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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Living Well Community Care Centre, Dr. Joan Williamson, delivers remarks at the handover ceremony for $1 million from Living Well Community Care Centre, in partnership with Driscoll’s Berries Company, to support youth farmers who were affected by Hurricane Melissa. The event was held on Friday (March 27) at the Foundation’s headquarters on Duke Street in Kingston.

Jamaica 4-H Foundation Receives $1M To Support Hurricane-Affected Youth Farmers

The Living Well Community Care Centre, in partnership with Driscoll’s Berries Company, officially handed over a cheque valued at $1,000,000 to the Jamaica 4-H Foundation 2016 Limited, to support youth farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The handover ceremony was held...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, addresses the opening ceremony of a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in Lyssons, St. Thomas, on March 26.

Students Explore Career Options At Youth Opportunities Expo

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, together with Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, congratulated a grade-two student for posing a question during Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC press conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew.

ETOC Proposes Private Capital for Rebuilding Schools Destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) speaks to JIS News during a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday (March 26).

Young Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Police Youth Clubs

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Skills Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), shakes hands with President, University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Kevin Brown (second right), following the launch of the UTech and Kiwanis Club Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project on Monday (March 23), at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis Division 23 Central, Michael Powell; Principal, Ardenne High School, Dr. Jacqueline Pinto; and District Governor, Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean, Cynthia Blackman.

Science Labs to Be Built, Upgraded, Equipped

Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press Conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

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Progress Made In the Implementation of Recommendations In JETC Report

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting a 37 per cent progress in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. This represents a five per cent increase over the last reporting period. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press Conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, ETOC Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, said...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 and Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador 2025/2026, Britney Clarke (third left), conceptualiser of the Read. Speak. Lead. initiative, with stakeholders who support the initiative. They are (from left) Project Support Volunteer, Jermaine Dyer; Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Director Region 4, Marvetta Stewart-Richards; Senior Librarian, St. James Parish Library Network, Marilee Moodie; Miss St. James Festival Queen, Kadé-jah Baker; and JLS Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Royane Green. Occasion was the launch of the initiative at the St. James Parish Library, recently.

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Youth Empowerment Initiative Launched By Festival Queen 2025

The National Youth Empowerment Initiative, ‘Read. Speak. Lead’, conceptualised by Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 and Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador 2025/2026, Britney Clarke, was officially launched at the St. James Parish Library, recently. Designed to strengthen literacy, communication, and leadership among Jamaica’s youth, the programme brought together 60 students, aged six to 14, from five schools across St....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr, Kasan Troupe, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

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Reduction of Shelterees on School Compounds

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, has advised that the number of shelterees on school compounds has reduced significantly. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, she said 93 shelterees are being housed across eight schools in western Jamaica, nearly five...

Minister of Justice and Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

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Justice Minister Wants More Agencies to be Involved In Child Diversion Programme

The National Child Diversion Programme should be expanded to allow for greater involvement of agencies other than the police in diverting children charged with offences, says Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Speaking at a Joint Select Committee meeting to review the Act in the House of Representatives on March 25, the Minister emphasised the need for...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second right), participate in the official opening of Alliance Française de la Jamaïque

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Alliance Française Now Located at Utech’s Papine Campus

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is welcoming a partnership between the University of Technology (UTech) and Alliance Française de la Jamaïque for the hosting of the French language school on the institution’s Papine campus. Alliance Française is now located at UTech’s Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), creating a hub for cultural and linguistic exchange....

Police Youth Club (PYC) Coordinator for the St. Thomas Division and member of the Community Safety and Security Unit, Constable Roger Douglas (left), and (from second left), Breanna Harrison, Daneila Morgan, and Ricardo Buckley, engage in a panel discussion during the launch of Next Gen Talk, a podcast, by the St. Thomas PYC Movement on March 21, at the Morant Bay Police Station.

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St. Thomas Police Youth Club Movement Launches Podcast

The St. Thomas Police Youth Club Movement has launched what it is describing as a “bold and forward-thinking” podcast to amplify youth voices in the parish and strengthen community engagement. Dubbed, Next Gen Talk, the podcast was launched on Saturday (March 21), at the Morant Bay Police Station. Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Thomas Division and member of...

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon (front right), looks on as Brown’s Town Primary School’s Kimone Linton, renders a cultural item during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Selection Day 2026 held at the institution on March 19.

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St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Selection Day 2026

The next generation of Jamaican farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs were front and centre at the Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann on Thursday (March 19), as the St. Ann 4-H Clubs hosted its Parish Selection Day 2026. The event, which was a scaled down version of the parish’s Annual 4-H Achievement Day, brought together 27 schools and community groups...