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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

ECC Moving to Certify Early-Childhood Institutions

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is moving to certify the 2,513 early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that have applied to be registered. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says 17 have already been certified and that the ECC...
The five Mt. Olivet boys who returned to Jamaica on July 18 from their 10-day trip to France, look at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) display of Yohan Blake, one of several sportsmen and women on display, to celebrate the country’s 54th anniversary of independence, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston. Their trip was made possible by Mr. Blake’s YB Afraid Foundation.
The five Mt. Olivet boys who returned to Jamaica on July 18 from their 10-day trip to France, look at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) display of Yohan Blake, one of several sportsmen and women on display, to celebrate the country’s 54th anniversary of independence, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston. Their trip was made possible by Mr. Blake’s YB Afraid Foundation.

Mount Olivet Boys Return from France
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses National Security Conference on Citizen Security at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on July 21.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses National Security Conference on Citizen Security at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on July 21.

State Minister Says Jamaicans Must Plan Their Families
Director of Education Programmes at the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Dr. Renee Rattray (centre), provides details about the iLead Summit for school leaders during a JIS Think Tank on July 19. The two-day event will be held from July 25 to 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. She is flanked by Deputy Chief Inspector of the National Educational Inspectorate (NEI), Bronty Liverpool-Williams (right); and iLead School Improvement Coach and former Principal of Ardenne High School, Esther Tyson (left).
Director of Education Programmes at the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Dr. Renee Rattray (centre), provides details about the iLead Summit for school leaders during a JIS Think Tank on July 19. The two-day event will be held from July 25 to 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. She is flanked by Deputy Chief Inspector of the National Educational Inspectorate (NEI), Bronty Liverpool-Williams (right); and iLead School Improvement Coach and former Principal of Ardenne High School, Esther Tyson (left).

Over 350 School Leaders for JN Summit
Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby (left), listens attentively to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Occasion was the Cluster Meeting of the Caribbean National Commissions for UNESCO, held last week, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in Rosehall, St. James under the theme: ‘Caribbean in Action for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’.
Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby (left), listens attentively to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Occasion was the Cluster Meeting of the Caribbean National Commissions for UNESCO, held last week, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in Rosehall, St. James under the theme: ‘Caribbean in Action for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’.

National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) Celebrates 10 Years

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More Protection for Children in Custody Disputes

The Government is seeking to put measures in place to better protect children entangled in custody disputes between parents, particularly in cases of abduction. These measures include strengthening the law which deals with the issue - the Children (Guardianship and Custody) (Amendment) Act , 2016 - which members of the Senate approved on July 22, following a five-hour debate. The...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses persons attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) World Population Day exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on July 11, which was staged in partnership with several stakeholder agencies under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’.
Vision 2030Youth

Civil Society Urged to Help Reduce Teenage Pregnancies

Members of civil society are being encouraged to be more proactive in helping to reduce teenage pregnancies in Jamaica. Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting persons with knowledge of teenage or adolescent girls being sexually molested to report this to the relevant authorities, including the police. His call comes against the background of data from...
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Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)
EducationGender AffairsVision 2030Youth

Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

The Government remains committed to ongoing implementation of strategies to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination. Notable among these are provisions in the National Policy for Gender Equality; the proposed National Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence; as well as the Caribbean Community/United Nations Population Fund (CARICOM/UNFPA) Integrated Strategic Framework, which targets a 20 per cent reduction in adolescent/teenage pregnancies in...
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Yohan Blake speaks to JIS News at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on July 6, before he, along with five residents of the Mount Olivet Boys
Youth

Yohan Blake Takes Boys’ Home Residents to France

Five residents of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, are on the trip of a lifetime to France funded by sprinter, Yohan Blake through his YB Afraid Foundation and his French sponsor and business partner, Richard Mille. Blake and the boys departed the island on July 6 for the 12-day trip, where they will experience the unique French...
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Members of the 2016 graduating class of the Kitson Town All-Age School, in St. Catherine, perform their school-leaving song, at the annual school-leaving exercise, at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, in the parish, on July 4.
Youth

Jamaica 4-H Clubs to Set Up 10 New School Gardens

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs will be establishing 10 new school gardens across the island this year. This was disclosed to JIS News by Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, following his keynote address at the annual school-leaving exercise of the Kitson Town All-Age School, in St. Catherine, on July 4. Dr. Blake said the project will...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) in discussion with Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, on June 29.
Youth

Cabinet Approves Charities Policy and Procedures Guidelines for Gifts/Donations

Cabinet has approved the Charities Policy and Procedures Guidelines for Gifts and Donations to the Ministry of Health. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid during the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on June 29. He said a policy needed to be formalised because of the numerous missions that contribute gifts...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of Digital Media Week 2016 on June 27 at the Courtyard By Marriott in New Kingston on . The four-day event, under the theme: ‘Digital 876: Building Brands For Global Impact,’ invites technology start ups and social media practitioners to discuss digital media issues relating to Jamaica as well as share and create content for the wider social media space.
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Innovators Urged to Develop Apps to Boost Gov’t Operations

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging technology innovators to develop applications that can be utilised by Government to improve its operations and processes. “The Government definitely needs more of you to look at some of the problems we have in governance and find new ways for us to solve those problems,” he said. “I...
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