Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence in Leadership and Youth Ambassador for Jamaica, Santana Morris, will be using her platform to implement initiatives that will assist in the transformation of the nation’s youth. She says that one of her main areas of focus as a Youth Ambassador, is to advocate for young people, while seeking support for...

Recently appointed ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) Ambassador, vocal coach and recording artiste, Adiel Thomas, is on a mission to change the lives of young people through music programmes and other initiatives. He says that while previous IBI ambassadors have focused primarily on academic development and skills training to uplift Jamaicans, he wants to use music to inspire people and reach...

Trishania Jackson Taylor is one of 104 residents of West Central St. Catherine enrolled in a training programme for unattached youth that has been embraced by the entire community. The programme, which the mother of one joined some two months ago, represents a major stepping stone in realising Ms. Jackson Taylor’s once unimaginable dream of becoming a teacher. In light...

As Shanique Sommerville walked up to collect her scholarship award for outstanding performance in the 2017 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, her first thoughts were of her late mother. Cheva Newton died seven years ago, when Shanique was just 12 years old. The 19-year-old, who is in Upper Six at the Manning’s School in Westmoreland, says she is driven...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be disbursing approximately $18 million to Government-run children’s homes for Christmas. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says this is being done to ensure that youth in State care are afforded the opportunity to share in the joy and happiness of the Yuletide season. He made the announcement during the Ministry’s...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), scheduled to commence in the 2018/2019 academic year, will help to tailor learning to meet the needs of all students, particularly those with special requirements. “The profile [PEP] will allow us to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our students, and so we...

Information Minister Senator Ruel Reid has praised the professionalism and patriotism of veteran journalist Ian Boyne who died yesterday after a brief illness. In expressing sadness at his passing, Senator Reid said Mr Boyne had served the Government and people of Jamaica well through the Jamaica Information Service, across political administrations and through his television programme Profile, in which he...