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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), shares a moment with Aneshia Brown (right) and her son Orlando Barrett. Occasion was the Grange Hill High School
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), shares a moment with Aneshia Brown (right) and her son Orlando Barrett. Occasion was the Grange Hill High School's graduation exercise held on February 20 at the Grange Hill New Testament Church of God. Ms. Brown participated in the National Unattached Youth Programme offered at the school.

Dr. Chang Looking To Increase Training For Unattached Youth In Westmoreland

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says he is looking to partner with the relevant Government entities and stakeholders in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, to increase training opportunities for unattached youngsters in the community, as part of the fight...
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, delivers the keynote address at a Consultation for Region 4, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Wednesday (February 19).
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, delivers the keynote address at a Consultation for Region 4, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Wednesday (February 19).

Minister Pleased With Sum Allocated To Education Ministry
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.

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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown. President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown.
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown. President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown.

PHOTOS: MIND’s Graduation Exercise
Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information
Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information's region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, explores the Logos Hope library following a ceremony aboard the ship, which docked in Montego Bay on February 13.

Visit Of Logos Hope To Promote Literacy – Dr. Pinnock

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Mountainside Primary School student, Natallia Samuels (podium), leads her team in debate against Pedro Plains Primary in the finals of the inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition at the Black River Parish Library in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (February 13). Mountainside Primary School won the competition.
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Mountainside Primary Wins Inaugural Debate Competition

Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth took top honours in the inaugural staging of the South West Primary School Debate Competition. The finals of the contest, organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Social Development Commission (SDC), took place at the Black River Parish Library on Thursday (February 13), where Mountainside Primary faced off against...
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Thousands To Be Trained For Jobs In Digitisation And Animation

Thousands of young people are to be trained for jobs in digitisation and animation in the new fiscal year. The Government has allocated $986.6 million in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, for the training of 2,500 youth in the digitisation of records, with 1,250 to be placed in internship programmes. A further 80 are...
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$21.5 Million For Initiatives Under Child-Friendly Environment Project

A sum of $21.5 million has been allocated by the Government to advance teacher training and development under the ‘Promoting Quality Education and Advancing the Reality of a Child-Friendly Environment’ project. The details are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds provided will go towards conducting Health and Family Life Education training...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), encourages recipients of the Jamaica Labour Party National Scholarship, who will be doing volunteer work, under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme Volunteer Project. They are (from second left): Raimona Gowie-Roberts; Demar Brown; Sebastian Lawrence; Nile Anderson; and Daniel Meggo. Occasion was a HOPE Volunteer Project event, held at Jamaica House on February 13. At left is National Coordinator of the HOPE Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman.
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Government To Expand HOPE Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is to expand the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, in partnership with the private sector. “I will be meeting with members of the private sector on February 14 to see how they can come on board, to create opportunities for employment and engagement for young people, where the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is being shown something of interest by Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (left), at the official opening of the Jamaica National Service Corps multipurpose building, at Up Park Camp, in Kingston, on February 13. Observing (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson.
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PM Says Government Will Continue To Implement Programmes To Empower Young People

The Government will continue to invest and implement programmes aimed at empowering young people through skills training and work placement opportunities. Speaking at the official opening of the $500-million Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Multipurpose Building, at Up Park Camp in Kingston, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said programmes such as the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE),...
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Head of Public Relations at Digicel, Elon Parkinson, speaks with students during a rap session at Digicel Iconic Store in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 11), hosted by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) and Digicel in observance of ‘Safer Internet Day’.
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PHOTOS: CPFSA and Digicel Rap Session

Head of Public Relations at Digicel, Elon Parkinson, speaks with students during a rap session at Digicel Iconic Store in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 11), hosted by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) and Digicel in observance of ‘Safer Internet Day’.
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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
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Japanese Grassroots Project Gets $61 Million

A sum of $61 million has been allocated for the improvement of school infrastructure under the Japanese Grassroots Project in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. These funds have been allocated in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The objectives of the project include the provision of additional classroom spaces, canteen facilities...
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