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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Teaching Council, Dr. Winsome Gordon (centre), speaks with (from left) LASCO Teacher of the Year 2017, Ingrid Peart-Wilmot; Student, Buff Bay High School, Raymond Richards; Student, Rollington Town Primary School, Amaad Allen; Founder, Collaborate to Educate our Sons, Dr. Bertram Melbourne; and Student, Greater Portmore High School, Antione Foster, during the mentorship session for the Boys Education Empowerment Programme, at Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew, on Friday (September 20).
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Teaching Council, Dr. Winsome Gordon (centre), speaks with (from left) LASCO Teacher of the Year 2017, Ingrid Peart-Wilmot; Student, Buff Bay High School, Raymond Richards; Student, Rollington Town Primary School, Amaad Allen; Founder, Collaborate to Educate our Sons, Dr. Bertram Melbourne; and Student, Greater Portmore High School, Antione Foster, during the mentorship session for the Boys Education Empowerment Programme, at Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew, on Friday (September 20).

Boys Attend Three-Day Mentorship Programme

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Collaborate to Educate our Sons recently pulled around 100 vulnerable boys from high schools across the island and boarded them at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew for three days of mentoring under...
Chairperson of United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), Dr. Marcia Forbes (right), is in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Anwar Ahmad, at UWJ’s 2019 Nation Builders’ and Employees Awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (Sept.17).
Chairperson of United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), Dr. Marcia Forbes (right), is in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Anwar Ahmad, at UWJ’s 2019 Nation Builders’ and Employees Awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (Sept.17).

United Way Raises $7.5 Million For Restoration Of National Children’s Home
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), with scholarship recipients (from left): Gaviel Gordon; Aviel Martin; and Tatiyanna McDonald. They were among 30 scholarship recipients who were assisted through the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation, in collaboration with the Juliet Holness Foundation. The scholarships are valued at $2 million. Mrs. Holness made the presentations during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 12).
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), with scholarship recipients (from left): Gaviel Gordon; Aviel Martin; and Tatiyanna McDonald. They were among 30 scholarship recipients who were assisted through the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation, in collaboration with the Juliet Holness Foundation. The scholarships are valued at $2 million. Mrs. Holness made the presentations during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 12).

High School And Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships
Chairman and Founder of the Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., Gary Williams, speaking at the COJO Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (September 11.)
Chairman and Founder of the Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., Gary Williams, speaking at the COJO Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (September 11.)

Ten Wards Of The State In Tertiary Institutions Receive Scholarships
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) shares a point with Principal of Ardenne High School in Kingston, Nadine Malloy, at the official launch of the 2019/20 school year at the Ardenne High School in Kingston on Thursday (September 12). Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Senior Education Officer, Region one, Allison Cooke Hawthorne; and Regional Director at the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) shares a point with Principal of Ardenne High School in Kingston, Nadine Malloy, at the official launch of the 2019/20 school year at the Ardenne High School in Kingston on Thursday (September 12). Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Senior Education Officer, Region one, Allison Cooke Hawthorne; and Regional Director at the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

52 High Schools Participating In Twinning Programme

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Director of Alternative Care Services at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Eunice Scott-Shaw (right), presenting school supplies to children, at the CPFSA’s Western Region back-to-school treat and health fair held recently at the Holly Hill Infant and Primary School in Darliston, Westmoreland.
Youth

CPFSA Empowering Parents in Western Jamaica

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), through its parenting workshops, is empowering parents in western Jamaica to build stronger bonds with their children. Director for Alternative Care Services at the CPFSA, Eunice Scott-Shaw, told JIS News that the workshops aim to provide parents with critical child-rearing skills. Among the objectives are to instil a greater sense of care...
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Sergeant Deane Cover of the Community Safety and Security Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), addresses a career day event at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, recently.
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Education a Priority at Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Education continues to be a priority at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, as the administration of the State-run residence pulls out all the stops to provide an environment conducive to the development of the wards in the institution’s care. “The boys are doing very well. We have 10 boys who were placed between first and 10th in their classes,” the...
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Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, provides details about the performance of adolescent mother in this year
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Adolescent Mothers Excel in CSEC

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is reporting strong performance by adolescent mothers, who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year. Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, said that 44 girls were entered for CSEC. “We are pleased with their performance. This year, in six out of the nine core subjects that we entered our students, we...
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Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, addresses a recent Career Day activity at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester.
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Students Urged to Avoid Reckless Drivers

Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, is imploring students not to get into taxis and buses operated by reckless drivers. “Don’t allow anybody to ‘bun up’ any speedometer with you. If you know anybody, who drive bad, come out of the vehicle. Come out. Life is sweet, life is nice. It is better...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacting with the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission’s (BGLC) top 10 education grant recipients, at a meet and greet at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), recently.
EducationYouth

BGLC Awards Education Grants to 250 Tertiary-Level Students

A total of 250 students from 30 tertiary institutions across the island have benefited from education grants provided by the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC). The recipients were selected from a pool of 590 applicants, who submitted essays exploring the challenges relating to the industry, including the influence and impact of gambling advertising on the Jamaican youth. Special awards...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, during a press conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on Thursday (September 5) to announce government support for additional Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) students.
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Water to Be Trucked to Schools

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says arrangements are in place to truck water to schools facing a shortage of supply. He said that tanks will be installed at institutions without such storage facility. “The delivery of tanks has already started, but we are ordering more as we go along,” he noted. Minister Samuda was...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open ibex
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IBEX Opens New Kingston Location, Employing 700 Persons

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed the expansion of ibex into New Kingston, with the opening of offices in the Courtleigh Building. The new location, which employs 700 people, is the business process outsourcing (BPO) company’s third branch in Jamaica, with the others situated in Portmore and downtown Kingston. “I want to reinforce the...
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