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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opens the debate on amendments to the Human Employment and Resource Training Act in the House of Representatives on October 29.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opens the debate on amendments to the Human Employment and Resource Training Act in the House of Representatives on October 29.

Merger Of HEART Trust, NYS And JFFL Will Reach More Unattached Youth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opened the debate on amendments to the Human Employment and Resource Training Act (2019) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 29). The legislation makes the necessary legal provision for the merger...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right, background), holds the hand of Clan Carthy Primary School student, Naquan Smith (second right, foreground), while looking at the desk formerly occupied by his late classmate, Benjamin Bair, who died tragically at the institution, located on Deanery Road in Kingston, on Monday (October 28). Among those also looking on are State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (background right), and student, Damoya Wright (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right, background), holds the hand of Clan Carthy Primary School student, Naquan Smith (second right, foreground), while looking at the desk formerly occupied by his late classmate, Benjamin Bair, who died tragically at the institution, located on Deanery Road in Kingston, on Monday (October 28). Among those also looking on are State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (background right), and student, Damoya Wright (right).

Prime Minister Holness Visits, Consoles Clan Carthy Primary School Family
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), engages in conversation with and Organiser, Calabar Old Boys’ Association
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), engages in conversation with and Organiser, Calabar Old Boys’ Association's National Student Athlete Summit, Daniel England, at the event’s opening ceremony on Friday (Oct. 25), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

PHOTOS: Education State Minister Addresses Calabar Old Boys’ Association’s National Student Athlete Summit
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), interacting with a group of students from St. Elizabeth Technical High School at United Nations Day 2019 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 24).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), interacting with a group of students from St. Elizabeth Technical High School at United Nations Day 2019 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 24).

Young People Urged To Get Involved In Governanace
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), and student of Trinity Preparatory School in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jhariel Davis (left), plant a sapling during Monday’s (October 21) UNESCO Youth Advisory Committee tree planting and renovation initiative at the institution. Looking on are other students of the school.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), and student of Trinity Preparatory School in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jhariel Davis (left), plant a sapling during Monday’s (October 21) UNESCO Youth Advisory Committee tree planting and renovation initiative at the institution. Looking on are other students of the school.

PHOTOS: Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. At UNESCO Tree Planting Initiative, Trinity Preparatory School

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Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
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HEART/NTA Better Positioned To Drive Human Capital Development

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the merger of the entity with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS) and the Apprenticeship Board has better positioned the agency to carry out its role as the driver for human capital development. Dr. Dyer, who was addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, said that...
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Gahbryell Lee (left) and Lee-Ann Fray (right) of Simon Primary and Infant School in Sligoville, St. Catherine, examine a portrait of National Hero, The Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons, at the 2019 Heritage Expo, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Wednesday, October 16.
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Students And Teachers Take Part In Heritage Expo

More than 2,000 students and teachers from primary and secondary schools across the island gathered on the grounds of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann, on October 16, to participate in the 2019 Seville Heritage Expo. The expo, which is in its 23rd year of staging, was held under the theme: ‘Experience Cultural Fusion’, and promoted Jamaica's heritage through...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaking at Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) budget planning and quarterly performance review retreat at Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, recently.
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Changes To Adoption Act Being Finalised

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the impending changes to the Adoption Act are being finalised for preparation of a Cabinet submission. He said that the amendments will make the adoption process in Jamaica less tedious, while protecting the welfare of children. The State Minister, who was speaking at the Child Protection...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, engages in a panel discussion at the inaugural Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘G5 Symposium’, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 11.
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State Minister Says Country Must Accelerate Digital Transformation Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has emphasised that the country must accelerate the digital transformation process. Taking part in a panel discussion at the inaugural Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘G5 Symposium’, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 11, the  State Minister said that in order to...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, emphasises a point while speaking at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Budget Planning and Quarterly Performance Review Retreat at Riu Hotel, Ocho Rios, on Thursday, October 10.
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24-Hour Helpline For Children With Mental Health Issues

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is looking to set up a 24-hour helpline that will provide support for children with mental health issues. State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who made the disclosure, said that the move is in keeping with the Government’s focus on promoting good mental health among the nation’s youth. The helpline will be operated by...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
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Normality Expected to Return to Schools Today

Regular classes are expected to resume today, September 25, following the return of public transportation in the Kingston and St. Andrew Metropolitan area and sections of St Catherine served by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). The Ministry of Education is advising that based on discussions with the JUTC and the police schools can resume regular classes. At the same...
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