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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's New Kingston location on Monday (December 23). Miss Singh’s visit to the facility was one of several activities held as part of her four-day trip to Jamaica organised by the Government.

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...

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).

Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Graduates of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency's (CPFSA) Transition and Competency Programme display their certificates at the ceremony, held on Monday (Dec.16), at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College, St. Andrew.

19 Former Wards Trained And Certified In Skills Areas

Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis (right), welcomes attendees to the annual Christmas treat for children, held in Parliament's parking lot at 81 Duke Street, Kingston, on Thursday (Dec. 19).

PHOTOS: Parliament’s Christmas Treat for Children

Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett (left), presents a Certificate of Completion and a Main Event Entertainment Group Limited care bag to Cazema Campbell, one of 32 persons from western Jamaica who participated in JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP) Event Production Training, during Monday’s (December 16) graduation ceremony at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

Over $300M Pumped Into JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme

Mayor of Montego Bay , Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents a Certificate of Completion to Damalla Black, at the western Event Production Training Programme graduation ceremony, held on Monday (December 16), at Grandiosa Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James.

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Inner-City Youth In Central And Western Jamaica Trained In Event Production

Thirty-two young persons from inner-city communities in Central and Western Jamaica have been trained and certified in event production, under a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and M-Academy. They were presented with their certificates at a graduation ceremony, held on Monday (December 16), at Grandiosa Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James. The participants, drawn from violence-prone communities in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, spread Christmas cheer to children as they present them with gifts during the Prime Minister’s annual treat for children, which was held on the grounds of the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday (December 15).

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Prime Minister Holness Fetes 2,000 Children At Christmas Treat

The number of youngsters afforded the opportunity to enjoy the Prime Minister’s annual Christmas treat for children has more than doubled since its inception in 2016. The event, which started with about 500 children at Vale Royal, the Prime Minister’s official residence, has increased and now caters to as many as 2,000 youngsters. This prompted the organisers to relocate the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), is greeted by President of Alliance Francaise de la Jamaique,Pierre Lemaire, at the recent launch of the Integrate French as a Language of Exchange/Intégrer le Français comme Langue d

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Jamaica Integrating French as Language of Exchange

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has welcomed the opportunity for local teachers to be better trained in the delivery of French to their students. “We recognise that if our youth are truly to move forward… if they are to continue to lead, inspire and transform their world, then they must be able to speak in...

Sixth-form supervisor at Oberin High School in St. Andrew, Everton Leslie (centre), interacting with the school’s head girl, Shanique Bennett and sixth-form student, Rochaun Edwards, at the Stand Up! Talk Up! Youth Conference at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 9).

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Teacher Calls For Increased Measures To Address Bullying

Sixth-form Supervisor at Oberlin High School in St. Andrew, Everton Leslie, is highlighting the need for increased measures to effectively address bullying in schools. He suggested the staging of fora where students from across the island can be sensitised about the issue, while giving victims an avenue to speak up about what they have suffered. Mr. Leslie, who was addressing...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, speaks at the agency’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, recently.

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CPFSA Seeks To Place Wards Of The State In Meaningful Jobs

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is seeking to have 50 wards of the State engaged in meaningful work by March 2020, under its Transition to Work Programme for children in State care. This was noted by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey, at the agency’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at the...

Executive Vice President, Sagicor Life Insurance, Mark Chisolm (left), presents a certificate to Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III participant, Cheryl Williamson, at the graduation exercise for the adult literacy and social skills intervention programme on December 5, at the Sagicor Auditorium, St. Andrew. Thirty-three participants received training in academic and behaviour intervention, mentorship for job preparation as well as individual counselling sessions.

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33 Young People Benefit From Training Under CSJP III

Thirty-three young men and women from communities across the island are better equipped to obtain employment, having graduated from the adult literacy and social skills intervention programme under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III. The graduation exercise was held on December 5 at the Sagicor Auditorium, St. Andrew, where participants were presented with certificates and special awards for...