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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) presents a plaque to the Ministry’s Outstanding Fathers Award nominee, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth at the ceremony held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19) under the theme, ‘Jamaica’s 60th: Fathering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. The award aims to acknowledge and celebrate the vital role of fathers and father-figures within families and in the wider society and by extension, their contributions to nation building.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) presents a plaque to the Ministry’s Outstanding Fathers Award nominee, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth at the ceremony held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19) under the theme, ‘Jamaica’s 60th: Fathering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. The award aims to acknowledge and celebrate the vital role of fathers and father-figures within families and in the wider society and by extension, their contributions to nation building.

Exemplary Fathers Honoured

Sixty fathers of exemplary character have been recognised in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport’s annual ‘Outstanding Fathers Awards’. The ceremony was held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine ahead of this year’s...
Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.
Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.

Hundreds Of Students to Participate in TEF Summer Internship Programme
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

OCA Improves 24-Hour Helpline Initiative
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

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Teachers Urged To Remain Resolute

The nation’s teachers are being urged to remain resolute in spite of the antisocial behaviours and other types of maladjustments being displayed by some students. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call in a statement on June 9, where she expressed support for teachers. She said it is disheartening to see the videos on social media...
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(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.
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Contracting Of Children In Sports And Entertainment To Receive Attention

Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be placing focus on the engagement of minors in sports and entertainment as it ramps up efforts to stamp out child labour locally. “We have to pay special attention to the practice of contracting children in sport, entertainment, and other similar activities that could rob them of education time and time to play...
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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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