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Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (second right), and Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (right), engage in a conversation with awardees during the JSE/Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game Awards Ceremony on March 25, at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston. The students are (from left) Kyle Mighty of Half-Way Tree Primary School; and Khalif Wright and Kahleel Hutchinson of Avondale Preparatory School.
Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (second right), and Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (right), engage in a conversation with awardees during the JSE/Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game Awards Ceremony on March 25, at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston. The students are (from left) Kyle Mighty of Half-Way Tree Primary School; and Khalif Wright and Kahleel Hutchinson of Avondale Preparatory School.

Young Students Thrilled About Stock Market

Students at Avondale Preparatory School in Kingston, Kahleel Hutchinson and Khalif Wright, emerged top performers in the first month of the Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game, hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). On enrolment, each student...
Inverness Primary and Infant School student, Kamesha Williams, engages in a public speaking event during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Annual Parish Achievement Day and Exposition 2025, held at Marcus Garvey Technical High School on Thursday, March 27. She placed first in the category.
Inverness Primary and Infant School student, Kamesha Williams, engages in a public speaking event during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Annual Parish Achievement Day and Exposition 2025, held at Marcus Garvey Technical High School on Thursday, March 27. She placed first in the category.

Schools in St. Ann Take Part in 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day and Exposition
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), shares a high five with Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme participant, Olivia Reid (right), at the agency’s Corporate Office on Oxford Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment is LIFT participant, Justin McCarthy.
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), shares a high five with Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme participant, Olivia Reid (right), at the agency’s Corporate Office on Oxford Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment is LIFT participant, Justin McCarthy.

HEART/NSTA Trust Continuing Strengthening of Vocational Training in 2025/26
Fifteen-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Jada Wright, addresses Friday’s (March 28) Universal Service Fund (USF) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Club Conference, at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
Fifteen-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Jada Wright, addresses Friday’s (March 28) Universal Service Fund (USF) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Club Conference, at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

High School Students Encouraged to Embrace Programming
Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kristen Laing (left) converses with Fund Development and Communications Advisor at SOS Children’s Village, Sean Patrick and Senior Director assigned to the Children’s Affairs Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Hyacinth Blair. Occasion was the launch of the SOS Children’s Village Charity ‘SOS Community Initiative’ on Friday (March 28) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.
Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kristen Laing (left) converses with Fund Development and Communications Advisor at SOS Children’s Village, Sean Patrick and Senior Director assigned to the Children’s Affairs Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Hyacinth Blair. Occasion was the launch of the SOS Children’s Village Charity ‘SOS Community Initiative’ on Friday (March 28) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Launch of SOS Children’s Village Charity ‘SOS Community Initiative’

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Students show off certificates and prizes received for taking the top spots in the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School’s infant-level spelling competition, during a literary fair at the institution in St. Andrew on March 14. The students are (from left) fourth place, Kevontai Myrie of Constant Spring Primary and Infant; third place, Devendra Kerr of ELIM Early Childhood Development Centre on Shortwood Road; second place, Tye-lan Richard Reid of the Lalyce Gray Early Childhood Institution (ECI) in Cassava Piece; and winner Zavion McKenzie also of Lalyce Gray ECI. They are joined by Infant Department Teacher and Literacy Committee Member, Tanie-Kay White-Samuels (standing left) and Jamaica Information Service Corporate Services Officer, Charlene Campbell.
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PHOTOS: Boys Take Top Spots in Spelling Competition

Students show off certificates and prizes received for taking the top spots in the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School’s infant-level spelling competition, during a literary fair at the institution in St. Andrew on March 14. The students are (from left) fourth place, Kevontai Myrie of Constant Spring Primary and Infant; third place, Devendra Kerr of ELIM Early Childhood Development...
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Graphic Designer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Kadiene Williams, engages students from the Charlie Smith High School in Kingston, during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Creators Challenge Workshop held recently at JIS Headquarters at 58A Half Way Tree Road, Kingston.
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PHOTO: JIS Creators Challenge Workshop

Graphic Designer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Kadiene Williams, engages students from the Charlie Smith High School in Kingston, during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Creators Challenge Workshop held recently at JIS Headquarters at 58A Half Way Tree Road, Kingston.
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Students from Seaforth and Morant Bay High schools in St. Thomas display prizes and certificates received for participating in a gaming tournament as part of the ‘Echoes of Change: The Problem with the P’ initiative. They are joined by their teachers. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony for the programme held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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School Administrators Urged to Continue Sexual Violence Sensitisation

Having impacted more than 500 upper-high-school boys across eight institutions in St. Thomas, organisers of the ‘Echoes of Change: The Problem with the P’ project are calling on administrators to continue the engagement on the issue of sexual violence. The project is the brainchild of the Angelic Ladies Society, a non-profit organisation, with funding from the European Union (EU). Through...
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Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (centre), shares a photo opportunity with stakeholders and students during Tuesday’s (March 25) Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game Awards Ceremony, hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) at the JSE Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston. The stakeholders are (from second row, left) JSE Group Business Development Manager, André Gooden; Berger Paints Chief Financial Officer, Chamika Cuffy; JSE Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest; Assistant Chief Executive Officer in the Media Services Unit of the Ministry, Nadine Simms; and Teacher at Half-Way Tree Primary School, Debbie Smith. The students are from (front row, left) Ashauni Lyons, Nalani Cole, Kahleel Hutchinson, Khalif Wright, Foluke Simpson and Kyle Mighty.
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Virtual Stock Market Game Winners Rewarded

Six primary and preparatory school students have been rewarded for stellar performance in the Wizdom CRM Virtual Stock Market Game hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). Some 575 students from 15 schools across Jamaica were enrolled in the competition, which was held from February 17 to March 17. Training took place in early February, with the pupils...
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Director of Community Engagement at HEART/NSTA Trust, Ronique Rhoden, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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HEART/NSTA Trust Strengthens Youth Engagement Through Work Development Programme

The HEART/NSTA Trust is strengthening its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development through the Skills Training for Workforce Development initiative. Administered under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) and in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the programme aims to prepare Jamaica’s youth for meaningful employment and contribute to the...
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Olga Isaza, provides an overview of the US$3.7-million SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Joint Programme on Digital Transformation for Education, during the project’s launch at Cumberland High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (March 25).
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Over 450,000 Students to Benefit from SDG Joint Programme on Digital Education Transformation

More than 450,000 students are expected to benefit from implementation of the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Joint Programme on Digital Transformation for Education over the next three years. This is according to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Olga Isaza, who provided an overview during the programme’s launch at Cumberland High School in Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday (March 25)....
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