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The five Houising, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) beneficiaries, who are participating in a six-month apprenticeship programme at the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM). They are (from left) Kimany Graham, David Brown, Sanasha Dennis, Robert Wright and Kentburn Satchell.
The five Houising, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) beneficiaries, who are participating in a six-month apprenticeship programme at the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM). They are (from left) Kimany Graham, David Brown, Sanasha Dennis, Robert Wright and Kentburn Satchell.

HOPE Beneficiaries Gaining Valuable Work Experience at ODPEM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) has partnered with Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) to facilitate a six-month apprenticeship programme aimed at providing training and work experience for young persons. In May, five young adults who...
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines a mobile robot during the opening ceremony for World Youth Skills Day 2018 on July 17 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Garmex Academy in Kingston. Looking on is second-year student in Industrial Systems, Operations and Maintenance at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Jenelle Hinds.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines a mobile robot during the opening ceremony for World Youth Skills Day 2018 on July 17 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Garmex Academy in Kingston. Looking on is second-year student in Industrial Systems, Operations and Maintenance at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Jenelle Hinds.

Gov’t Increasing Focus on Skills Training
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), with some of his St. Catherine High School class of 1988 batch-mates at their 30th anniversary banquet, held at the Jewels Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14. From right are Bryan Hastings, Andrine West Davidson, Leonie Dixon Sylvester, Georgia Lawrence Robinson, Merle Donaldson and Garfield Gordon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), with some of his St. Catherine High School class of 1988 batch-mates at their 30th anniversary banquet, held at the Jewels Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14. From right are Bryan Hastings, Andrine West Davidson, Leonie Dixon Sylvester, Georgia Lawrence Robinson, Merle Donaldson and Garfield Gordon.

PM Says Sixth-Form Option Provides Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)

Senate Passes Child Diversion Bill
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), presents Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), with a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the implementation of a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme in 30 high schools across the island. Both Ministers signed the agreement during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 11). Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), presents Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), with a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the implementation of a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme in 30 high schools across the island. Both Ministers signed the agreement during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 11). Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

High-School Students to Benefit from Hospitality Programme

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$1.69 Billion for Major Infrastructure Works

Several major infrastructure development contracts valued at $1.69 billion have been approved by Cabinet, says Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. Addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on July 11, the Minister said of the sum, $887.3 million was awarded to ASHTROM Building Systems Limited for infrastructure works, under phases three and four,...
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Graduates from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood and Skills Development Programme, Kamau Brown (right) and Shanado Archer (second right), observe a model of the weed whacker they were given on Tuesday (July 10) at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston, while (from left) Social Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho; Chief Executive Officer, Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited, Audrey Hinchcliffe; and Coordinator, National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NTVET), Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Denworth Finnikin, offer words of encouragement to them.
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JSIF Spends $9 Million to Train Unemployed Youth

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in partnership with the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), has trained 62 unemployed persons in landscaping and facility maintenance at a cost of $9 million. The young persons, who are from needy communities in the parishes of St. Andrew, Kingston and Clarendon, were each given certificates and starter kits on Tuesday (July...
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses the media on Tuesday (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of Tahj Rowe.
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Government Proactive in Dealing with Issues of Accountability & Transparency – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is very ardent in developing and maintaining an anti-corruption framework. The Prime Minister said based on issues emerging at Petrojam, he has engaged in a “process of discovery”. Prime Minister Holness was responding to questions posed by journalists this morning (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of young Tahj Rowe....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interact with children at the recent official opening of the $70-million Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre (Stim-Plus), located in Rockfort, Kingston. Others (from left) are Director at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle; parent, Nicola Bright; and Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley.
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More Children with Disabilities to Receive Early Stimulation

More children with disabilities will benefit from early intervention services, with the opening of the expanded Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre (Stim-Plus). The facility, located in Rockfort, Kingston, was upgraded through $70 million in funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It comprises seven classrooms, bathrooms, administrative offices, sickbay, physiotherapy rooms, a caretaker’s cottage, and a specialised play area....
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Gender AffairsYouth

Child Protection Agency Southern Region Stages Facility Day

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) Southern Region will stage its inaugural ‘Facility Day’ on Wednesday (July 11) at St. Monica’s Children’s Home in Chapelton, Clarendon. The day of activities, which gets under way starting at 9:00 a.m., is targeted at officers in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, and Manchester. Speaking with JIS News, CPFSA Acting Regional Director, Francine Rhoomes,...
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President of the Ackee Tree Group, Hopeton Brandford (left), presents a scholarship to Malik Carridice of Porus Primary School in Manchester on Saturday, July 7 at Trinity Baptist Church in Porus, Manchester.
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Students in Porus and Surrounding Communities Get Scholarships

Members of the Ackee Tree Group have donated $1,045,000 in scholarships to 24 students from Porus and surrounding communities in Manchester. Students from Porus, St. Jago and Ramble Primary who were successful in their GSAT examinations and are headed to various high schools in September, as well as students from Porus High School, Porus and Wright’s Early Childhood Institutions, received...
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