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Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Youth Service (NYS), Julia Smiley Green, highlights the various components of the NYS HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 13.

NYS Accepting Applications for HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme

The National Youth Service (NYS) is accepting applications for its HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme until April 13, 2018. The programme will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work experience during the months of June, July and August....

Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Youth Service (NYS), Julia Smiley Green, highlights the various programmes being undertaken by the agency, at a JIS Think Tank on March 13.

NYS to Reach More Young People With Disabilities

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

CPFSA Formalising Mentorship Programme

Twenty-three-year-old master’s student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, and former ward of the state, Dwayne Haynes.

Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sophia Forbes Hall (second right), greets Country Director, British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (left), during the launch of the social enterprise in secondary schools programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 12. Others (from second left) are President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Courtney Campbell; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica and The Bahamas, His Excellency Asif Ahmad.

$2.7- Billion Hike in Education Budget

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the National Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Programme’s fifth annual review and capacity building workshop at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 8).

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Give Children Water Instead of Sugary Drinks – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling for parents to get their children to drink more water as part of the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He said there is a culture in schools, where if a student does not consume branded drinks or juices, then they are considered to be of the lower class. It is...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, chairing day one of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 35th Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Conference being hosted by the Government of Jamaica at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

8 years ago AgricultureYouth

Youth Entrepreneurship, Food Security among FAO Conference Delegates’ Priorities

Youth entrepreneurship and investments to boost food security capacity are among the priority areas identified by delegates of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Member States of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), who are attending the 35th Regional LAC Conference now under way at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Speaking with JIS News on Tuesday (March 6), Permanent...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), exchanges pleasantries with Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald, at the opening ceremony of the meetings of the UWI Technical Advisory Committees (TAC) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on March 6.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Tertiary Institutions Offering New and in-Demand Courses – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that higher education in Jamaica is evolving, with more institutions being established and offering new and in-demand courses. “In addition, some of our local institutions have been improving their quality and are seeking to upgrade their status to degree-granting entities through the attainment of chartered status,” he said....

8 years ago Youth

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 Sport under an initiative to assist residents of Portland, St. Andrew and St. Thomas to tap into the business 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.

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Custos Calls for Revival of Uniformed Groups in More Schools

Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell, has called for the revival of uniformed groups, such as cadets and boy scouts, in more schools across Jamaica. Speaking at the launch of 2030 Youth Jamaica, at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, on March 3, Dr. Dunwell said that over the years, there has been a...

8 years ago 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...

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.

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103 Early-Childhood Institutions Fully Registered, another 300 Soon

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says 103 early-childhood institutions have, so far, been fully registered by the Early Childhood Commission, and that another 300 will be certified in short order. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Ministry/Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) Symposium and Expo on February 28 at the St....