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The Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club’s 2022 royalty are, (from left), Prince, Raheem Smith; King, Naquan Allen; Queen, Toni-Ann Dean; and Princess, Nyoka Dockery. The winners were crowned and sashed in an official 25th anniversary ceremony at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Spanish Town on Saturday (August 13).
The Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club’s 2022 royalty are, (from left), Prince, Raheem Smith; King, Naquan Allen; Queen, Toni-Ann Dean; and Princess, Nyoka Dockery. The winners were crowned and sashed in an official 25th anniversary ceremony at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Spanish Town on Saturday (August 13).

Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club Crowns 2022 Royalty

Described as Jamaica’s ‘most exceptional community 4-H Club’, the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Club has crowned its prince, princess, king and queen for 2022, as the group marks its 25th anniversary. In an evening of glitz, glamour, and celebration, Miss Toni-Ann Dean...
Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) answers a question posed by a member of the audience, during a consultation with school leaders and administrators at Jamaica College in Kingston recently. This comes as the ministry seeks to get a consensus among stakeholders for a new Student Dress and Grooming Policy for public educational institutions. With her at the head table are (from left) Community Relations Education Officer (Region 5), Anieta Bailey and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the ministry, Maureen Dwyer.
Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) answers a question posed by a member of the audience, during a consultation with school leaders and administrators at Jamaica College in Kingston recently. This comes as the ministry seeks to get a consensus among stakeholders for a new Student Dress and Grooming Policy for public educational institutions. With her at the head table are (from left) Community Relations Education Officer (Region 5), Anieta Bailey and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the ministry, Maureen Dwyer.

Do Not ‘Lock Out’ Students – Williams
Programmes Officer, National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Keriffe Clark.
Programmes Officer, National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Keriffe Clark.

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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, addressing the launch of the ‘Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Farmers and Fisherfolk in Jamaica’ pilot project on Thursday (August 11) at the Denbigh 4-H Training and Production Centre, May Pen, Clarendon.
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, addressing the launch of the ‘Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Farmers and Fisherfolk in Jamaica’ pilot project on Thursday (August 11) at the Denbigh 4-H Training and Production Centre, May Pen, Clarendon.

600 Young Farmers and Fishers to Benefit from Pilot Project
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), presents Student from Hayes Primary School, Ontwane Griffiths (second right), with a back-to-school voucher and school bag, at the New Fortress Energy Foundation’s annual back-to-school fair held on August 9 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes, Clarendon. Other participants (from left) are Vice President, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), presents Student from Hayes Primary School, Ontwane Griffiths (second right), with a back-to-school voucher and school bag, at the New Fortress Energy Foundation’s annual back-to-school fair held on August 9 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes, Clarendon. Other participants (from left) are Vice President, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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JIS Photographer Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Barita Foundation Awards $10 Million in Scholarships and Bursaries

Twenty-three scholarships and 10 bursaries, valued at approximately $10 million have been awarded to students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels by the Barita Foundation. The presentations were made during the Foundation’s inaugural scholarship awards ceremony, which was held on August 10 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Scholarships were awarded to seven students who sat the...
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Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake
AgricultureYouth

More Young People Embracing Farming

More Jamaicans, especially the youth, are taking up farming as a lucrative profession, says Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake. He noted that with an average farmer age of 48.7 years, Jamaica has one of the youngest farmer populations in the world, where the average age is 60. Moreover, he argued “the data [prove] that the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), presents Sharlene Anderson with a lease agreement for agricultural lands, during a ceremony at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, on August 9.
AgricultureYouth

Agricultural Lands Leased to Young Farmers

Thirty young farmers are the newest selectees for agricultural land leases across the country’s agro-parks and production zones. This has been done under the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) ‘Youth in Agriculture’ programme. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the initiative continues the Government’s mandate of focusing at least 20 per cent of its activities on youth. “The...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
EducationTechnologyYouth

Computer Science and IT Teachers to Be Trained Under Coding in Schools Project

The Ministry of Education and Youth, in collaboration with the Amber Group, continues the Train the Teachers Initiative, under the Coding in Schools Programme. Hundreds of Information Technology (IT) and Computer Science teachers are scheduled to participate in this phase, which begins August 22 and will last for five weeks. The course will be conducted using both synchronous and asynchronous...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), makes a point to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (right). during the handover of mattresses to the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) for distribution to early-childhood institutions across the island. The handover took place at the Ministry’s facility on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew on Wednesday (August 3). Sharing the moment is Community Relations Manager at the ECC, Tanisha Miller.
EducationHealth & WellnessLabourSocial SecurityYouth

300 Mattresses Donated to Early Childhood Institutions

Early childhood institutions across the island will benefit from a donation of 300 mattresses from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The contribution was at the request of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in the Ministry of Education and Youth. The mattresses will provide for the establishment of isolation centres at the schools to satisfy the Ministry of Health...
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Top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students at the Kitson Town Primary School, in St. Catherine (from left): Amanda Thomas, Lashawna Dinall, Simon Worrell, and Student of the Year, Shamara Frew, with President of the Kitson Town Primary School Past Students Association, Clowenese Brown McIntosh (left), and Vice Principal at the school, Juliet Lattibeaudiere, at the recent awards ceremony, held at the Kitson Town Baptist Church.
EducationYouth

Top Students at Kitson Town Primary Awarded

Several top-performing students at the Kitson Town Primary School in St. Catherine have been awarded by the institution’s Past Students Association and corporate donors. At a recent celebratory event, held at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, the Association also awarded Millicent Singh as ‘Teacher of the Year’ and Patricia Bonner as ‘Exemplary Ancillary Worker’. Two grade-six teachers were also recognised....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a consultation session on the National Nutrition Policy Green Paper held on July 26 at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

School Leaders Urged to Clamp Down on Unhealthy Foods and Drinks

School administrators are being urged to take responsibility in ensuring that unhealthy foods and drinks are not entering the school system. Making the call while addressing a consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy Green Paper at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Tuesday (July 26), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...
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