOM Road Races in Montego Bay, St. James.
Jamaica’s Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, following their participation in Saturday’s (July 5) 18th CARICOM Road Races in Montego Bay, St. James.

Sport a Catalyst for Caribbean Growth and Youth Empowerment – Prime Minister Holness
Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dionne Gayle (second left), assists Principal of the Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive and Talented, Natasha Russell (second right), in cutting the ribbon to commission into service a solar energy system donated to the institution by Sun Plus Limited. Sharing the moment (from left) are Attorney Michelle Thomas Nelson, representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; and Founder/Director of Sun Plus Limited, Javon Harris. The solar system was handed over to the Kingston-based school on Thursday (July 3).
Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dionne Gayle (second left), assists Principal of the Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive and Talented, Natasha Russell (second right), in cutting the ribbon to commission into service a solar energy system donated to the institution by Sun Plus Limited. Sharing the moment (from left) are Attorney Michelle Thomas Nelson, representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; and Founder/Director of Sun Plus Limited, Javon Harris. The solar system was handed over to the Kingston-based school on Thursday (July 3).

Ribbon-cutting for Solar System (PHOTOS)

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NCR Received Nearly 14,000 Child Protection Reports in 2024

The National Children’s Registry (NCR) received 13,918 reports in 2024 relating to 25,005 incidents of abuse and other care and protection concerns. This reflects a decrease of 212 reports compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, as outlined in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ) 2024. The document explained that the total...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), is flanked by grade-six students of Philadelphia Primary and Infant School and Clydesdale Primary School, among other stakeholders, during her visit to St. Ann on Wednesday (July 2).
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Education Minister Applauds Pep Success at St. Ann Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, visited two high-achieving primary schools in St. Ann on Wednesday (July 2), to celebrate their outstanding performance in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Senator Morris Dixon met with the students and staff of Philadelphia Primary and Infant School as well as Clydesdale Primary to personally commend their exceptional...
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Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock.
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Parents Urged to Increase Guidance as Children Transition to High School

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is calling on parents to take a more hands-on approach in guiding their children, especially as they transition into high school, where new academic and social challenges await. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for Chetwood Memorial Primary School, held at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, delivers the keynote address during Ardenne Preparatory and Extension High School’s Annual School-Leaving Ceremony, held at Ardenne High School in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 2).
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Parents Urged to Support Their Children

Parents are being urged to support their children through prayer, praise and presence. The appeal was made by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, at Ardenne Preparatory and Extension High School’s Annual School-Leaving Ceremony, held at Ardenne High School in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 2). Speaking on the theme, ‘Communication: Road Map...
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Students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James participate in their graduation exercise, held at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, on Tuesday (July 1).
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Primary School Graduates Encouraged to Remain Committed to Excellence

Graduates of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, have been encouraged to remain committed to excellence and to embrace the values of discipline, perseverance and ambition as they prepare to enter the next stage of their academic journey. Speaking at the school’s graduation ceremony on July 1, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in the parish, Deputy Prime...
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Some of the participants in this year’s Youth Summer Employment Programme who attended the recent launch at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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10,000 Jamaicans to Participate in This Year’s Youth Summer Employment Programme

Beginning July 7, some 10,000 young Jamaicans will be engaged islandwide through the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. Now in its ninth year, YSEP offers meaningful summer placements within local authorities, providing participants with opportunities for personal development, skills training, and civic engagement. The programme aims to strengthen...
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