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Principal of the St. Ann's Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole

St. Ann’s Bay Primary Keeping Students Connected During Covid-19

Principal of the St. Ann’s Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole, says a range of measures have being implemented to boost learning and keep students on course during the pandemic. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he...
The Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.
The Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

Hampton Student Wins National Child Month Committee Debate Competition
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)

National Prayer Vigil Project To Address Domestic Violence, Parenting In 18 Manchester Communities
Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), presents Tonian Laylor (centre) with her certificate of membership to the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ Agvocate Council, during the official launch of the body at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 24). Looking on (at left) is Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.
Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), presents Tonian Laylor (centre) with her certificate of membership to the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ Agvocate Council, during the official launch of the body at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 24). Looking on (at left) is Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.

Gov’t Committed To Engaging Youth In Decision-Making – Minister Shaw
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.

Mental Health Of Youth Tested During Pandemic – Minister McKenzie

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Chair of the Youth Forum Planning Committee of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Michelle Golding Hylton.
Youth

Students To Participate In NCMC Debate Finals On Friday

Teams of students from high schools across the island will engage in spirited discussion about online learning when they participate in the finals of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Debate Competition on Friday, November 26. The debate is the penultimate activity on the NCMC’s 2021 calendar of events. It will take place at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), 10-16...
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EducationYouth

Tonia Williams is 2022 Rhodes Scholar

Tonia Williams is the 2022 Rhodes Scholar for Jamaica. The announcement was made on Thursday (November 18) from King’s House after a full day of interviews of the 11 candidates, who vied for the scholarship. A former student of Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew, Ms. Williams studied Psychology at Vassar University in the United States (US) and is...
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Acting Coordinator for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Social Intervention Programme, Sylvester Anderson.
EducationYouth

Trelawny Youth Targeted Under Education and Employment Programmes

Young people in Trelawny are being urged to take advantage of opportunities under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Special Employment Programme (SEP) and the Education and Entrepreneurship Grants Programme. Coordinator for the Ministry’s Education and Entrepreneurship Grants Programme, Sylvester Anderson, made the call during the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation held recently, where he made a...
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Youth

Young Men Urged to Cultivate Mindset of Excellence

Young men are being encouraged to cultivate a mindset of excellence in all that they do and to always focus on the positives. These words of encouragement came from Policy Analyst (Acting) and Focal Point for the Men and Masculinity Programme, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller, during a youth of excellence empowerment forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in...
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Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson
Gender AffairsYouth

Pamela McNeil Lecture To Focus On Adolescent Pregnancy

Adolescent pregnancy will be the main focus of the Annual Pamela McNeil Lecture, which will be held on Thursday, November 18, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Lecture, a signature event of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be live-streamed via the Internet on the WCJF’s Facebook and...
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Youth

Youth Of Excellence Empowerment Forum On Wednesday

A Youth of Excellence Empowerment Forum will take place on Wednesday, (November 17) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is part of activities to mark International Men’s Day (IMD) 2021, being observed on November 19,  under the theme ‘Outstanding Men: Leading by Example’. The activities are being spearheaded by the...
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