To further transform Jamaica’s education system, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJAM) partnered with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to roll out coding labs in four primary schools across the island. The project was carried out as part of the entities’ Labour Day initiative, with a broader mission to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education into the public...

 

Nine State-run children’s homes are among 25 institutions benefitting from a $6.5 million corporate social responsibility programme being undertaken by microfinance agency, Access Financial Services Limited.  The initiative, dubbed ‘Access Hope’, is part of the entity’s 25th anniversary celebration. It was officially launched at the company’s headquarters in Kingston on May 21.  Under the initiative, the Child Protection and Family...

St. Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, received a double treat on Labour Day (May 23).   The institution’s playground got a colourful makeover while the Infant Department was outfitted with an interactive panel, a charging cart and 20 tablet computers with cases and protective screens.   The initiative was coordinated by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, is urging the society to remain vigilant and consistently address persistent violence affecting children.  Speaking during the annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday (May 21), Mrs. Gordon Harrison pointed to recent tragedies, including the shooting of a four-year-old girl during celebrations in Manchester, as stark reminders...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, has called on parents and guardians to be vigilant about who they allow to have access to their children and to ensure that they are properly vetted.  “Children who are abused are primarily abused by persons who know them—persons who know their parents, who have access to them. This underscores the importance for parents and...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, Sophia Morgan, at the JIS head office in Kingston on May 15. The donation, through sponsorship from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, is in keeping with the JIS’s ongoing support of the home, which is...