PHOTOS: Students Return To In-Person Classes At Old Habour High School
Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).
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Look Out For Post COVID-19 Syndrome In Children
Parents are being advised to look out for symptoms of multi-inflammatory system syndrome in children (MIS-C), who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, said that children who have had COVID-19, whether...
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Big Turnout For In-Person Classes At Ocho Rios Primary
Approximately 94 per cent of students turned out for classes at Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on Monday (March 7), on the first day of the full resumption of in-person learning Principal of the school, Suzette Barnes Wilson, told JIS News that she was pleased with the strong attendance. “Of our population of over 1,300 students only 78...
PHOTO: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Gets DC-30 Ultrasound Machine
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), observes as Acting Consultant for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Kaye Palmer-Cole (second left), demonstrates the functions of a DC-30 ultrasound machine, valued at US$18,000, which was donated to the institution recently by the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty...
Majority Turnout For Classes At Westmoreland School
The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland resumed full face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). The school has a population of more than 700 students and more than 80 per cent were in attendance on the first day. Principal Susan Rattray-Hammond told JIS News that preparations for the full resumption of in-person classes at the institution were made far...
Jamaica Establishes First Child-friendly Space For Victims Of Crime
Jamaica’s first child-friendly centre to assist youngsters who are victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes, was officially opened at the Falmouth police station in Trelawny on Friday (March 4). The facility was jointly established by the Ministry of National Security and the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Kingston under the U.S.-Jamaica Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership. A child-friendly...
U.S. Embassy and Junior Achievement Jamaica Support Island’s One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative
Recently, U.S. Embassy Kingston’s program partners Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) handed over 15 tablets to three institutions, as part of JAJ’s Adopt-A-School Program. The benefiting institutions are Elletson Primary & Infant School, Jacks Hill Primary & Infant School and Denham Town High School. This contributes to the nation’s One Laptop or Tablet Per Child initiative, aimed at promoting inclusivity in...
4-H Clubs Pledges Support for Outstanding Agricultural Science Student
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs through its Rio Tinto Scholarship Programme has given it commitment to clubite Delano Tucker to support him in his agricultural studies; as he begins his sixth form journey at the Guys Hill High School in St. Catherine. Tucker, whose story was brought to the organization’s attention has been a clubite since grade nine and since then...
