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Students of Jamaica House Basic School performing at the launch of the Volunteer Project Competition on the grounds of Jamaica House Basic School on Tuesday (November 13).

Youth Groups to Receive Funding for Refurbishing of Basic Schools

Three youth groups across the island will receive funding for the renovation of three basic schools under the Volunteer Project Competition. The 2018 staging of the competition, part of activities to mark Youth Month, was officially launched on Tuesday (November...

Participants in the National Youth Parliament applaud in sign language after the presentation made by André Witter, who is hearing impaired. The National Youth Parliament was held at Gordon House on Monday (November 12).

Gov’t to Consider Recommendations from Youth Parliament

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), with Colonel Woodburn Miller (centre) and the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) Commandant, Colonel Errol Johnson, at the reading of the proclamation for the start of the JCCF 75th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, November 1, at King’s House.

Colonel Miller Says Interest in Youth Development Is His Passion

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday's (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Early Stimulation Strategy to Give Children ‘Best Start’ In Life

Probation Aftercare Officers, André Foster (left) and Prisca Parkinson (econd left), working with probationers in making beaded jewellery at the final in the series of anti-gang sensitisation sessions held at Hotel Grandiosa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 7).

255 Young People Benefit from Anti-Gang Sensitisation Sessions

State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), highlights the benefits of play through games, such as ‘Chinese skip’, during a forum focusing on the importance of play for children, at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home on Tuesday (November 6). Engaging in the game of ‘Chinese skip’ are students from the Seaward Primary and Junior High School. They are (in the foreground, from left) Shadae Salmon, and Latanya Graham. At right is media personality and host of the forum, Emprezz Golding.

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State Minister Calls on Parents to Look for Signs of Abuse

State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is calling on parents, teachers and caregivers to not only encourage play amongst children, but to look out for the telltale signs of abuse during this activity. Mr. Terrelonge was speaking at a forum focusing on the importance of play for children, at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addressing students of Penwood High School in St. Andrew, during a motivational and empowerment session at the institution on Tuesday (November 6).

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PM Calls On Youth to Reject Crime and Violence in Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on Jamaica’s youth to reject crime and violence in their communities. He said that young people, as part of their civic duty, have a responsibility to renounce the influence of the dons and gangs and report any criminal activity. “It is the right thing, it is the honourable thing, it is...

Manager for the St. Catherine-based Spanish Town Skills Training Centre (STSTC), Ruth James (right), in discussion with former students of the institution (from left) Muriel Grant, Rahiem Bailey; and current student, Alexis Dixon.

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Spanish Town Skills Training Centre Serving the Community for 20 Years

For almost 20 years, the Spanish Town Skills Training Centre (STSTC) has been providing training for professionals, at-risk youth, non-certified and unskilled employees and employers, in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA. Student at the institution, 19-year-old Alexis Dixon, has high praises for the opportunities being provided to her through the Centre. After leaving secondary school, Ms Dixon faced several job...

Chair of the Friends of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Karla Hylton (second right, front row), leads the symbolic cutting of a cake as part of activities marking this year’s staging of the annual Dr. Leila Wynter Commemorative Conference. The event was held at the Hospital on Monday (November 5), under the theme ‘Disorders of Adolescence’. Others sharing the moment (from left, front row) are the Hospital’s Acting Departmental Manager, Denese Dacres Reeves; Acting Chief Executive Officer, Camile Wallen Panton; Ambulance Attendant, Everton Percell; patient, 11-year-old, Jayden-Kyle Coley; and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson, and (back row, from left) Acting Director, Health Services Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health, Dr. Naydene Williams; and Bustamante Hospital’s Acting Manager, Patient Affairs, Jasmine Simmonds Henry.

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Lady Allen Implores Jamaicans to Safeguard Nation’s Youth

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, is urging well-thinking Jamaicans to take the necessary steps to safeguard the society’s children and youth, and aid their holistic development. Noting that 33 per cent of the population are children and another 11.8 per cent are youth, aged 18 to 24, Lady Allen contended that “these are the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the launch of Youth Month 2018, at Victoria Pier, downtown Kingston, on (November 2).

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Focus on Mental Health Issues for Youth Month

Two wellness fairs will be staged this November that will focus on mental issues affecting young people. Minster of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the fairs, which are part of activities for Youth Month, will be held in Hanover and St. Elizabeth, in partnership with a bipolar foundation. He said there...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing participants at the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) annual youth forum held on November 2, at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, in Half Way Tree, St. Andrew.

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Government Committed to Protecting Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the Government is committed to making it easier to treat with the abuse and protection of the nation’s children. According to the State Minister, deliberate efforts have been made to remove some of the bureaucracies that are in the system. One major step, he said,...