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Second Vice Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw.

Pickney Party For National Children’s Day On Friday

To celebrate National Children’s Day on Friday (May 15), the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will host a virtual ‘Pickney Party’ and talent show from 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. The event will be streamed live via the Institute of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), presents items to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), at a handover ceremony at the Glenhope Nursery and Place of Safety in Kingston on Tuesday, May 5. Observing (at left) is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden. The donated goods, valued at $1.2 million, included basic food supplies, children’s stationery, toiletries and cleaning items.

More Support For Children’s Homes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children from the storybook, titled, ‘Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow’, by Paula-Ann Porter Jones, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities, Tuesday, May 5, from his offices in St. Andrew. This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of measures to contain and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Prime Minister Reads To Children Digitally

Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on May 5.

Education Ministry Signs MOU To Enhance Learning For All Children

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

Child Protection And Family Services Agency Gets Technology Boost

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage=Grey.

6 years ago Youth

CPFSA Joins NCMC To Celebrate Children

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Grey, says the agency has joined with the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) and other partners to celebrate and educate children, under this year’s Child Month theme, Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think! Mrs. Gage Grey was addressing the virtual National Child Month Church service, held on Sunday,...

(FILE) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge reads to New Providence Primary School students, to observe Read Across Jamaica Day on May 7, 2019 at the institution’s Barbican Road address in Kingston. Read Across Jamaica Day forms part of activities to mark Education Week from May 5 to 11, under the theme, ‘Empowering Educators: Retooling, Innovating, Networking for Sustainable Development’.

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Today Is Read Across Jamaica Day

Read Across Jamaica Day will be observed on Tuesday, May 5. The day forms part of activities by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to celebrate Education Week from May 3 to 9, under the theme ‘Promoting Digital Transformation and Positive Values & Attitudes – Imperatives for Redefining 21st Century Education’. The objective of the day is to promote the significance...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (2nd left), head officials laying flowers at the Secret Garden Monument in downtown Kingston during a ceremony on Sunday (May 3) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under tragic and violent circumstances. The event was organized by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) as part of activities commemorating Child Month during May under the theme: ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity… Think!!!’.

6 years ago Youth

PHOTOS: KSAMC Child Month Wreath Laying Ceremony

(FILE) Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Region 4, Dr. Michelle Pinnock.

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationYouth

Parents Encouraged To Use Creative Ways To Homeschool Children

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (Region 4), Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is encouraging parents to use creative and engaging ways to effectively homeschool their children. Schools across the island have been closed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Pinnock said parents should consider all five senses when...

Founder and Executive Director of Youth Can Do I.T. (YCDI), Lianne McNaughton.

6 years ago Gender AffairsTechnologyYouth

Girls In ICT Day Virtual Conference

Youth Can Do I.T. (YCDI), in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), is hosting a free two-day virtual conference for female professionals, university and high-school student, in celebration of International Girls in ICT Day, beginning today (April 23). “This will involve two days of keynote speakers, panel discussions and interactive workshops around the themes ‘Inclusion and...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

6 years ago CoronavirusYouth

‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity’ For Child Month

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that this year’s Child Month theme, ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’, is timely as Jamaica and the rest of the world grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said that the theme emphasises the importance of helping children to embrace the positive aspects of the pandemic, such as spending more...

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationInformationYouth

Updated Extension of Easter Holiday School Closure

Further to bulletin 64/2020 regarding Easter Holiday School Closure, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) wishes to advise our stakeholders that under the Disaster Risk Management Act (Enforcement Measures) (No. 3) Orders, 2020, "every educational institution, as defined in the Education Act, shall remain closed until the end of the day of April 21, 2020". Consequently, schools will...