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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

The National Youth Service (NYS) has launched a volunteer project competition geared towards engaging young people in assisting early-childhood institutions to meet the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 12 standards for certification. The National Youth Month activity is being sponsored by...

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.

MOU to Better Align Education and Training with Labour Market Needs

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.

Student Motivational Programme Launched

West Indies and Jamaican cricketer, Stafanie Taylor (left), accepts a plaque from Head Boy at the Eltham High School, Shawn Noble (right), while Head Girl, Jada Davis, looks on. Occasion was Wednesday’s (November1) breaking of ground for the Stafanie Taylor Oval at the Eltham High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

Minister Grange Hails Stafanie Taylor as Great Example for Youth

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.

Work of Parenting Support Commission Key in addressing Crime – Senator Reid

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...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) and Head of United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Operations in Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean, Ingar Falck Olsen, affix their signatures to documents formalising a memorandum of understanding for technical assistance, at Jamaica House in Kingston on October 31.

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Health Ministry to get Technical Assistance for Projects

The Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the provision of technical assistance to the Ministry of Health valued at US$564,297. This will assist the Government’s plans to construct the Western Regional Children’s Hospital. The four-month consultancy will be implemented at a cost of US$146,663. It will also help...

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Parents Urged to save for Child’s Tertiary Education

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,is encouraging parents to begin saving for their child’s tertiary education from early. Speaking at the Malta Back to School Scratch and Win grand prize handover ceremony on October 31 at the St. Jude’s Primary School in Kingston, the Minister said this is important for the child to realise his or...

8 years ago CommerceEducationIndustryYouth

Heart Trust/NTA Develops Bamboo Training Courses

The HEART Trust/NTA has developed five courses aimed at ensuring competency in bamboo harvesting and processing. This is in keeping with the Government’s move to embark on the large-scale commercial production of bamboo in order to tap into the lucrative international market and provide opportunities for employment and community-based initiatives. The courses are bamboo ply technology, bamboo charcoal processing, bamboo...

Head of Medicinal Plant Research, University of the West Indies (UWI) Biotechnology Centre, Dr. Sylvia Mitchell (second right), points out features of the bamboo plant during a recent session on the Peckham Bamboo Project held at the Peckham Community Centre in Clarendon. Looking on are Senior Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose (left), Technical Specialist with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (centre) and community beneficiaries.

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Scores trained under Peckham Bamboo Project

Eighty young people from communities in and around Peckham, Clarendon, have been trained and certified in the production of bamboo by-products, including the infusion of bamboo in light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The training was conducted under the Peckham Bamboo Project, which is being undertaken through US$130,000 from the Organization of American States (OAS). The Embassy of China also provided $1.5...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

Young Persons Urged to Join the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging young persons to join the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, he said the JCCF is one of the best vehicles to create the kind of Jamaica that the Government is moving towards in terms of a...

First-year medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and one of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH 15th Anniversary Scholarship recipients, Ms. Jinelle Henry (left), collects her award from the Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

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Medical Student Lauds PATH for Scholarship

First-year medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jinelle Henry, has lauded the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) for not only assisting her through the secondary years but also giving her a scholarship to help fund her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. Ms. Henry, 21 years old, is the eldest...