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Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.

Jamaicans Must Provide Guidance for the Youth – Deputy Mayor

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play an active role in guiding the country’s youth, in light of the rising incidence of violence in schools. Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, says the matter is one requiring a collective response...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service for the Association of Principals and Vice Principals, held at the Old Harbour New Testament Church of God in St. Catherine, on Sunday (October 9).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service for the Association of Principals and Vice Principals, held at the Old Harbour New Testament Church of God in St. Catherine, on Sunday (October 9).

Education Minister Calls on Parents to Assist Children to Develop Good Virtues
Graduates of Cohort 31 of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme at their graduation ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 5.
Graduates of Cohort 31 of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme at their graduation ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 5.

TARA Graduates Lauded For Resilience
The two coaster buses that were handed over to the Lacovia High Schoo, in St. Elizabeth, on October 7, by the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project of the Government of Japan .
The two coaster buses that were handed over to the Lacovia High Schoo, in St. Elizabeth, on October 7, by the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project of the Government of Japan .

Lacovia High School Gets Two Buses from Japan
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.

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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the opening ceremony of his National Youth Consultative Conference, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 6).
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G-G Calls for Discussion on Leveraging Technology Skills of the Youth

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called for national conversation on how the innate technology skills of young people can be leveraged for the country’s development. He noted that young persons “have been using powerful technology for devious activities such as lottery scams”, adding that “technology is perhaps playing an even more significant role in...
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Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis (second right); Deputy Clerk, Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe (right); and Coordinator, Parliamentary Internship Programme, Dr. Donovan Johnson (left), share a photo opportunity with new parliamentary interns Anatassia Balfour (second left) and Aaron Hoilett during the induction ceremony at Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, downtown Kingston, on October 6.
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PHOTOS: Induction of Parliamentary Interns

Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis (second right); Deputy Clerk, Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe (right); and Coordinator, Parliamentary Internship Programme, Dr. Donovan Johnson (left), share a photo opportunity with new parliamentary interns Anatassia Balfour (second left) and Aaron Hoilett during the induction ceremony at Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, downtown Kingston, on October 6.
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Deadline for Submission of PMNYAE Nominations Extended to October 7

The deadline for submission of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) has been extended to Friday, October 7. The PMNYAE is open to all Jamaican Nationals between the ages of 15 and 29 who have attained excellence in any of the following categories of agriculture/agro-processing; entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship; journalism/e-journalism; and new media – social media, youtuber,...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), displays laptops and tablets donated by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) South Camp Road Juvenile Correctional Centre in Kingston. The devices were handed over during a ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (October 4). Others (from left) are Commissioner of Corrections, Col. (ret’d) Gary Rowe; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee; Principal Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Deputy Commissioner, Rehabilitation and Probation Aftercare Services, DCS, Dr. Marc Thomas.
EducationTechnologyYouth

e-Learning Jamaica Donates 183 Computers to Department of Correctional Services

e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited has donated 63 laptop and 120 tablet computers to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) South Camp Road Juvenile Correctional Centre in Kingston, in support of the rehabilitation of young detainees. Four projectors were also donated to the institution by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The devices will be used in the DCS’s rehabilitation programmes...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) comforts Kingston Technical High School student, Kayanna Lawrence (second right), whose classmate, Michion Campbell, was fatally stabbed by another student at the Hanover Street-based institution recently. Others (from left) are Acting Region One Director, Ministry of Education and Youth, Suzan Bloomfield and Principal, Kingston Technical High School, Maulton Campbell. Minister Williams visited the institution today (October 3).
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Psychosocial Support for Kingston Technical High Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth will provide psychosocial support for students at Kingston Technical High School following the fatal stabbing of a pupil at the institution recently. Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the intervention will involve collaboration with various agencies. She noted that officers from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) have already...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica on September 30 at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
EducationTechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: Accessibility Text Book Launch

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible...
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