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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).
Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation has been hailed by Jamaica’s Ambassador in Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, for its consistent contribution to the nurturing of young men from two of the island’s premier educational institutions. She said that the...
President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.
President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.

PHOTOS: Mico And JSIF Contract Signing for ‘Youth At Risk’ Project
Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (right) presents participant in the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) programme, Akeem Thompson with a certificate of achievement at the programme’s closing exercise held on Thursday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (right) presents participant in the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) programme, Akeem Thompson with a certificate of achievement at the programme’s closing exercise held on Thursday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston.

77 Youth Achieve Success In Their Fight Against Substance Misuse
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), presents Tyler Guy, student, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), with his scholarship letter at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, on January 15. Occasion was the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Police Federation Scholarship Awards Ceremony. A total of 83 students were presented with scholarships during the ceremony.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), presents Tyler Guy, student, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), with his scholarship letter at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, on January 15. Occasion was the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Police Federation Scholarship Awards Ceremony. A total of 83 students were presented with scholarships during the ceremony.

83 Students Receive Scholarships
Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew
Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew's digital literacy project at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in St. Andrew on Friday (January 10).

Primary-School Students To Benefit From Digital Literacy Project

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AgricultureYouth

National Youth In Agriculture Symposium Feb. 5

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs will be hosting its inaugural National Youth in Agriculture Symposium on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University in Manchester. The annual event, which is expected to attract some 3,000 youth from across the island, will be held under the theme: ‘I am Agrismart’. It forms part of Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ thrust to position agriculture as...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children
Health & WellnessYouth

10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries

Ten children suffering from various cardiac complications are undergoing corrective surgeries at the Bustamante Hospital for Children this week, during Chain of Hope’s medical mission to the island. The 18-member team from the United Kingdom (UK)-based charity has been performing the life-saving procedures at the hospital in St. Andrew since Monday (January 6). Included are two specialist cardiac surgeons, one...
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Principal of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Simone Doctor, walking along a sidewalk that was erected at a section of Holland Bamboo Avenue to promote road safety. The other road-safety infrastructure includes a small bridge, laybys, and school-safety and speed-limit signs.
Youth

More Protection For Children Along Holland Bamboo Avenue

Road-safety infrastructure installed at a section along Holland Bamboo Avenue, in St. Elizabeth, has been effective in better safeguarding the lives of residents living in the area. In an interview with JIS News, Principal of Holland Primary School, Simone Doctor, said the amenities have been particularly beneficial to students at the institution. “Anything that has to do with school development...
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Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engage with a teen mother during a visit to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation
Gender AffairsYouth

Miss World Encourages Teen Mothers To Pursue Their Dreams

Newly crowned Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh, is encouraging teen mothers not to let anything deter them from realising their dreams and that they have the capability within them to achieve greatness. “I want you to know that you are so important, you are so loved, there is no title, there is no label, there is nothing that can hold you back,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).
CultureGender AffairsYouth

Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in projects that will assist the less fortunate in the society, particularly women and girls. She was responding to questions from journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec....
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Graduates of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency
Youth

19 Former Wards Trained And Certified In Skills Areas

Nineteen former wards of the State have been trained and certified through the Transition and Competency Programme implemented by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The training took place over two semesters at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College and culminated with a graduation exercise at the institution’s Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on Monday (Dec. 16). During...
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