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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

Ten wards of the State, who are pursuing tertiary-level education, have been awarded scholarships in the amount of US$40,000 by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a New York-based Jamaican charity. The awardees were nominated by Children’s Officers from various...
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
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.
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.

CPFSA Empowering Parents in Western Jamaica
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.
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.

Education a Priority at Mount Olivet Boys’ Home
Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, provides details about the performance of adolescent mother in this year
Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, provides details about the performance of adolescent mother in this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Adolescent Mothers Excel in CSEC

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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.
TransportYouth

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.
EducationWaterYouth

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
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryYouth

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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Medical student, Rashaun Stewart (left), expresses gratitude for the award of a full scholarship from the Government, which will enable him to pursue a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Listening are fellow scholarship beneficaries Quwayne Howell (centre) and Shamarie Collins. Occasion was a press conference at the UWI Mona Council Room on Thursday (September 5), where Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, announced the provison of 47 full-tuition scholarships to needy medical students valued at $177.66 million per annum over the next five years.
EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Awards 47 Scholarships to Needy Medical Students

The Government has provided 47 full-tuition scholarships to needy students who started their Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, this semester. The awards are valued at $177.66 million per annum over the next five years. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who made the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), breaks ground for the construction of a multipurpose facility to expand educational and training opportunities for wards of the State, at the South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre in St. Andrew, on September 5. Also taking part (from left) are United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative in Jamaica, Jason Fraser; Organization of American States (OAS) Representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel; Deputy Chief of Mission for USAID, John McIntyre; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; Senior Director at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Althea Davis; and Superintendent at the Centre, Maulette White.
Works / ConstructionYouth

More Training for Wards of the State At South Camp Centre

The South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre in St. Andrew will soon have a multipurpose facility to expand educational and training opportunities for wards of the State. Ground was broken today (September 5) for the complex by Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, and representatives from partner agencies involved in the project, which...
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(FILE) National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. André Hill.
EducationInformationYouth

Jamaica Celebrates Int’l Literacy Day September 6

Schools across Jamaica will celebrate International Literacy Day on Friday (September 6), under the theme “Literacy and Multilingualism”. Speaking with JIS News, National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. André Hill, said that the day, which is observed annually on September 8 worldwide, is part of UNESCO’s efforts to emphasise the importance of literacy to...
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