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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

OCA Improves 24-Hour Helpline Initiative

Young persons continue to receive counselling and other services, even as the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) improves its 24-hour helpline initiative, SafeSpot. To target more youth, the initiative, now one year old, has launched its first website, which...
Members of the St. Andrew Technical High School Key Club, hand over packages to the Strathmore Gardens Children
Members of the St. Andrew Technical High School Key Club, hand over packages to the Strathmore Gardens Children's Home, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine recently. From left are Manager of the Strathmore Gardens Children's Home, Marcia Tucker; Treasurer of the club, Monique Holding; Secretary, Rohanna Carnegie; club member, Kumarco Green; President, Adrian DaCosta, and Faculty Advisor, Shuddey Leachman.

Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home Receives Donation
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. At left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. At left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Alando Terrelonge.

$15 Million Invested in Nurturing Young Cricket Talent
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Teachers Urged To Remain Resolute
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Ministry’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, St. Andrew.
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Ministry’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, St. Andrew.

Contracting Of Children In Sports And Entertainment To Receive Attention

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Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report, Professor Orlando Patterson (left), enters the offices of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), downtown Kingston, on Monday (June 6). Pictured at right is Executive Director of the agency, Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes.
EducationYouth

Early-Childhood Education A Priority For JETC Chairman

Strengthening of the early childhood education sector will be prioritised in the implementation of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report, according to Professor Orlando Patterson. Professor Patterson, who is Chairman of the Commission, said implementation of the report should start in September, with an external group to monitor the process. “Early childhood is going to be… priority number one....
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Director for School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Leighton Jones, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Mr. Jones says the Edna Manley College is prepared to train youth for the impending growth in the creative idustry.
EducationYouth

Edna Manley College Offers Audio Support Workshops For Churches

Churches islandwide are being afforded the opportunity to participate in audio support workshops being facilitated by the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) through its School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes. The sessions are designed to equip persons with technical skills to facilitate live streaming of sermons and services. “What we’re trying to say to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the $1.2 billion K & T Development BPO Complex in Mandeville, Manchester, recently. He is joined by (from left), Managing Director of K & T Development, Patrick Crawford; Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford; head of K & T Development, Kenneth Black; and company attorney, Phillip Paulwell.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentYouth

6, 000 More BPO Jobs Since COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is on a continuous growth path, with the number of persons employed increasing from approximately 48, 000 prior to the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to over 54,000 to date. He further said there are prospects of engaging up to 300,000 persons over the long-term....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is accompanied by Chairman, Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (right), the Education Ministry’s Regional Director for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Kingston College Principal, Dave Myrie, when she visited the school recently. The visit was facilitated to garner relevant stakeholder feedback on recommendations contained in the JETC report that was released in January.
EducationYouth

More Partnerships With Early Childhood Institutions Being Considered

More partnerships with Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs) are being considered, as the Ministry of Education and Youth develops an implementation plan for the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission’s (JETC) recommendations to advance the education sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, shared details during a recent visit to Kingston College with JETC Chairman, Professor Orlando Patterson. “The pace needs to be accelerated...
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Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (left), interacts with students of the Toddlers Learning Centre in Scarlett Hall, St. Ann, during a visit to the institution on Friday, June 3. Teacher, Sherene Davis, looks on.
EducationYouth

Gov’t Looking To Advance Integration Of TVET In Schools

The Government is taking steps to advance the integration of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in secondary schools across the country. This is one of the key recommendations in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) Report, whose Chairman, Professor Orlando Patterson, is currently leading a two-week engagement with academic institutions at all educational levels across the island. On Friday...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, second right), observes as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia (seated right) and Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Novelette Denton Prince (seated left), sign the memorandum of understanding to formalise the partnership for the establishment of the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of trainees under the pilot Amber HEART Academy, at the AC Marriott by Kingston in St. Andrew on June 1. Others observing (from left, standing) are Deputy Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Kenesha Campbell; Chairman, HEART/NSTA Trust, Professor Alwin Wint; and Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO, Amber Group, Juliana Moodie.
EducationYouth

Amber HEART Institute of Coding to Onboard First 500 Students October

An initial 500 students are expected to begin training in software design and programming starting October, at the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. The Institute, which will be the Caribbean’s first dedicated to coding, will equip young people with in-demand technology skills. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Amber Group and the HEART/NSTA Trust to formalise...
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