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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Discovery Bay, in St. Ann, engage in a beautification project at the Discovery Bay High School, as part of efforts to boost the aesthetics of the institution.

Discovery Bay High Gets Facelift

The aesthetics of the Discovery Bay High School in St. Ann has received a boost, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Discovery Bay. President of the Club, Marlene Edwards, told JIS News that as part of Kiwanis International’s recent annual...

Members of the Emmanuel Apostolic Church Dance Ministry performed a dance piece at the launch of Youth Month 2020 at the church in Kingston on November 1.

Youth Must Be At Centre Of Development Agenda

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (centre), and Deputy Resident Representative, Vicente Teran, following a recent meeting at Jamaica House to discuss the impact of climate change on the nation’s children.

Gov’t Partners with UNICEF to Tackle Climate Change Impact on Jamaica’s Children

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), peruses a book during the handover of play therapy tools for children by the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation to the Ministry’s Victims Services Division (VSD) on Friday (October 16). Others (from left) are: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Grace-Ann Stewart-McFarlane; General Manager, JN Foundation, Onyka Barrett-Scott; Director, VSD, Osbourne Bailey; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer.

JN Foundation Donates Play Therapy Tools for Children to the Victim Services Division

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)

National Parenting Support Commission Urges Parents to Use Helplines

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left) holds one of the 146 tablets distributed to the Holy Family Infant and Primary School during a ceremony held on October 2 at the school, located at Laws Street, downtown Kingston. The initiative falls under the government’s Tablets in Schools programme. Also taking part (from left) are Chief Operating Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; Guidance Counsellor, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Marcia Richards; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Christopher Wright; and Chair of the Board of Directors, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

146 Tablets for Holy Family Infant and Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has commenced the distribution of 40,000 tablets to 500 primary schools, under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme. The first recipient, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, received 146 tablets to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The devices, were handed over during a...

Grade-Four student of St. George’s Girls School, Daviqua Brown (third left), tests one of 24 tablets handed over by the High Commission of Canada to local, non-profit organisation City Life Ministries for its ‘City Kids’ programme. The programme seeks to provide information and communications technology (ICT) and other academic support to inner-city youth to assist the virtual learning environment. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Parent-Teacher for the City Kids Programme, Paula Smith; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.

6 years ago TechnologyYouth

High Commission of Canada Hands Over Tablets to Help Inner-City Youth

The High Commission of Canada has presented tablet computers to local non-profit organisation City Life Ministries to provide information and communications technology (ICT) academic support to its ‘City Kids’ programme. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens, Kingston. The City Kids programme aims to provide ICT and other academic support...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t to Spend $1.7 Billion to Purchase Tablets, Laptops for Students

The Government will be spending $1.7 billion to provide electronic devices, including tablets and laptop computers for some students at the primary and secondary levels. Speaking at a digital press briefing on September 22, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said students from grades four to six and 10 to 13 will receive devices. “It was agreed...

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

76.5 Per Cent Pass Rate for CSEC

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the preliminary report and analysis of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) indicate that 76.5 per cent of Jamaican students were awarded passing scores of grades one to three in all subject areas. She was speaking at a virtual press conference on Wednesday (September 23). Mrs. Williams said that...

I Believe Initiative (IBI) ambassador, Dr. Romario Simpson (2nd left), conversing with (from left) Acting Principal of Meadowbrook High School, Kevin Facey; National Coordinator, Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence, Sonja Simms; and Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell. Occasion was the launch of the IBI hand hygiene programme and handover of hand sanitiser/soap dispensers at the Meadowbrook High in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 17).

6 years ago Youth

I Believe Initiative Ambassador donates hand sanitiser/soap dispensers to alma mater

The Meadowbrook High School in St. Andrew had benefited from the donation of two automatic hand sanitiser/soap dispensers as it prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes. ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) ambassador and former head boy of Meadowbrook High, Dr. Romario Simpson, handed over the items on Thursday (Sept. 17) during a ceremony held in the school’s auditorium to officially...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), takes a selfie with Arts and Culture awardee Rushaine

6 years ago Youth

Deadline for PM Youth Awards’ nominations extended to September 18

The deadline for the submission of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence has been extended to September 18 at 4:00 p.m. The Youth Awards is open to all Jamaican nationals, ages 15 to 29, who are living in the island and the Diaspora. They must be persons of upstanding character, who continue to lead, inspire, show...

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Tertiary institutions can determine reopening dates but must observe Health and Safety Guidelines

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has advised boards and administrators of tertiary institutions that they can exercise autonomy in determining when they will reopen their respective institutions. However, every effort must be made to ensure that operations are aligned with the Disaster Risk Management Act and the guidelines of the Ministry of Health & Wellness in order to...