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Education Ministry Says 129 Schools Cleared For Face-to-Face Teaching

*Appeals to parents to get students off streets and in classes Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Honourable Fayval Williams, in underscoring that education is still compulsory, is appealing to parents and the wider community to get children off...
Children of Salt Spring in St. James display their tablet and laptop devices donated by the local chapter of the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE), during a handover ceremony at the Salt Spring Peace and Justice Centre, on Wednesday, December 30. The devices were donated under the body’s No Student Left Behind electronics campaign.
Children of Salt Spring in St. James display their tablet and laptop devices donated by the local chapter of the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE), during a handover ceremony at the Salt Spring Peace and Justice Centre, on Wednesday, December 30. The devices were donated under the body’s No Student Left Behind electronics campaign.

Children In Salt Spring Receive Computers
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.

Technical Assistance for Youth Farmers
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (third left), cuts the ribbon to reopen the renovated breastfeeding room at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston, during the official handover and tour of the facility on December 23. The refurbishing of the unit was made possible through a donation made by the Huggies brand, distributed in Jamaica by T. Geddes Grant. Sharing the moment are Managing Director, T. Geddes Grant, Michael Subratie; and Deputy Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Andrea Dawkins Powell.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (third left), cuts the ribbon to reopen the renovated breastfeeding room at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston, during the official handover and tour of the facility on December 23. The refurbishing of the unit was made possible through a donation made by the Huggies brand, distributed in Jamaica by T. Geddes Grant. Sharing the moment are Managing Director, T. Geddes Grant, Michael Subratie; and Deputy Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Andrea Dawkins Powell.

PHOTOS: Handover of Breastfeeding Room At Victoria Jubilee Hospital
Kimone Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for The Exuberant Overseas Placement Agency, Kimone Knight, Founder of Xensitive Care Ltd, Patrique Goodall, Founder of Likkle Tea, Godiva Golding, Founder of STEAM House Network, Deleen Powell, Co-owner, Director, and Secretary for Newman Farms, Randall Richards, Founder and Director, Mint Creative, Audley Reid, CEO for R.A. Williams Distributors Ltd, Adrian Watson, CEO for Honai Beez Apiary, and Danielle Terrelonge, Founder of Hmgrwn & Co (not included in the group photo).
Kimone Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for The Exuberant Overseas Placement Agency, Kimone Knight, Founder of Xensitive Care Ltd, Patrique Goodall, Founder of Likkle Tea, Godiva Golding, Founder of STEAM House Network, Deleen Powell, Co-owner, Director, and Secretary for Newman Farms, Randall Richards, Founder and Director, Mint Creative, Audley Reid, CEO for R.A. Williams Distributors Ltd, Adrian Watson, CEO for Honai Beez Apiary, and Danielle Terrelonge, Founder of Hmgrwn & Co (not included in the group photo).

U.S. Embassy Announces the 2021 Cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program

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CPFSA Renews Call for Parents/Guardians to Seek Help with Raising their Children

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is renewing its call for parents and guardians experiencing challenges caring for their children, to seek help from the Agency or other parenting support groups. The call is being made following a series of viral videos on social media of children being physically and verbally abused; the most recent involving a child...
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Youth Mentoring Ministry volunteer, Derrick White (right), hands over care packages to sisters, Judane Drysdale (left) and Fennecia White, during a special ceremony at the Ministry’s Mentoring Centre located in Priory in the parish on Monday (December 21).
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Youth Mentoring Ministry Donates Care Packages To St. Ann Children

Scores of children across several communities in St. Ann benefited from the donation of care packages under the Youth Mentoring Ministry’s ‘Sharing the Love at Christmas’ initiative. The packages were presented to children living in Priory, St. Ann’s Bay and Bamboo, among other areas, during a special ceremony at the Ministry’s Mentoring Centre located in Priory, on Monday (December 21)....
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Youth

Rose Town Youth To Benefit From European Union Funded Block Making Project

Some fifteen (15) youth comprising males and females within the Rose Town Community are set to benefit from the opportunity of honing their skills through a block making training initiative. The block making training will be facilitated in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust and at the end of the training persons will be issued with the requisite certification. The project...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) and Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Fraser (third left), display tablets during the handover of 1,500 of the devices by the USAID to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), under the Ministry
Youth

CPFSA Gets Tablets From USAID For Children In State Care

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received 1,500 tablet computers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to support online learning of children in State care. The devices, which have been donated under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative’, were handed over during the Transitional Living Programme...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets business magnate, Ian Levy, on his arrival at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on December 15, to attend a function held in Mr. Levy’s honour.
Youth

PM Calls On Parents To Encourage Their Children To Become Entrepreneurs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on parents to encourage their children to become entrepreneurs, as this cohort can significantly aid in spurring the growth of the economy. “I would say to parents that you need to start to have this kind of conversation with your children about them becoming entrepreneurs, about them understanding what risk is...
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Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang handing over a gift to one of the wards at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Over 170 wards of the state received Christmas gifts under the Ministry of National Security’s We Transform Youth Empowerment Programme (WTYEP).
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MNS Brings Joy to Over 170 Wards of the State

Over 170 wards in state care received gifts courtesy of the Ministry of National Security’s We Transform Youth Empowerment Programme (WTYEP). The gift drive was coordinated under its “Connect with love this Christmas” initiative. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang who assisted with handing over gifts to the ward, pointed out that “the...
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