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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), accepts a suicide information book, from co-founder, and Vice President of Choose Life International, Faith Thomas, while founder and President of the organization, Dr. Donovan Thomas (right), shares in the moment. Occasion was the staging of a World Suicide Prevention Day seminar, held on Friday (September 9), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston.

Ministry of Education to Implement Suicide Prevention Strategies

In a move to reduce the suicide rate, the Government is putting in place an awareness programme for persons facing social challenges to have information on where they can receive help. Making the disclosure, Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

From Left) Titchfield High School Students Aliyah Patterson , Teshane Chambers along with Physics Teacher at the institution, Rammon Green and student, Damion McKenzie show off their trophy. The students were the winners of the 2016 Caribbean Youth Science Forum Competition held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 31 to August 7.

Jamaica Wins Caribbean Youth Science Competition

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

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.

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.

9 years ago AgricultureYouth

At-Risk Youth Trained in Ornamental Fish Farming

Ten young people from the communities of Majesty Gardens, Greenwich Farm and Caribbean Palms Estate in St. Andrew have benefited from training in ornamental fish farming. The training was organised by Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET) in collaboration with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation. The one-day session, held on...

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.

9 years ago Youth

JEF Urged to Help Prepare Youth for Job Market

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater collaboration between the Ministry and the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) to provide career guidance for the nation’s youth. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the media launch for the JEF’s National Employers’ Month celebrations at the Federation’s offices in Kingston, said the partnership...

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.

9 years ago 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...

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

9 years ago 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....

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).

9 years ago 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...

Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community Unit, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Janet Allen, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

9 years ago 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...

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.

9 years ago 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,...