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Aviculturist, Gavin Hill (left), shows off this colourful bird to (from left): Tamoy Lindsay, student of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE); Ron Blake, Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs; and Karelle McCormack, Public Relations Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs. They were at the 10th annual Stew Festival in the Thompson Pen community on Saturday, November 4.
Aviculturist, Gavin Hill (left), shows off this colourful bird to (from left): Tamoy Lindsay, student of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE); Ron Blake, Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs; and Karelle McCormack, Public Relations Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs. They were at the 10th annual Stew Festival in the Thompson Pen community on Saturday, November 4.

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Embarks on Entrepreneurship Training Programme

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has embarked on a three-year entrepreneurship training programme as part of a move to reposition the organisation as an entity geared at empowering youth for meaningful employment. Under the programme, young persons who successfully complete the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

PM Says Government is Against Corporal Punishment in Schools and Society
Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Stephen Davidson. (FILE)
Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Stephen Davidson. (FILE)

Jamaicans Encouraged to Enter 2018 Performing Arts Competition
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), presents a scholarship award to fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona Chedukia Langley, at the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education’s (PATH) 15th anniversary scholarship awards ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew On October 27.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), presents a scholarship award to fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona Chedukia Langley, at the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education’s (PATH) 15th anniversary scholarship awards ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew On October 27.

PATH Scholarship Comes at Right Time for Medical Student
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), gives a smile of encouragement to student at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Daquan Brown, as they complete a colouring activity. Occasion was the launch of a volunteer project competition geared towards assisting early-childhood institutions to meet the 12 required standards for Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certification at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston on Thursday (November 2). Others (from left) are student, Natalia Newlands; Principal, Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Hyacinth Scarlett; and Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Ava Marie Ingram.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), gives a smile of encouragement to student at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Daquan Brown, as they complete a colouring activity. Occasion was the launch of a volunteer project competition geared towards assisting early-childhood institutions to meet the 12 required standards for Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certification at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston on Thursday (November 2). Others (from left) are student, Natalia Newlands; Principal, Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Hyacinth Scarlett; and Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Ava Marie Ingram.

NYS Launches Volunteer Project Competition for Upgrading of Basic Schools

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Eltham High to Open New Classroom Block in January

Come January 2018, the Eltham High School is expected to open its new classroom block, which is currently under construction at a cost of $75 million. Interim Principal of the Spanish Town-based school, Ricardo Bennett, said the expansion project will provide much-needed classroom space to better serve the approximately 1,800 students enrolled. “It gives the students more space. It gives...
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Deputy Chief Education Officer Urges Jamaicans to Do More to Protect Children From Abuse

Deputy Chief Education Officer, at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Lena Buckle Scott is encouraging Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children from incidents of abuse. She noted that parents and other stakeholders should be sensitised on how to report suspected cases. “We have to make coordinated efforts to help protect the children who are at...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 2). The five-year agreement aims to establish an institutional framework and strategies to better align the education and training sector to meet labour market needs. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung (left); and Director of Planning in the Ministry, Barbara Allen.
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MOU to Better Align Education and Training with Labour Market Needs

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to better align education and training to meet the needs of the labour market. With youth unemployment at an estimated 30 per cent, the Government is taking a targeted focus on human capital development through education...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) conversing with President, Jamaica Student Council Association, Antonette Dennis (centre); and Custos of St. Andrew and Co-Chair, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation, Patricia Dunwell. Occasion was the official launch of the Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 2.
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Student Motivational Programme Launched

The Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme, aimed at inspiring students to achieve their full potential and contribute to national development, was launched on Thursday (November 2) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. An initiative of the Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation, the programme seeks to motivate and empower high-school students in pursuing peace, excellence, discipline,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, pictured in conversation during the media launch of National Parent Month 2017 on Wednesday, November 1 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
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Work of Parenting Support Commission Key in addressing Crime – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government, through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is committed to providing parents with the necessary training and support to raise their children, as a first line of defence against crime. “It is no longer the Ministry of National Security (only) that is really going to arrest...
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Communications/Social Media Coordinator, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III), Patrice Nephew, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 31.
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CSJP Provides Substance Misuse Treatment for Youngsters

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III has successfully implemented the first phase of a Specialised Substance Misuse Treatment programme aimed at providing youngsters with the necessary support to ensure that they can benefit from the entity’s range of educational and employment opportunities. The programme is being undertaken through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Council on...
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