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Prime Minister Reads To Children Digitally
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children digitally from his offices in St. Andrew, in commemoration of Read Across Jamaica Day (May 5). This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of...
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Parents Encouraged To Use Creative Ways To Homeschool Children
Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (Region 4), Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is encouraging parents to use creative and engaging ways to effectively homeschool their children. Schools across the island have been closed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Pinnock said parents should consider all five senses when...
Girls In ICT Day Virtual Conference
Youth Can Do I.T. (YCDI), in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), is hosting a free two-day virtual conference for female professionals, university and high-school student, in celebration of International Girls in ICT Day, beginning today (April 23). “This will involve two days of keynote speakers, panel discussions and interactive workshops around the themes ‘Inclusion and...
‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity’ For Child Month
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that this year’s Child Month theme, ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’, is timely as Jamaica and the rest of the world grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said that the theme emphasises the importance of helping children to embrace the positive aspects of the pandemic, such as spending more...
Updated Extension of Easter Holiday School Closure
Further to bulletin 64/2020 regarding Easter Holiday School Closure, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) wishes to advise our stakeholders that under the Disaster Risk Management Act (Enforcement Measures) (No. 3) Orders, 2020, "every educational institution, as defined in the Education Act, shall remain closed until the end of the day of April 21, 2020". Consequently, schools will...
Child Month To Look Different This Year
The annual Child Month celebration in May will look a little different this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With Jamaicans instructed to avoid mass gatherings as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus, activities have been scaled back with some events, including the national church service, to be held virtually. Chair of the National Child...
Child Month To Be Launched April 15th
National Child Month 2020 will be launched virtually on Wednesday, April 15 under the theme ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’ ` Chairman of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, told JIS News that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, activities for the Month, which is observed during May, will be significantly curtailed. “The NCMC has decided to go...