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National Children’s Summit August 15

The Child Protection & Family Services Agency (CPFSA), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will host the fourth biennial National Children’s Summit on Thursday, August 15, from 9:00...

(FILE) Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on July 31.

Samuda Pledges Full Support For Children Affected By Fire

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a bursary to Jodi Dasilva.
Occasion was the 2019 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-Operative Credit Union — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a bursary to Jodi Dasilva. Occasion was the 2019 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-Operative Credit Union's (PCCU) bursary and scholarship award ceremony on Thursday (August 8) at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

JPS and Partners Credit Union Awards 55 Bursaries and Scholarships

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, making his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on July 31.

70,000 Students to Benefit From Breakfast Programme

Participant in the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP),Oshane Stewart (left), speaking to (from left):Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chairman, USF, Dr. Gunjan Ramsingh; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, and National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during the launch of the second phase of TAP, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (July 30).

USF Offers Second Chance to Unattached Youth

7 years ago Youth

Children and Caregivers settled following fire at Jamaica National Children’s Home (JNCH)

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) extends gratitude to the management and staff of the Jamaica National Children’s Home (JNCH) for their execution of the fire safety evacuation plan during yesterday’s fire which destroyed the dormitory area of the home. All 41 children (23 girls and 18 boys) and seven caregivers were accounted for, and no injuries were...

Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (third left), is attentive as Education Officer and Numeracy Trainer, Dr. Lorna P. Thompson (second left), demonstrates how to integrate ‘Attribute Blocks’ into a daily mathematics lesson. Looking on (from left) are Alison McGhie of Lethe Primary and Infant School; Social Development Officer, JSIF, Shunelle Nevers; Nelesia Mclean of Steer Town Primary and Infant; Paula Christie, Barrett Town All-Age; and Robert Gordon of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School. Occasion was the JSIF/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Numeracy and Literacy Training held on July 22 and 23 at Jewel Paradise Cove in St. Ann.

7 years ago EducationYouth

4,000 Students to Benefit from Literacy and Numeracy Interventions

Some 4,000 students from 17 primary schools across the island will benefit from initiatives to boost literacy and numeracy under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Youth Education and Recreation Cycle 3 Project. The $38-million project involves partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is being implemented in the parishes of St. James, Kingston, St. Andrew, St....

Abigail (left) from Tivoli Gardens, and Deanna from Duhaney Park, celebrate their successful cardiac catheterisation procedures, which were done in the recently commissioned biplane cardiac catheterisation lab at the Paediatric Cardiac facility, Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a recent Chain of Hope Medical Mission.

7 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

Chain of Hope Medical Team Performs Procedures on Children

Ten cardiac catheterisation procedures were performed on Jamaican children last week by a Chain of Hope UK-funded Medical Mission team, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. The procedures were done in the Biplane Cardiac Catheterisation Lab, which is located at the recently opened Paediatric Cardiac Centre at the hospital. The mission was led by Dr. Shakeel Quereshi from...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), interacts with children taking part in a Ministry-sponsored summer camp at the Chetolah Park Primary School, while on a tour of communities in the South St. Andrew Police Division, on July 26, to observe social intervention programmes in the area.

7 years ago National SecurityTechnologyYouth

National Security Ministry Engages Youth for Summer

The Ministry of National Security is engaging 125 children and youth, aged eight to 15, in technology-driven educational programmes, drawn from 21 at-risk communities. Under the school-based Social Intervention Initiative, which will run during the summer, beneficiaries are being empowered towards learning with the utilisation of music, sport and technology, with the aim of transforming their behaviours and attitudes. Portfolio...

The Heights Marching Band performing at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ closing ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church in St. James on Friday (July 26). Some 105 children from Farm Heights participated in the two-week event.

7 years ago CommunityYouth

JPS Foundation Stages ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ Youth Programme in Farm Heights, St. James

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation recently concluded its ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ programme, which exposed some 105 children in Farm Heights, St. James, to tools and best practices tailored to enhance their growth and development. The two-week initiative, which was held for the second year, climaxed with a reading competition and awards ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church on Friday...

7 years ago EducationYouth

State Minister Praises Administrators of Edufocal Online Learning Platform

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has praised the management and staff of the social learning website, EduFocal, for the work being done to empower young people through education. The facility, which was established in 2012, uses the principles of game elements in learning (gamification) to present test material to students preparing...

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

School Administrators Urged to Take Steps to Eliminate Sexual Harassment

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising administrators in educational and training institutions to take the necessary steps to eliminate incidents of sexual harassment. The Ministry, in a recent bulletin, said that sexual harassment “is a barrier to equal opportunity and treatment of females and males”. In an effort to ensure that all students are safe and secure...