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Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.
Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.

Ongoing Assessment To Address Learning Loss

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond, has said that the school is employing techniques to combat learning loss among its student population. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray-Hammond outlined that one of the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left), breaks ground for the establishment of the St. Thomas Teen Hub, on Church Street in Morant Bay on Thursday (March 10). She is joined by (from left) Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of Morant Bay, Lesa Thomas; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; and Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left), breaks ground for the establishment of the St. Thomas Teen Hub, on Church Street in Morant Bay on Thursday (March 10). She is joined by (from left) Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of Morant Bay, Lesa Thomas; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; and Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

Ground Broken for Teen Hub In St. Thomas
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Commandant’s Award to Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) recruit, Kymni Lindo, at the Presentation of Certificates Ceremony for JNSC Intake 2021/01, held on Tuesday (March 8), at Up Park Camp in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Commandant’s Award to Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) recruit, Kymni Lindo, at the Presentation of Certificates Ceremony for JNSC Intake 2021/01, held on Tuesday (March 8), at Up Park Camp in St. Andrew.

JNSC Enabling Youth To Transform Their Lives – Minister Williams
Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).
Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).

PHOTOS: Students Return To In-Person Classes At Old Habour High School
A teacher conducts a lesson as in-person classes resumed at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on March 7.
A teacher conducts a lesson as in-person classes resumed at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on March 7.

Big Turnout For In-Person Classes At Ocho Rios Primary

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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 for Living Ministries International. Others observing (from left) are Deputy CEO, VJH, Dr. Diane McIsaacs; Living Ministries International head, Pastor Rowan Wade; and wife and President, Women Without Blemish Ministry, Pastor Marsha Wade. The presentation took place at the hospital.
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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...
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Grade-one student at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Daniel Dixon, washes his hands at a wash station during the first day of daily face-to-face classes at the school on Monday (March 7).
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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...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) examines a mural painted on the wall at the newly opened child-friendly centre at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny. The facility was officially opened on Friday (March 4). Also viewing the display (from left) are Medical Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Centre for Investigations of Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse (CISOCA) Dr. Sheryl Burke; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Alex Sokoloff; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton.
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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...
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Participants were (l-r) Walric Peddie, President of Junior Achievement Jamaica, Ms. Debbie Meeks, Principal, Elletson Primary & Infant School, Mr. Duane Forbes, Principal, Jacks Hill Primary & Infant School and Ms. Abigail Cole, Office Manager, Junior Achievement Jamaica.
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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...
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The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is staging a Safer Sex Week Instagram Live session on Friday, February 18. Contributed Photo
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NFPB Stages Safer Sex Instagram Live For Youngsters

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is inviting adolescents and young people, ages 16 to 24, to participate in a Safer Sex Week Instagram Live session on Friday, February 18. The event is focused on bringing awareness to the issues surrounding adolescent sexual reproductive health and will seek to dispel myths and provide information about safe spaces. It will also...
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