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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Romona Geohaghan, interacts with a group of grade-nine students at The Queen’s School during a presentation on careers in media at the institution’s Career Expo and Fair on April 10. The event, held at the St. Andrew-based school under the theme ‘Career Success through Self-Development’, provided students with opportunities to learn from professionals in various fields and empowered them to make informed choices about their future careers.
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Romona Geohaghan, interacts with a group of grade-nine students at The Queen’s School during a presentation on careers in media at the institution’s Career Expo and Fair on April 10. The event, held at the St. Andrew-based school under the theme ‘Career Success through Self-Development’, provided students with opportunities to learn from professionals in various fields and empowered them to make informed choices about their future careers.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in the Queen’s School’s Career Expo and Fair

Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Jamaica Library Service, Royane Green.
Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Jamaica Library Service, Royane Green.

National Reading Competition to Be Launched April 15
Students from Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston perform a dance routine during the media launch of Child Month 2025 on April 10 at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston.
Students from Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston perform a dance routine during the media launch of Child Month 2025 on April 10 at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Recommit to Safeguarding Children’s Rights
Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.
Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

Titchfield High Being Honoured by Portland Municipal Corporation for SCQ 2025 Triumph
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.

Finance Ministry Kicks of Secondary-School Budget Sensitisation Tour

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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the keynote presentation at the launch of the United Nations-European Union (UN-EU) Youth Advisory Group (YAG) at the EU Delegation’s office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8).
Foreign AffairsYouth

Youth Voice Key to National Development – Terrelonge

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has emphasised the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the voice of the nation’s youth is considered in the development process. The State Minister said that youth engagement is a core policy of the Government. “This is why we established the National Youth Advisory Council. It is...
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Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas, Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola (left seated) and United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Dennis Zulu (right seated) sign the UN-EU Youth Advisory Group (YAG) Agreement at the European Union Delegation’s office in Kingston today (April 8). Witnessing the signing are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge (third left); Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division at the Youth Ministry, Yanique Williams (third right), and members of the YAG.
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UN-EU Youth Advisory Group Launched

The United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) have launched a Youth Advisory Group (YAG) comprising 15 Jamaicans aged 16 to 29 years, to engage the nation’s youth in the pursuit of global sustainable development goals. The UN-EU YAG was convened at the end of last year and aims to fulfil the agencies’ shared objectives of youth empowerment and active...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), extends her hand in greeting to female welding student at the Clarendon-based Alphansus Davis High School, Princess Pellinzton (right), during a visit to the institution on Thursday (April 3). Other students involved in the welding programme look on.
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Education Minister Commends Skills Training Programme at Alphansus Davis High

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the technical and vocational training programme at Alphansus Davis High School, noting that it is equipping students with the skills needed for the workforce. She was speaking with JIS News during a tour of the institution in Clarendon on Thursday (April 3), where she...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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AI Pilot in Several Schools to Mark Papers

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has introduced a pilot programme in several schools where artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to assist teachers with marking papers. “We are actually piloting this with some of our schools to see how it works, and the interesting thing is that we at the Ministry can actually see the results real...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right), presents the 2025 Mathematics Teacher of the Year trophy to Shanique Pryce of Immaculate Conception High School in St Andrew (centre), during the recent awards ceremony held at Caenwood Auditorium in Kingston. She is joined by (from left) Hachette Learning Senior Education Consultant, Rivaley Patterson; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle; and National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Lorna P. Thompson.
EducationYouth

Maths Critical for Future-Proofing

Mathematics is critical for future-proofing Jamaica, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. She said it fosters essential skills like critical thinking and problem-solving that underpin innovation. “It helps them [students] to get the problem-solving skills. We need them to innovate. Too long now we are just users of people’s work. We...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), engages in a discussion with deans of discipline from several Corporate Area schools, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (April 1). Sharing in the conversation (from right) are Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Education Minister Meets with Deans of Discipline

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), engages in a discussion with deans of discipline from several Corporate Area schools, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (April 1). Sharing in the conversation (from right) are Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard...
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