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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Youth Ministry Accepting Applications For NYPJ 2021 Cohort

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is now accepting applications for the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica (NYPJ) 2021 cohort. It is open to Jamaican youth between 15 and 27 years of age, who are interested in youth leadership....

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), receives two tablets from Assistant National Secretary, Universities and Colleges Apostolic Ministry, Joan Weir, to support chuldren affected by domestic violence, during a ceremony at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in Kingston on Wednesday (January 13). Benjamin Fraser (second right) and Rasheem Martin from the Universities and Colleges Apostolic Ministry look on. The organisation also donated $15,000 for the vulnerable children.

Universities And Colleges Apostolic Ministry Supports Children Affected By Domestic Violence

Child Protection and Family Services Agency

CPFSA Better Equipped To Provide Psychosocial Support To At-Risk Wards Of The State

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Activities Ramped Up on Savage Pen Road in St. Andrew

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), accepts a tablet from Regional Executive of Huawei Technologies, Bo Zhou, during a ceremony for the handover of 500 devices on Thursday (December 7) at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston. The donation is in support of the Ministry's ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.

Huawei Donates 500 Tablets to Education Sector

June Spence Jarrett (right), Executive Director, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), demonstrates how to use the Samsung tablet devices with Conroy Griffiths (left), Principal, Eltham Park Primary School, Michael-Anthony Ramsay (2nd left), student athlete and Khaiera Knight (2nd right), student athlete, both of Eltham Park Primary School. The occasion was the handing over of Samsung tablet devices at the JADCO office on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

5 years ago SportYouth

JADCO Presents 170 Samsung Tablets to Student Athletes

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) presented Guy’s Hill High School, Ensom City Primary School and Eltham Park Primary School with a total of 95 Samsung tablets at a Handover Ceremony which was held at the JADCO office located at 1 Ballater Avenue in Kingston on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Guy’s Hill High School was presented with 25 Samsung tablets for...

5 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

PM Says No Institution of the State Should Use or Promote Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says no institution of the State should use or promote violence. “The Government has to be instrumental, deliberate and proactive in its message against violence. No institution of the State should use or promote violence and that is why I have given clear policy direction to our security forces that we must use...

5 years ago EducationYouth

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 the streets and engaged in school work using the different modalities available for teaching and learning. In providing an update...

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.

5 years ago Youth

Children In Salt Spring Receive Computers

Sixteen tablet computers and a laptop have been presented to children living in the Salt Spring community of St. James, under the No Student Left Behind electronics campaign. The initiative is the brainchild of the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE) International Limited, which handed over the devices on Wednesday (December 30), at the Salt Spring Peace and...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.

5 years ago AgricultureYouth

Technical Assistance for Youth Farmers

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has been providing technical assistance primarily to youth farmers to help them to overcome various challenges, while introducing them to proper farming techniques. In a recent interview with JIS News, Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, said the technical assistance provided by his organisation would enhance the work of extension officers and the services...

5 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

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).

5 years ago Foreign AffairsYouth

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

The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2021 cohort from Jamaica for the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. This program will begin in January 2021 and close in April 2021, bringing together 263 young leaders from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada for a virtual fellowship. This year...