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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), enjoys the performance of students from the Hazard Primary School during a ceremony to launch Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7). Also pictured (from right) are United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson; State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne; and Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley. For Workers’ Week and Labour Day this year, focus will be placed on the safety of the nation’s children.

PM Says Government Will Take Appropriate Measures to Protect Children

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring that the Government will take appropriate measures to bring the perpetrators of crimes against children to justice. Speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities at the...

Minister of State for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), reads from Kellie Magnus' ‘Little Lion at Bat’ to students at the New Providence Primary School, Barbican Road, St. Andrew, as part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution on May 7.

PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Reads to Students from New Providence Primary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), reads to students at Mona Heights Primary School, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 7). Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left), joined in the session.

PM Reads to Students at Mona Heights Primary

Minister without Portfolio, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, is presented with a certificate of appreciation by head boy at St. Richard's Primary School, Jay-Don Bailey (left). Looking on is head girl, Carissa Thelwell. Minister Samuda was participating in ‘Read Across Jamaica Day' activities at the institution on Red Hills Road, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 7).

Students Encouraged to Get Into The Habit of Reading

Students of Petersfield Primary School in Westmoreland engage in an exercise session on National School Moves Day, which was observed in institutions across the island recently.

Petersfield Primary Jamaica Moves Club Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Grey (left), listens as 10-year-old Omaia Campbell (right), brings the message at the National Child Month Church Service, which was held at Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church on May 4.

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Hundreds of Children Attend Child Month Church Service

Hundreds of children, including some from the disabled community, were in attendance at the National Child Month Church Service, held at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston on Saturday, May 4. The service marked the start of the 2019 Child Month activities, which will be observed under the theme ‘Encourage, Enable, Include Me’. Chair of the National Child Month...

Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left) and debate judge Dr. Sandra Grey Alvaranga right), with the winning Immaculate Conception High School team at the SRC’s inaugural debating competition on Thursday (May 2) at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston.

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Immaculate High, Chetwood Memorial and Barracks Road Primary Win Inaugural SRC Debate

Immaculate Conception High and the combined team from Chetwood Memorial and Barracks Road Primary Schools won the secondary and primary schools category, respectively, of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) inaugural Debating Competition. The winning schools outlasted teams from institutions across the island during the contest held last Thursday (May 2) at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. They debated the...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, lays flowers at the Crying Child Monument in downtown Kingston, during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Child Month wreath laying ceremony on Sunday (May 5). The ceremony was held in memory of children who have died tragically. The event formed part of the KSAMC’s Child Month activities during May under the theme: ‘Encourage, Enable, Include Me’.

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PHOTOS: KSAMC Child Month Wreath Laying Ceremony

Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Gray, lays flowers at the Crying Child Monument in downtown Kingston, during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Child Month wreath laying ceremony on Sunday (May 5). The ceremony was held in memory of children who have died tragically. The event formed part of the...

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Youth Urged to Beware of Potential Dangers on Social Media

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is urging young people, especially girls, to beware of potential dangers they can be exposed to on social media. “Recognise that a lot of what is happening out there is falsehood… [and can lead to you to getting] in with the wrong crowd,” she cautioned, citing human trafficking as an example. She was speaking at...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s (OCA) first quarterly press briefing on May 3, at the agency’s offices in downtown Kingston.

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Parents and Community Members Urged to Protect the Children

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is urging heightened vigilance by parents and community members in protecting the nation’s children from harm, in light of recent attacks and mishaps involving several youngsters. Speaking at the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s (OCA) first quarterly press briefing at the agency’s offices in downtown Kingston on May 3, Mrs. Gordon Harrison, said the mishaps...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, (fourth left), speaks about the contents of a book to St. Richard’s Primary School students during the launch of the 2019 staging of the Western Union ‘I Pledge’ (Reading) Programme on May 1 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The objective of the programme is to promote and encourage the nation’s youth in each parish to continuously read for their individual growth and development. The programme was established by GraceKennedy Money Services, in collaboration with international money transfer facility, Western Union Jamaica. It was designed to support community development with an emphasis on primary education.

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PHOTOS: Lady Allen at the Launch of the I Pledge Programme

(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).

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Workforce to be Equipped With Technical and Vocational Skills

The Government is redoubling its effort to ensure the nation’s workforce is equipped with technical and vocational skills to better meet the needs of the society. This is according to Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, who said this is being achieved by “mainstreaming” Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into...