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Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew
Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew's digital literacy project at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in St. Andrew on Friday (January 10).

Primary-School Students To Benefit From Digital Literacy Project

Students from 10 primary schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from a new digital literacy project. The Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew is undertaking the initiative in partnership with the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the...
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), addresses student volunteers and their Professor from Colorado State University, during their tour of King’s House on January 10.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), addresses student volunteers and their Professor from Colorado State University, during their tour of King’s House on January 10.

PHOTOS: G-G and Colorado University Students
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children's paediatric cardiac centre on Wednesday (January 8). The Minister spent time with young patients undergoing corrective surgery for various cardiac complications. Looking on are Alex's parents, Diana Johnson (left) and Warren Dormer (2nd left) and Intensivist with Chains of Hope, Dr. Intikhab Zafurallah.

10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries
Principal of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Simone Doctor, walking along a sidewalk that was erected at a section of Holland Bamboo Avenue to promote road safety. The other road-safety infrastructure includes a small bridge, laybys, and school-safety and speed-limit signs.
Principal of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Simone Doctor, walking along a sidewalk that was erected at a section of Holland Bamboo Avenue to promote road safety. The other road-safety infrastructure includes a small bridge, laybys, and school-safety and speed-limit signs.

More Protection For Children Along Holland Bamboo Avenue
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engage with a teen mother during a visit to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engage with a teen mother during a visit to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation's New Kingston location on Monday (December 23). Miss Singh’s visit to the facility was one of several activities held as part of her four-day trip to Jamaica organised by the Government.

Miss World Encourages Teen Mothers To Pursue Their Dreams

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National Youth In Agriculture Symposium Feb. 5

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs will be hosting its inaugural National Youth in Agriculture Symposium on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University in Manchester. The annual event, which is expected to attract some 3,000 youth from across the island, will be held under the theme: ‘I am Agrismart’. It forms part of Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ thrust to position agriculture as...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).
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Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in projects that will assist the less fortunate in the society, particularly women and girls. She was responding to questions from journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec....
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Graduates of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency
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19 Former Wards Trained And Certified In Skills Areas

Nineteen former wards of the State have been trained and certified through the Transition and Competency Programme implemented by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The training took place over two semesters at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College and culminated with a graduation exercise at the institution’s Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on Monday (Dec. 16). During...
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Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett (left), presents a Certificate of Completion and a Main Event Entertainment Group Limited care bag to Cazema Campbell, one of 32 persons from western Jamaica who participated in JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP) Event Production Training, during Monday’s (December 16) graduation ceremony at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
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Over $300M Pumped Into JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme

Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett, says the entity has pumped more than $300 million into its Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP), which channels social interventions for unattached youth. The ALSDP targets close to 6,000 youth in 18 underserved communities across seven parishes, and provides training in different areas, including event production, film,...
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Mayor of Montego Bay , Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents a Certificate of Completion to Damalla Black, at the western Event Production Training Programme graduation ceremony, held on Monday (December 16), at Grandiosa Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James.
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Inner-City Youth In Central And Western Jamaica Trained In Event Production

Thirty-two young persons from inner-city communities in Central and Western Jamaica have been trained and certified in event production, under a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and M-Academy. They were presented with their certificates at a graduation ceremony, held on Monday (December 16), at Grandiosa Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James. The participants, drawn from violence-prone communities in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, spread Christmas cheer to children as they present them with gifts during the Prime Minister’s annual treat for children, which was held on the grounds of the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday (December 15).
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Prime Minister Holness Fetes 2,000 Children At Christmas Treat

The number of youngsters afforded the opportunity to enjoy the Prime Minister’s annual Christmas treat for children has more than doubled since its inception in 2016. The event, which started with about 500 children at Vale Royal, the Prime Minister’s official residence, has increased and now caters to as many as 2,000 youngsters. This prompted the organisers to relocate the...
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