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Renovated Homestead Place of Safety Re-opens

The Homestead Place of Safety, in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, has been renovated, making life more comfortable for the 44 young girls who reside there. The facility, which was refurbished  at a cost of  $23. 5 million, was re-opened on...
Past student, Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High, and member of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, Lyndon Taylor (right), interacts with students at the institution while providing them with breakfast, today (June 20), in Kingston. Also sharing the moment are (from left): member of the Jamaica Diaspora in Canada, Elvenia Sandiford and President, Optimist Club of St. Matthews, Kingston, Patricia Knightlet.
Past student, Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High, and member of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, Lyndon Taylor (right), interacts with students at the institution while providing them with breakfast, today (June 20), in Kingston. Also sharing the moment are (from left): member of the Jamaica Diaspora in Canada, Elvenia Sandiford and President, Optimist Club of St. Matthews, Kingston, Patricia Knightlet.

Students Feted at Breakfast as Part of Diaspora Day of Service
Senior Director within the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, speaking during the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Senior Director within the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, speaking during the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

More Inclusion of Youth and Technology in Development of Creative Industries
Managing Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), speaks with Andrew (left) and Anabella Seaga, the children of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the lying-in-state at the National Arena on Wednesday (June 19).
Managing Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), speaks with Andrew (left) and Anabella Seaga, the children of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the lying-in-state at the National Arena on Wednesday (June 19).

Trainees and Staff of the HEART Trust/NTA Pay Respects to Mr. Seaga
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), in discussion with Hardware Architect, High Performance Compute, Nutanix, Sheldon Provost, during a plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on June 17.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), in discussion with Hardware Architect, High Performance Compute, Nutanix, Sheldon Provost, during a plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on June 17.

National Plan of Action for Integrated Response to Children and Violence Approved

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), greets Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima, at the Ministry’s Child Diversion Programme Stakeholders’ Sensitisation session on Friday (June 14), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
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Initiatives Attached to Child Diversion Law Will Help to Reduce Gangs – Justice Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is confident that the new initiatives to be rolled out by the Government from the passing of the Child Diversion Act, 2018, will help to reduce the number of gangs operating in Jamaica. Speaking at the Ministry’s ‘Child Diversion Programme Stakeholders’ Sensitisation Session’, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Friday...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Helen Stills Development Day event held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, recently.
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Educators Commended for Preparing First PEP Students

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is commending educators for their role in preparing students to sit the first Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. He was speaking to JIS News at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Helen Stills Development Day event held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), with members of the winning team from Holland Primary School in the Schools Environment Programme (SEP) competition (from left): Jaden Newland, Jahmani Brown, Shaqira Milton and Shevaughn Ebanks. Occasion was the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
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Holland Primary Wins SEP Competition

Defending champion, Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth has copped the 2019 Schools Environment Programme (SEP) research competition. The school, with its research topic ‘Marine/Coastal Ecosystems’, with a focus on wetlands and their importance to the natural environment, was announced the winner during the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).
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Education of Juvenile Offenders Critical in Breaking Cycle of Crime -– Terrelonge

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Ministry stands ready to support all efforts aimed at advancing the education of youngsters, ages 12 to 18, who are in custody at correctional institutions. He said that such engagement is necessary in preventing the juvenile offenders from falling back into the cycle of crime and deviant behaviour,...
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Young People Benefit from Life Skills Training

Thirty unattached young people from Corporate Area communities have benefited from a training session aimed at empowering them to make responsible life and career choices. The life skills training, held on June 6 at the College of Insurance and Professional Studies in Kingston, was organised by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III under its pre-vocational training initiative. Two...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the opening of a two-day Higher Education Summit today (June 12) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew.
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Every Child Must Be Given Equal Opportunity to Learn – Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says every child must be given equal opportunity in the pursuit of education. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of a two-day Higher Education Summit, on June 12 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew, he said as children commence early-childhood education, opportunities must be at their...
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