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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), look on as DeAndre Simpson (left) places a rose at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston on Sunday (May 1) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under tragic/violent circumstances. The month of May is being observed as Child Month under the theme ‘Listen Up! Children’s Voices Matter’. Also preparing to lay floral tributes (from second left) are Aisha Marriot; Youth Mayor of Kingston, Raejean Bennett; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis (partially hidden).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), look on as DeAndre Simpson (left) places a rose at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston on Sunday (May 1) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under tragic/violent circumstances. The month of May is being observed as Child Month under the theme ‘Listen Up! Children’s Voices Matter’. Also preparing to lay floral tributes (from second left) are Aisha Marriot; Youth Mayor of Kingston, Raejean Bennett; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis (partially hidden).

PHOTOS: Wreath-Laying Ceremony For Children

Deputy Director in charge of Examinations at the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Sharon Burnett.
Deputy Director in charge of Examinations at the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Sharon Burnett.

CXC Oral And Practical Exams Will Continue As Scheduled
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing the Ministry’s COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on Thursday, April 28.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing the Ministry’s COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on Thursday, April 28.

Young People Account For Least Vaccinated, Highest COVID-19 Cases
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Youth Receive Lease Agreements For Agricultural Lands
Deputy Registrar, National Children’s Registry (NCR), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson. (JIS File Photo)
Deputy Registrar, National Children’s Registry (NCR), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson. (JIS File Photo)

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Some May/June 2022 CXC Exams Will Continue As scheduled – OEC

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) is reminding schools and candidates that even though the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced the rescheduling of the examinations to Monday, May 23, 2022, there are some exceptions that will apply. Deputy Director in charge of Examinations, Mrs Sharon Burnett, indicated ‘that only written exams were rescheduled and that all other exams, oral and...
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19,122 Students Enrolled In Sixth-Form Pathways

A total of 19,122 students are enrolled in the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways Programme (SFPP). The number comprises 12, 275 students in grade 12 and 6, 847 in grade 13. The Ministry implemented the SFPP as a seven-year high-school programme that allows students who complete grade 11 to pursue an additional two-year course of study with alternative...
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Chairperson of the Regulation and Certification Committee of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Board, David Salmon.
EducationYouth

High Registration Compliance Rate Among ECIs

The registration compliance rate among early-childhood institutions (ECIs) has improved by 97 per cent. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Regulation and Monitoring Committee at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), David Salmon, during a virtual launch of the ECC Assessment Report, held today (April 27). Mr. Salmon pointed out that as of March 31 this year, 2,373 ECIs were...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), gives the keynote address at the Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 National Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica. It was held at Jamaica House in Kingston on April 22. Seated (at right) is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Youth Advisory Council Urged To Advocate For Remedial Programmes To Train Unattached Young Persons

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Two members of the last Youth Ambassadors cohort of the Jamaica Youth Ambassadors Programme (JAYAP), Sophia Bryan and Odayne Haughton, respond on behalf of the inductees at the 2017 installation ceremony.
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Ministry Accepting Applications For JAYAP

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Students of the Wilbert Stewart Basic School in Kingston performing a dance at the launch of Child Month 2022, on April 20, at the Institute of Jamaica.
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Children’s Voices Must Be Heard – Blaine

The theme for Child Month 2022, ‘Listen Up! Children’s Voices Matter’, is being described as a catalyst for change, by Convenor, Hear the Children’s Cry, Betty-Ann Blaine. Mrs. Blaine was giving the keynote address at the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) official launch of Child Month, yesterday, April 20, at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ). May is observed as Child...
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