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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

UNICEF to Increase Spending for Road Safety Campaign

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be increasing expenditure under the X Marks the Spot School Crosswalk Campaign being implemented by the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation. Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima, said that the entity has contributed some...

Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Spain, Victoria Garcia, addresses students during the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (Region 4) Day of Excellence (Dia de Excelencia) Primary School Spanish Competition, which was held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Action Centre in St. James on May 16.

More Emphasis Should be Placed on Spanish as Second Language – Embassy Official

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left) interact with members of the multiple award-winning Ascot Primary School Choir from Portmore in St. Catherine. Occasion was the Workers’ Week Thanksgiving Church Service held on Sunday (May 19) at the Meadowbrook United Church, 2 Flemington Drive, Meadowbrook in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Work on Projects to Ensure the Safety of Children

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Mr. Courtney Wynter (left), presents a cheque valued at $20,000 to President of the Rotaract Club of New Kingston, Ms. Vanessa Williams.

JMB Donates $20,000 to Rotaract Early Childhood Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre) congratulates winners of the Mr. and Ms. Jamaica Teachers’ Association ( JTA) St. Andrew pageant, Andre Hewitt (left) and Kimberly Rose (right). Occasion was the Helen Stills Professional Development Day held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James recently.

Gov’t Committed to the Training and Development of Teachers

Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane (right) greets five year-old, Aria Simpson, student of the United Early Childhood Development Centre, during Children’s Day activities held at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre, on May 17. Looking on is Aria’s mother, Marsha Simpson (2nd left).

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Patron of Child Month Calls on Jamaicans to Protect the Nation’s Children

Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane, is reminding Jamaicans, that they have a responsibility to protect the nation’s children. “We need to keep our eyes open, and anywhere we see abuse or hints of it, we should report it. It is irresponsible to take the stance of ‘mi nah seh nutten’,” Mr. Orane said. He was speaking with JIS...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank, held on Friday, May 17.

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Preparatory Work to Begin at The Papine High School on Monday

Preparatory work for the repair and beautification of Papine High School in St Andrew will begin on Monday, May 20. The school, is one of four national Labour Day projects that will receive focus on Labour Day, May 23, which will be observed under the theme, ‘Child Safety…It’s you, It’s me, It’s all ah we! The other projects are Fair...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) greets Principal of the Seaforth High School in St. Thomas, Calbert Thomas, at a forum with education stakeholders of St Thomas, St. Mary and Portland held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), in Passley Gardens, Portland on May 15.

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Education Ministry Assesses Fire Damage at Seaforth High School

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda says the Ministry has moved to assess the fire damage at Seaforth High School in St. Thomas. “We are doing assessment of the damage, and we will repair it; and it will be better than it was before,”...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), with contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant, who visited King’s House on May 17.

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G-G with Miss Global Contestants

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), offers words of encouragement to contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant, during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 17.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre); Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods, Tara Goulbourne (left); and Director, Kingston Bookshop, Shauna Fuller Clarke, show off books read to students during Kingston Bookshop

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PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Participates in Kingston Bookshop Annual Reading Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, reads to students during Kingston Bookshop's annual Reading Day, held at the entity's head office, 80 King Street, downtown Kingston, on May 15. The Reading Day is part of the bookshop's outreach initiative to engage primary-level students, in order to get them to develop...

Counselling Psychologist at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Marvette Sterling (right), in discussion with parent, Mavis Patterson, during the CPFSA’s ‘Family Reintegration Day’, at the Granville Child Care Facility, at Garrick Foyle, Trelawny, on Wednesday (May 15).

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Female Wards and Parents Engage in Reintegration Intervention Session

Fifty-eight female wards of the Granville Child Care Facility in Trelawny and their families participated in a family reintegration intervention session at the home on Wednesday (May 16), in observance of International Day for Families. The event, dubbed ‘Family Reintegration Day’, was hosted by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), under the theme ‘Stronger Families, Stronger Society’. Family...

Acting Senior Development Specialist in the Youth and Adolescent Division, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Anisa Wilson-Smith, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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Youth Leaders to be Trained as National Safety and Security Ambassadors

The Youth and Adolescent Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in partnership with the Safety and Security Unit, will train youth leaders across the island to be a part of the National Safety and Security Ambassadors Programme. This is part of the Ministry’s Safety and Security initiative to create safe zones in schools and their surrounding communities....