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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

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, through the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee, conducted an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School, in Treasure Beach, on Friday (January 31). The exercise, which formed part of the parish’s...
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
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.
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.

National Irrigation Commission Gives Scholarships And Grants To Students
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?’.
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?’.

Alternative Measures Must Be Used To Discipline Children – State Minister
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.
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.

Young People Urged To Get Equipped For Growing Outsource Market

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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).
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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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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).
EducationYouth

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation has been hailed by Jamaica’s Ambassador in Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, for its consistent contribution to the nurturing of young men from two of the island’s premier educational institutions. She said that the Foundation, which provides support to students at Calabar High and Kingston College (KC), “is one of the diaspora entities for...
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President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.
Youth

PHOTOS: Mico And JSIF Contract Signing for ‘Youth At Risk’ Project

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The...
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Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (right) presents participant in the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) programme, Akeem Thompson with a certificate of achievement at the programme’s closing exercise held on Thursday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston.
Youth

77 Youth Achieve Success In Their Fight Against Substance Misuse

Some 77 youth who have achieved significant success in their recovery journey against substance misuse have been honoured. Their recovery was facilitated through a five year partnership between the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III and the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). Of this number, 13 have achieved sobriety, while 23 have attained 90 per cent reduction in...
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