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‘I Believe Initiative (IBI)’ Ambassador and Founder of the Acts of Grace Foundation, Amanda Fraser (left), engages with a ward of the Sunshine Children’s Home in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, during a recent visit to the facility.

Young People Urged To Exercise Caution When Accepting Job Offers

‘I Believe Initiative (IBI)’ Ambassador, Amanda Fraser, is encouraging young people to exercise caution when responding to job offers, particularly over the Internet, in order to avoid becoming victims of human trafficking. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses youth council members from the 14 municipal corporations across the island. The group of students paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at Jamaica House on November 27 as part of Local Government and Community Development Month activities.

PM Hails Youth Council Programme

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 27) signing of a 10-year memorandum of understanding between the Government and City & Guilds Group at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Gov’t And City & Guilds Group Sign 10-Year Skills Development Agreement

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), greets Head Girl of Ardenne High School in St. Andrew, Rishkah Gibbore, on arrival at the institution on Tuesday (November 26) for the Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation’s Motivational Series. Lady Allen was the keynote speaker. Looking on (from second left) are Ardenne’s Deputy Head Boy, Josh Pratt; and Deputy Head Girl, Cheniqua Morrison.

Lady Allen Encourages Youth To Become Agents Of Change

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents the instrument of office to newly installed Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica member, Jahmar Brown. Sharing the moment (at right) is Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The installation ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister of Thursday (November 21).

New Youth Advisory Council Members Installed

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second row, third left); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (back row, second left); Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (second row, right) and Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (back row, left), share a moment with junior mayors from across the island. Occasion was the Local Government and Community 2019 Youth Mayors’ Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (November 20).

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Boost For Junior Mayors Programme

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be increasing the funds allocated to the island’s Junior Mayors Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a Youth Mayor’s Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (November 20). “The allocation (to the Junior Mayors Programme) presently stands at...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.

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15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel

Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last year by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on November 19. At right is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

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House Approves Bill To Merge Heart/NTA With Other Entities

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 19), passed the Human Employment and Resource Training (Amendment) Act, 2019, with 23 amendments. The legislation makes the necessary legal provision for the merger of the functions of the HEART Trust/NTA with the National Youth Service (NYS), the Apprenticeship Board and the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFFL). Closing the debate, Prime Minister,...

Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at an International Men’s Day 2019 event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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More Money To Fund Interventions For Men And Boys

The budget of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been increased to fund new programmes and interventions for men and boys. This announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, while speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19

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Prime Minister Hits Out Against Violence To Ensure Discipline

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that there are far more effective ways of modifying behaviour and ensuring discipline, other than using violence. “More parents understand that they don’t have to beat their children, for their children to come out to something. More teachers understand that they don’t have to use the strap to get their classroom...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets seven-year-old Ngozi Wright (second right), as her twin brother, Tafari Wright (right), looks on. They were at a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19. The session was organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jamaica, in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Advocate and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.

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PHOTOS: Children Addressing Parliament

Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, presents a plaque to Assistant Superintendent and English teacher, South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre for Girls, Nadra Barnett. Occasion was the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Juvenile Services Unit awards ceremony at Curphey Place, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (November 19).

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DCS Awards Wards And Staff For CSEC Success

Wards at the island’s three juvenile correctional centres who were successful in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, and teachers and other staff who helped to prepare them, were recognised by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Tuesday (November 19). The children and members of staff are drawn from the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in St....