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Grant Funding for Young Entrepreneurs in Blue and John Crow Mountains

Twenty young entrepreneurs from communities within the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park are to benefit from $1 million in grant funding to enhance their operations. The support is being provided by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...
Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (centre), with Ideator of 2030 Youth Jamaica, Ockino A. Leslie (left) and Associate Executive Director of 2030 Youth Jamaica, Kadesha Croney, at the launch of the youth organisation, at the Mona Campus of the University of West Indies, on March 3.
Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (centre), with Ideator of 2030 Youth Jamaica, Ockino A. Leslie (left) and Associate Executive Director of 2030 Youth Jamaica, Kadesha Croney, at the launch of the youth organisation, at the Mona Campus of the University of West Indies, on March 3.

Custos Calls for Revival of Uniformed Groups in More Schools
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid with grade-10 student, Atoya Anderson, of Frome Technical High School after delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Ministry/Joint Committee for Tertiary Education Symposium and Expo held at the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, in St. Ann, on February 28.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid with grade-10 student, Atoya Anderson, of Frome Technical High School after delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Ministry/Joint Committee for Tertiary Education Symposium and Expo held at the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, in St. Ann, on February 28.

103 Early-Childhood Institutions Fully Registered, another 300 Soon
Minister of Education, Youth and Information.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information.

Gov’t in Advanced State of Readiness for Primary Exit Profile Roll-Out
Associate Vice President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on February 28.
Associate Vice President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on February 28.

Technological Training Programme for Unattached Youth Begins March 5

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EducationInformationYouth

Ground to Be Broken for Five New High Schools

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says ground is to be broken in short order for five new high schools. Addressing a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on March 1, Senator Reid informed that the Ministry will be working to have them completed within three to five years. Senator Reid...
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Members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Corporal Williams (left) and Lance Corporal Edwards, examine the new motor vehicle that was donated to the JCCF by the National Security Ministry, at the Jamaica Defence Force, Up Park Camp, Kingston on Thursday (March 1). The vehicle was presented by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.
National SecurityYouth

Youth Encouraged to Join Cadet Corps

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging more young people to join the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) as it will engage them in such a way that they will not be tempted to indulge in illegal activities. “If we have a population of three million and we have this problem with our unattached youths and we have this...
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West Rural St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, addressing the Quality Education Circle (QEC9) relaunch and stakeholders’ meeting, at Oberlin High School in Lawrence Tavern in St. Andrew on February 27.
EducationYouth

$4M Earmarked to Assist Tertiary Students in West Rural St. Andrew

Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, has indicated that approximately $4 million will be budgeted for tertiary education in her constituency to enable more students to benefit. “I give out at least $3 million worth of tertiary scholarships every year. This year, I’m going to put away probably $4 million, and that is to assist...
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Actor, Marvin Harthone (centre), who appears in the video titled ‘National Heroes of Jamaica – Marcus Garvey’, is the centre of attention during Wednesday’s (February 28) launch at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre, St. Andrew, after collecting his copy of the production from Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Sharon Hay Webster (left), and Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe (right). Sharing in the moment is Acting Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development, Andrew Colburn.
EducationInformationYouth

Marcus Garvey Video Launched

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and National Integrity Action (NIA) have launched a video titled ‘National Heroes of Jamaica. Marcus Garvey’, which will be used to educate students islandwide about Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The production was launched at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (February 28), ahead of a...
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Students of Pembroke Hall High School deliver a musical performance at the National Safe Schools
National SecurityYouth

JCF Strengthens Peace in Schools Campaign

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be merging the National Safe Schools’ Peace Day Concert with the Peace for Champs initiative this year in order to strengthen the message of peace in schools. Students from over 60 schools have been invited to participate in the concert to be staged on March 6 at Mandela Park in St. Andrew. Speaking with...
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Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (third left), clasp hands following the unveiling of a plaque marking the official handover of the recently renovated Warsop Primary and Infant School in Trelawny on Tuesday, February 27. At left is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Principal of the school, Stephanie Codling-Smith.
EducationInformationYouth

Education Minister Commends Japan for Assistance

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has commended the Embassy of Japan for its continued investment in Jamaica’s education system. The Minister was making his keynote address at the official handover ceremony for the newly renovated and expanded facilities at the Warsop Primary and Infant School in Southern Trelawny on February 27. The project, which...
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From left: Aman Spence and Nico Campbell are among the rural youth who are looking forward to enlisting in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).
National SecurityYouth

Enhanced Security Measures Inspire Rural Youth to Join JDF

The presence of soldiers in rural communities far removed from the urban centre of Montego Bay, since the Enhanced Security Measures was effected in St. James, is piquing the interest of youngsters in enlisting in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Nico Campbell, a resident of Niagara and past student of the Maldon High School, in St. James told JIS News...
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