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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with graduates of the Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth Empowerment Programme. The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday (January 28) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Twenty-Seven Youth Certified Under JNC-UNESCO Empowerment Programme

Twenty-seven youth from inner-city communities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, have earned National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certification in hairstyling through the inaugural Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth programme....

Students of Villa Road Primary School in Mandeville, Manchester, perform a dub poem titled: ‘Fight the fight and save a life. Mosquitoes wanted dead, not alive,’ to start dengue clean-up activities at the school on Friday (Jan. 24).

Students Make Dengue Clean-up Day Fun

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second row, third left), and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Srr. (second row, left), with a representational cheque valued at US$67,985 (J$8 million), which was handed over by the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (first row, third left), to Principal of the Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon, Delwyn Gordon (first row, second right), for the purchase of a school bus. The grant contract-signing ceremony took place at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 23). Also sharing the moment (second row, from second left) are teachers at the Richmond Park Primary School, Sophia Lewis and Donnett Golding, while in the front row (from left) are students of the school, Mackebah Garrick and Akilah Elliston; and Chairman of the school, Merleta Copeland.

Bus For Primary School In North Central Clarendon

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.

PHOTOS: Mico And JSIF Contract Signing for ‘Youth At Risk’ Project

Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (right) presents participant in the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) programme, Akeem Thompson with a certificate of achievement at the programme’s closing exercise held on Thursday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston.

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77 Youth Achieve Success In Their Fight Against Substance Misuse

Some 77 youth who have achieved significant success in their recovery journey against substance misuse have been honoured. Their recovery was facilitated through a five year partnership between the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III and the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). Of this number, 13 have achieved sobriety, while 23 have attained 90 per cent reduction in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), presents Tyler Guy, student, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), with his scholarship letter at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, on January 15. Occasion was the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Police Federation Scholarship Awards Ceremony. A total of 83 students were presented with scholarships during the ceremony.

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83 Students Receive Scholarships

Eighty-three students were presented with scholarships at the Police Officers' Club in St. Andrew on January 15. Each recipient received a scholarship valued at $200,000 per academic year of study. Since 2003, a total of 887 children of deceased, injured or serving police officers have been awarded scholarships to access tertiary education at local institutions. Speaking at the ceremony, Permanent...

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National Youth In Agriculture Symposium Feb. 5

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs will be hosting its inaugural National Youth in Agriculture Symposium on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University in Manchester. The annual event, which is expected to attract some 3,000 youth from across the island, will be held under the theme: ‘I am Agrismart’. It forms part of Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ thrust to position agriculture as...

Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew

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Primary-School Students To Benefit From Digital Literacy Project

Students from 10 primary schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from a new digital literacy project. The Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew is undertaking the initiative in partnership with the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology as well as the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). It is targeted at members...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), addresses student volunteers and their Professor from Colorado State University, during their tour of King’s House on January 10.

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PHOTOS: G-G and Colorado University Students

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), addresses student volunteers and their Professor from Colorado State University, during their tour of King’s House on January 10.

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children

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10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries

Ten children suffering from various cardiac complications are undergoing corrective surgeries at the Bustamante Hospital for Children this week, during Chain of Hope’s medical mission to the island. The 18-member team from the United Kingdom (UK)-based charity has been performing the life-saving procedures at the hospital in St. Andrew since Monday (January 6). Included are two specialist cardiac surgeons, one...

Principal of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Simone Doctor, walking along a sidewalk that was erected at a section of Holland Bamboo Avenue to promote road safety. The other road-safety infrastructure includes a small bridge, laybys, and school-safety and speed-limit signs.

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More Protection For Children Along Holland Bamboo Avenue

Road-safety infrastructure installed at a section along Holland Bamboo Avenue, in St. Elizabeth, has been effective in better safeguarding the lives of residents living in the area. In an interview with JIS News, Principal of Holland Primary School, Simone Doctor, said the amenities have been particularly beneficial to students at the institution. “Anything that has to do with school development...