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St. Martin De Porres Primary and Infant School Gets Double Labour Day Treat
St. Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, received a double treat on Labour Day (May 23). The institution’s playground got a colourful makeover while the Infant Department was outfitted with an interactive panel, a...
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National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day to Be Observed on May 22
Thursday, May 22 will be observed as National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, signifying the start of a week of activities to be executed under the theme ‘Do Your Share: Help Our Children RESET’. In observation of the Day and for the remainder of Child Month, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), in partnership with the Ministry of...
Jamaica Commended for Enrolment in Early-Childhood Institutions
Jamaica has been commended for having more than 95 per cent of children, aged four to five, enrolled in early-childhood institutions across the island. This comes from Education Programme Specialist, the Education Policy Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Rokhaya Fall Diawara. Ms. Diawara was giving the keynote address at the opening of the sixth...
St. Thomas Youth Encouraged to Take Advantage of New HPV Chatbot
Centre Manager and Counsellor at St. Thomas Teen Hub, Chantal Williams, is urging youngsters in the parish to take advantage of a new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Chatbot to better educate themselves about the virus and the vaccine. The Chatbot was launched during a recent Teen Conference at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay and is part of the United...
Education Ministry Hosts Child Conversation at Llandilo School of Special Education
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information on Friday (May 16) hosted its Child Conversation – Special Edition, at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland, as part of Child Month celebration. The goal of the activity was to provide an avenue for children with special needs to express themselves with confidence. It was also a call to...
National Child Month Committee Observes Children’s Day in St. Thomas
The streets of Morant Bay, St. Thomas came alive on Friday (May 16) as the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), in partnership various stakeholders, observed National Children’s Day. The activities included offering words of affirmation, greeting school children and distributing tokens to celebrate and uplift Jamaica’s youngest citizens. “This day is just as special as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day....