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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacting with Head Girl of Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston on April 7.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacting with Head Girl of Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston on April 7.

$7-Million Grant To Support CARIFTA Swimmers

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be providing monetary support for Jamaica’s delegation heading to the CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Barbados, April 16 to April 20. “I have begun to deliver on my commitment to provide a...
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Chambers.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Chambers.

JCF Using Social Programmes To Reach Youths in the West
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Education Ministry To Roll Out School Resocialisation Programmes
Assistant Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ava White-Anderson (left), presents an award to President of Bully Proof Kids International, Gabrielle Clarke, during the UNDP’s ‘Amplifying Youth Voice and Action’ (AYVA) project close-out and awards ceremony, held recently at The Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The UNDP piloted an intensive and inclusive youth engagement strategy through the AYVA project to address citizen security and safety. The project contributed to the empowerment of youth to actively participate in Jamaica’s citizen security governance and policymaking mechanisms, supported by the Ministry of National Security, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Assistant Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ava White-Anderson (left), presents an award to President of Bully Proof Kids International, Gabrielle Clarke, during the UNDP’s ‘Amplifying Youth Voice and Action’ (AYVA) project close-out and awards ceremony, held recently at The Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The UNDP piloted an intensive and inclusive youth engagement strategy through the AYVA project to address citizen security and safety. The project contributed to the empowerment of youth to actively participate in Jamaica’s citizen security governance and policymaking mechanisms, supported by the Ministry of National Security, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

UNDP’s Amplifying Youth Voice and Action Close-out Ceremony
Resident Manager for Round Hill Hotel, Conroy Thompson (centre); emphasises a point during the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) ‘Let’s Talk Tourism’ panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 29. Listening are Coordinator of Corporate Communications & Community Awareness, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left); and Group Human Resource Director for Couples, Floyd Burchell.
Resident Manager for Round Hill Hotel, Conroy Thompson (centre); emphasises a point during the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) ‘Let’s Talk Tourism’ panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 29. Listening are Coordinator of Corporate Communications & Community Awareness, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left); and Group Human Resource Director for Couples, Floyd Burchell.

Students Urged To Consider Career In Tourism

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines a piece of equipment as Project Manager of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Dwight Mullings (left), conducts a tour of the $47-million Elim Agro-Processing Plant that was officially handed over to Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St Elizabeth and the wider farming community, on Thursday (March 24).
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Sydney Pagon STEM Academy Gets Elim Agro-Processing Plant

The Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth is the beneficiary of the $47-million Elim Agro-Processing Plant that was officially handed over to the school and the wider farming community on Thursday (March 24) The 2,200 sq. ft. facility was donated by the J. Wray & Nephew Limited Foundation following the closure of the Appleton...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), officially hands over a mobile milk machine to Principal of the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth, Milbert Miller (left), as students of the school look on. Occasion was the official handing over ceremony which was held at the school on Wednesday (March 23).
AgricultureScienceTechnologyYouth

St Bess STEM Academy Gets Mobile Milking Machine

The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) has donated a mobile milking machine to the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth. The equipment was handed over during a ceremony at the school on Wednesday (March 23). It is the first such device to be given to an institution on the island, and is expected to...
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Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, interacts with truck driving trainee at the Caribbean Military Technical Training Institute (CMTTI), Oneil Haughton, on a visit to the institution in Flanker, St. James, on Wednesday (March 23). Their Royal Highnesses are in Jamaica on an official three-day visit on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, on the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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CMTTI Students Share Lessons With Duke And Duchess

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife, Kate, on Wednesday (March 23) paid a royal visit to the Caribbean Military Technical Training Institute (CMTTI) in Flanker, St. James, as part of their three-day official visit to Jamaica. CMTTI is an accredited training organisation that provides tertiary-level education and certification in the areas of construction, electrical and...
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Denise Antonio (left, seated), assists student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston, Nicola Anderson, in using one of several new Perkins Brailler mechanical braille writers, which the agency donated to the institution on Tuesday (March 22). The donation forms part of the UNDP’s commitment to inclusive growth and ensuring that no one gets left behind and increase the number of braille writers that the School now has at its disposal to serve students, teachers, and staff. The provisions are part of a multimillion-dollar donation of critical equipment to the school along with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), and Combined Disabilities Association (CDA). Looking on are CDA Executive Director, Gloria Goffe (left), and the School’s Principal, Iyeke Erharuyi.
Youth

PHOTOS: United Nations Development Programme Donates Braille Writers

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Denise Antonio (left, seated), assists student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston, Nicola Anderson, in using one of several new Perkins Brailler mechanical braille writers, which the agency donated to the institution on Tuesday (March 22). The donation forms part of the UNDP’s commitment to inclusive growth...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), checks out the newly launched mental health support chatline for youth, ‘U-Matter’, via his cellular phone. Observing (from left) are Director, Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Ceceile Minott; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Mental Health Advocate and educator, Clan Carthy High School, George Walker; and member of the U-Report Youth Council, Ree-anna Robinson. The chatline, which provides support for youth aged 16 to 24, was launched during a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Emergency Operation Centre, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 22). It was developed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with UNICEF and the CCDC.
Health & WellnessYouth

Mental Health Support Chatline for Young Persons Launched

Young persons, aged 16 to 24, have been provided with another safe space to talk about their challenges and concerns, with the launch of U-Matter, a new mental health support chatline catering to this cohort. The chatline was developed at a cost of $12 million by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), participates in the cutting of ribbon for the recent opening of a Community Access Point (CAP) at the Garlogie Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon North West. He is joined by (from left) students Kascia McLean and Jermaine Spencer; former Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Azan; and current MP, Philip Henriques.
CommunityYouth

CAP Site Opens In Garlogie, Clarendon

Young people in and around Garlogie in Clarendon North West will benefit from training in information and communications technology (ICT) at a Community Access Point (CAP) established at the primary and junior high school in the area. The Universal Service Fund (USF) donated 20 computers and associated equipment valued at more than $4 million for the setting up of the...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), looks on as University of the West Indies (UWI) student Katherine Bryan-Rattray (second right) presents the proceeds of a fundraiser to Director of the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman. At right is Nordia Thompson, also of UWI. The students participated in the Applied Group Dynamics course, which raised funds towards the purchase of tablets for the boys at the Home. The facility, located in Walderston, Manchester, was adopted by the JIS in 2009 and remains the agency’s main corporate social responsibility project.
EducationYouth

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Benefit From UWI Students’ Fundraiser

A group of enterprising final-year students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have handed over the proceeds of a fundraiser to the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home. The money is a contribution to the Home’s project to purchase tablets to boost online learning for the boys. Psychology major and member of the group, Katherine Bryan-Rattray, told JIS News that...
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