Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, is encouraging young persons to be agents of change and speak out against unbecoming behaviours. “Those of you in your schools who remain silent when you see wrong being done… have to speak up when you see something not being done correctly,” she said. She was speaking during the...

The 15 new members of the Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica were officially installed during a ceremony on Thursday (November 21) at the Office of the Prime Minister. They are Anabelle Jones, Andrew Rodgers, Asha-Gaye Cowell, Benjamin Fraser, Jahmar Brown, Jonathan Dwyer, Kai Bridgewater, Lavois Cruickshank, Malike Kellier, Mikiela Gonzales, Phelisa Ricketts, Pierre Henry, Shaqueera Douglas, Stephen McCubbin and Sujae...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be increasing the funds allocated to the island’s Junior Mayors Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a Youth Mayor’s Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (November 20). “The allocation (to the Junior Mayors Programme) presently stands at...

Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last year by...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 19), passed the Human Employment and Resource Training (Amendment) Act, 2019, with 23 amendments. The legislation makes the necessary legal provision for the merger of the functions of the HEART Trust/NTA with the National Youth Service (NYS), the Apprenticeship Board and the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFFL). Closing the debate, Prime Minister,...

The budget of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been increased to fund new programmes and interventions for men and boys. This announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, while speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that there are far more effective ways of modifying behaviour and ensuring discipline, other than using violence. “More parents understand that they don’t have to beat their children, for their children to come out to something. More teachers understand that they don’t have to use the strap to get their classroom...