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Some of the 300-plus youth attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) orientation session for the annual Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) in 2018.

KSAMC Expands Activities Under the Youth Summer Employment Programme

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has expanded its activities under this year’s staging of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) to include two new features. These will support the ban on single-use plastics and bolster safeguards for...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), interact with participants in the 2019 Tourism Summer Internship Programme, during a rally at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 24). The participants (from left) are Kevon Williams, Danae Wynter, Shaneka Watson and Monique Joseph.

Tourism Ministry Hosts Summer Internship Programme

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the 2019 launch of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 18.

Minister Says YSEP Contributes to Low Unemployment Rate

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) participant, Oshin Powell, following the launch of the programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday (July 18).

Local Government Ministry to Employ 4,000 Youth This Summer

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyk (right), at a Child Protection Seminar held today (July 18) at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew. At centre is Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Rodje Malcolm.

Educators Encouraged to Safeguard Rights of Children

Sergeant Alexander Bloomfield of the St. Andrew South Police Division, provides details about the division

7 years ago JIS Think TankYouth

St. Andrew South Police Stages Summer Camp for Youth with Behavioural Problems

More than 80 young people are benefiting from a 10-day summer camp being staged by the St. Andrew South Police Division at the Tapioca Village in St. Mary from July 16 to 26. The annual camp is engaging youngsters aged 10 to 17 who display behavioural problems. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Sergeant Alexander Bloomfield, who is responsible...

National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).

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Students to Take Part in PISA in 2021

Hundreds of Jamaican students for the first time will participate in the 2021 sitting of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The programme, which is not curriculum-based, is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a method of comparing and examining students’ performance in mathematical, reading and scientific literacy. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as teachers from the Special Needs Department at Liberty Academy at the Priory, in St. Andrew, Jami-Ann Genius (left) and Tamalee Hamilton (right), interact with students during a visit to the institution on July 16. To the Prime Minister’s left is Special Needs Coordinator, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Toni-Ann Millen.

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Government Facilitates Inclusive Education System for All Children – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains resolute in facilitating an inclusive education system that caters to the needs of all children, particularly those with special needs. “The Government is very sensitive towards special needs education and towards providing the service. We acknowledge that we are not at the service level that we should be, but...

Trainees of the HEART Trust/ NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP) at a job-readiness seminar at the HEART College of Innovation and Technology in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 11.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Young Trainees Urged to Show Positive Attitude in the Workplace

Young trainees under the HEART Trust/NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP) are being encouraged to adopt a positive attitude as they prepare to enter the workforce. Principal of the HEART College of Hospitality Services, Shorna Myrie, gave the advice as she addressed a job readiness seminar at the HEART College of Innovation and Technology in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages with children at a community health fair held at the Glendevon Primary and Junior High School in St. James on Sunday, July 14.

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UNESCO Youth Advisory Committee to Stage Seminars

The Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO will be spearheading a series of youth engagement seminars across the island. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is the Chairman of the Committee, said that the outreach activities are aimed at encouraging more youngsters to...

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses a JIS Think on Friday, July 12.

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Over 250 Youth in CSJP Communities to Benefit From Summer Work

More than 250 young people will benefit from employment this summer under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III. Secondary- and tertiary-level students, aged 16 to 27, will be placed in public- and private-sector organisations over a four-week period. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (July 12), CSJP III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, said that the...

Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses JIS Think Tank on Friday, July 12.

7 years ago Youth

CSJP Provides $9 Million for Youth Activities This Summer

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is providing $9 million to support youth engagement activities this summer. The CSJP III is financing the operation of six summer camps and summer employment for more 800 youth from communities in which CSJP III is currently based. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, July 12, CSJP...