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Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon.
Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon.

February 9 To 15 Is Foster Care Week

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will be undertaking several activities for Foster Care Week, which will be observed from February 9 to 15 under the theme ‘Every Child Needs a Family’. Speaking with JIS News, Communication Manager...
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), speaks with Pembroke Hall Primary School student, Raphael Thorne (centre), at a restorative justice youth awareness forum held on Wednesday (February 5), at the school in Kingston. Looking on are (from left) Programme Coordinator, Restorative Justice Unit, Andrine Lindsey; and Rickala Parish and Malik Scott from the John Mills Infant, Primary and Junior High School.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), speaks with Pembroke Hall Primary School student, Raphael Thorne (centre), at a restorative justice youth awareness forum held on Wednesday (February 5), at the school in Kingston. Looking on are (from left) Programme Coordinator, Restorative Justice Unit, Andrine Lindsey; and Rickala Parish and Malik Scott from the John Mills Infant, Primary and Junior High School.

Restorative Justices Practices To Be Implemented In Schools Shortly
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses a joint business forum, sponsored by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), at the Grand A View Events Place, Queen’s Drive, Montego Bay, on January 30.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses a joint business forum, sponsored by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), at the Grand A View Events Place, Queen’s Drive, Montego Bay, on January 30.

State Minister Highlights Contribution Of Global Services Sector
Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).
Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).

Earthquake Simulation Exercise At Primary School In St. Elizabeth
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Principal, Campion College, Grace Baston (left), at the school’s Magis Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday (January 30) at the school. Mr. Terrelonge delivered greetings at the event. At right is Chairman, Campion College Board of Management, Anton Thompson.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Principal, Campion College, Grace Baston (left), at the school’s Magis Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday (January 30) at the school. Mr. Terrelonge delivered greetings at the event. At right is Chairman, Campion College Board of Management, Anton Thompson.

PHOTOS: State Minister Hon. Alando Terrelonge At Campion College Magis Awards Ceremony

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Recipients of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) scholarships and grants valued at more than $1 million, display their certificates at an awards ceremony held on January 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel, in St. Andrew.
EducationYouth

National Irrigation Commission Gives Scholarships And Grants To Students

Ten students attending secondary and tertiary educational institutions have received scholarships and grants from the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), valued at more than $1 million. The recipients, who are children of employees at the NIC, received the awards at a ceremony held on January 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry,...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Informtion, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), is presented with a copy of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Report on Violence Against Children by UNICEF Country Representative in Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima. The presentation was made at the third in the ‘Dinner and Conversation’ series, hosted recently by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The event was held under the theme ‘Corporal Punishment or Positive Discipline: What to Do?’.
Youth

Alternative Measures Must Be Used To Discipline Children – State Minister

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is again encouraging persons who use corporal punishment to discipline children, to employ alternative measures, such as withdrawing certain privileges. He maintains that when acts of corporal punishment, such as beatings, are administered, these only serve to instil fear in children, adding that “we are damaging them psychologically [and] harming...
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Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Knightfox App Design Ltd., Egbert Von Frankenburg (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Association member and Chief Executive Officer of Vertis Technology Solutions Limited, Ryan Sterling.
JIS Think TankYouth

Young People Urged To Get Equipped For Growing Outsource Market

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) is urging young people to equip themselves with the necessary skills and knowledge for the growing outsource market. “What we believe is important is to develop high-niche skill sets such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, even block-chain technology and the development of such technology for the fintech and logistics markets,” said...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), shakes hands with District Officer, Fire Prevention Unit, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Dilton Pike, during the official presentation of a state-of-the-art fire system at Maxfield Park Children’s home in Kingston on Thursday (January 29). Sharing the moment (from left) are Officer in Charge of Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Prevention Unit, Assistant Superintendent, Howard Thomas; and Director, Supreme Ventures Foundation, Heather Goldson.
Youth

Maxfield Park Children’s Home Gets $2.8M State-Of-The-Art Fire Alarm System

The Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston was, on Wednesday (January 29), officially presented with a $2.8-million state-of-the-art fire alarm system by the Supreme Ventures Foundation on Wednesday (January 29). The facility, which has been installed at the institution, is expected to greatly assist in safeguarding the lives of the wards and staff. The system, its installation, training in its...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with graduates of the Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth Empowerment Programme. The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday (January 28) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Youth

Twenty-Seven Youth Certified Under JNC-UNESCO Empowerment Programme

Twenty-seven youth from inner-city communities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, have earned National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certification in hairstyling through the inaugural Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth programme. The project aims to equip young women with the requisite skills and certification to become entrepreneurs and, ultimately, economically independent....
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Students of Villa Road Primary School in Mandeville, Manchester, perform a dub poem titled: ‘Fight the fight and save a life. Mosquitoes wanted dead, not alive,’ to start dengue clean-up activities at the school on Friday (Jan. 24).
EnvironmentHealth & WellnessYouth

Students Make Dengue Clean-up Day Fun

Students and teachers of Villa Road Primary in Manchester injected some fun into the cleaning up of their school compound on Friday (Jan. 24), as the first day of the weekend-long National Dengue Clean-up exercise got underway. The day began with performances of songs and poems, including a dub poem composed by teacher Kerry-Ann Reid Brown titled: ‘Fight the fight...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second row, third left), and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Srr. (second row, left), with a representational cheque valued at US$67,985 (J$8 million), which was handed over by the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (first row, third left), to Principal of the Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon, Delwyn Gordon (first row, second right), for the purchase of a school bus. The grant contract-signing ceremony took place at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 23). Also sharing the moment (second row, from second left) are teachers at the Richmond Park Primary School, Sophia Lewis and Donnett Golding, while in the front row (from left) are students of the school, Mackebah Garrick and Akilah Elliston; and Chairman of the school, Merleta Copeland.
EducationTransportYouth

Bus For Primary School In North Central Clarendon

Students of Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon will soon be able to travel in comfort to and from school, with the purchase of a new school bus, courtesy of the Government of Japan. The Japanese Government has provided the school with grant funding of US$67,985 (J$8 million), which will go towards the purchase of a 29-seater Coaster...
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