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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), interacts with children taking part in a Ministry-sponsored summer camp at the Chetolah Park Primary School, while on a tour of communities in the South St. Andrew Police Division, on July 26, to observe social intervention programmes in the area.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), interacts with children taking part in a Ministry-sponsored summer camp at the Chetolah Park Primary School, while on a tour of communities in the South St. Andrew Police Division, on July 26, to observe social intervention programmes in the area.

National Security Ministry Engages Youth for Summer

The Ministry of National Security is engaging 125 children and youth, aged eight to 15, in technology-driven educational programmes, drawn from 21 at-risk communities. Under the school-based Social Intervention Initiative, which will run during the summer, beneficiaries are being empowered...
The Heights Marching Band performing at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ closing ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church in St. James on Friday (July 26). Some 105 children from Farm Heights participated in the two-week event.
The Heights Marching Band performing at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ closing ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church in St. James on Friday (July 26). Some 105 children from Farm Heights participated in the two-week event.

JPS Foundation Stages ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ Youth Programme in Farm Heights, St. James
EduFocal’s Top Primary Exit Profile awardee, 12-year-old Jeremiah Shim (second left), formerly of Mavisville Preparatory, accepts his cheque from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Looking on (from left) are EduFocal’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Gordon Swaby; NCB Foundation Vice Chairman, Andrew Pearman; and EduFocal’s Chairman, Peter Levy. The occasion was the EduFocal’s seventh annual Excellence Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 24).
EduFocal’s Top Primary Exit Profile awardee, 12-year-old Jeremiah Shim (second left), formerly of Mavisville Preparatory, accepts his cheque from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Looking on (from left) are EduFocal’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Gordon Swaby; NCB Foundation Vice Chairman, Andrew Pearman; and EduFocal’s Chairman, Peter Levy. The occasion was the EduFocal’s seventh annual Excellence Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 24).

State Minister Praises Administrators of Edufocal Online Learning Platform
Some of the 300-plus youth attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) orientation session for the annual Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) in 2018.
Some of the 300-plus youth attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) orientation session for the annual Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) in 2018.

KSAMC Expands Activities Under the Youth Summer Employment Programme
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), interact with participants in the 2019 Tourism Summer Internship Programme, during a rally at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 24). The participants (from left) are Kevon Williams, Danae Wynter, Shaneka Watson and Monique Joseph.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), interact with participants in the 2019 Tourism Summer Internship Programme, during a rally at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 24). The participants (from left) are Kevon Williams, Danae Wynter, Shaneka Watson and Monique Joseph.

Tourism Ministry Hosts Summer Internship Programme

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School Administrators Urged to Take Steps to Eliminate Sexual Harassment

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising administrators in educational and training institutions to take the necessary steps to eliminate incidents of sexual harassment. The Ministry, in a recent bulletin, said that sexual harassment “is a barrier to equal opportunity and treatment of females and males”. In an effort to ensure that all students are safe and secure...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the 2019 launch of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 18.
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Minister Says YSEP Contributes to Low Unemployment Rate

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), now in its third year, has contributed to the recent decline in the country’s unemployment rate. The Minister was speaking at the 2019 launch of YSEP at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 18. The latest quarterly survey...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) participant, Oshin Powell, following the launch of the programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday (July 18).
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Local Government Ministry to Employ 4,000 Youth This Summer

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) has been expanded to engage approximately 4,000 persons this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, made the disclosure at the launch of YSEP 2019 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (July 18). “We started in (2017) with 2,700 and we went up...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyk (right), at a Child Protection Seminar held today (July 18) at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew. At centre is Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Rodje Malcolm.
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Educators Encouraged to Safeguard Rights of Children

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is calling on educators to assist in safeguarding the rights of children by exposing abusers. Addressing a Child Protection Seminar, held today (July 18), at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew, Mr. Terrelonge said when persons report suspected neglect and abuse of...
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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
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Students to Take Part in PISA in 2021

Hundreds of Jamaican students for the first time will participate in the 2021 sitting of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The programme, which is not curriculum-based, is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a method of comparing and examining students’ performance in mathematical, reading and scientific literacy. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as teachers from the Special Needs Department at Liberty Academy at the Priory, in St. Andrew, Jami-Ann Genius (left) and Tamalee Hamilton (right), interact with students during a visit to the institution on July 16. To the Prime Minister’s left is Special Needs Coordinator, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Toni-Ann Millen.
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Government Facilitates Inclusive Education System for All Children – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains resolute in facilitating an inclusive education system that caters to the needs of all children, particularly those with special needs. “The Government is very sensitive towards special needs education and towards providing the service. We acknowledge that we are not at the service level that we should be, but...
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