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Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Parents and guardians are being urged to pay close attention to small children in order to identify any abnormality, which could be a sign of childhood cancer. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 7), Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist at...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.

PM Carries Out First Ministry Consultation
Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.
Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.

1,400 Persons Trained in School Safety Techniques
Founder of the Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET), Dr. Raghavan Ramamoorthy, speaks with Business Development Officer at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Damion Sibbles (left), and Social Officer, Integrated Community Development Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Shunelle Nevers. Occasion was the staging of an ornamental fish farming workshop on Friday (September 2), at RESET’s offices, 13 Lower Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10.
Founder of the Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET), Dr. Raghavan Ramamoorthy, speaks with Business Development Officer at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Damion Sibbles (left), and Social Officer, Integrated Community Development Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Shunelle Nevers. Occasion was the staging of an ornamental fish farming workshop on Friday (September 2), at RESET’s offices, 13 Lower Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10.

At-Risk Youth Trained in Ornamental Fish Farming
Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert, during the media launch of the JEF’s National Employers’ Month celebrations held on September 1 at the Federation’s offices in Kingston.
Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert, during the media launch of the JEF’s National Employers’ Month celebrations held on September 1 at the Federation’s offices in Kingston.

JEF Urged to Help Prepare Youth for Job Market

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Operations Manager of the World Bank, Asha Johnson, brings greetings at the closing ceremony for the Integrated Community Development Programme’s (ICDP) 2016 summer camps held on August 30 at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Youth

2,130 Youth Benefit from JSIF Summer Camp

A total of 2,130 young people from vulnerable communities across the island benefited from a series of summer camps staged by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its World Bank-funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Twenty-four camps were held in 18 project communities in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. James, and Westmoreland. The...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
EducationYouth

Zero Tolerance for School Violence – Senator Reid

With the new school year set to begin on Monday (September 5),  Education Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has warned that violence in school will not be tolerated. “We have an obligation to ensure that our school compounds are safe and that our students and teachers can operate in an environment that is conducive to learning....
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Grade three teacher at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, Karine McIndoe (left), assists two of her students as they familiarize themselves with the new tablet computers that they received during a distribution exercise at the school in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (File photo).
TechnologyYouth

Parents Urged to be Careful When Buying Smart Devices for Children

Teaching in the classroom is moving away from the traditional ‘chalk and talk’ and is being enhanced by the addition of smart digital learning devices, such as tablets and laptops. The introduction of these smart devices has certainly aided the education sector, making the teaching and learning process more interactive, fun, seamless and integrated. The vast improvement in literacy at the...
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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community Unit, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Janet Allen, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationYouth

JFLL Hosts Power Breakfast on Int’l Literacy Day

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) will host a Power Breakfast on September 8, in commemoration of International Literacy Day. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community, at the JFLL, Janet Allen, said the theme for the Power Breakfast is ‘JFLL Creating Learning Cities through Community Education and Development Intervention’. She explained that the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses a convention of Seventh-day Adventists at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27.
JusticeYouth

Supervise Children’s Use of Social Media

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, is encouraging parents to supervise their children’s use of social media. Mrs. Palmer said perpetrators of human trafficking often use information gleaned from social media posts to target and trap their victims. “I am saying to you parents, even when your children feel you are too ‘faas’ (inquisitive), faas some more,...
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Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Andre Miller.
Youth

National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) Encourages Parents to be Active in Children’s Lives

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is urging parents to remain actively involved in their children’s lives as they make the transition to secondary school, to encourage academic excellence. Speaking with JIS News, Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NPSC, André Miller, says parental support plays a critical role in the child’s performance in school. “Studies have shown that as children...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, just before the start of a foster parents meeting at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on August 29.
Youth

Gov’t Looking to Place More Wards in Foster Homes

The Government is looking at getting more children, who are under the care of the State into foster homes. The disclosure was made by State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, while addressing a special meeting with foster parents from the south-east and southern regions of the island, at the Jamaica Conference Centre,  downtown...
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