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The establishment of a National Youth Council to further empower young Jamaicans, will be the central focus of the inaugural National Youth Conference to be held at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville on Tuesday, November 30. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd told JIS News that the aim was to have the National...

A new state-of-the-art computer classroom valued at some $2 million has been opened at the Prospect College in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The facility, along with 12 new computers, donated by the Mitchell Green Foundation, will provide training opportunities for 30 male students at the institution as they focus on the latest in computer technology, and prepare themselves for lifelong...

The Early Childhood Commission, which was launched in November 2003, will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

As part of its continued drive to strengthen Youth Organizations, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture through the National Centre for Youth Development's Operation Phoenix Programme, has donated cheques valued at more than $1.6 million to some 12 youth organizations to assist them with their work in various areas. The recipient youth organizations include; the Scouts Association, the Young...

Mona Preparatory School in Kingston has won the coveted K. Wilson James Shield having outdone 12 other schools in the Art in Preparatory Schools Competition, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. Second place in the competition went to Immaculate Conception Preparatory, which was awarded the Y de Lima Cup; the Institute of Jamaica Cup went to third...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Donald Rhodd has lamented the breakdown in the family structure, noting that the society was in need of parents who were not afraid to instill discipline while at the same time being a friend, a brother, or a sister to their children. Dr. Rhodd, who was speaking at a Parenting...

One hundred per cent literacy, equal education opportunities for all and free education at all levels, were some of the visions put forward by students who attended the March 5 education roundtable discussion at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston. The roundtable discussion, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture and is aimed at reforming...

Grace, Kennedy and Company Limited will today (March 5) launch its international internship project, the Grace Kennedy Birthright Programme, targeted at children of Jamaican heritage living abroad. The launch is slated for the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan and Grace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas Orane and Chief Operating Officer of the Information Services Division, Brian Goldson, are expected to...

The St. Thomas Police Division is concerned about the large number of primary and high school students who loiter at bus parks, games arcade and shopping centres in Morant Bay during school hours. This concern was raised by Det. Sgt. Carlton James while addressing senior citizens and volunteers at a Senior Citizens Conference on Wednesday (March 4) at the Anglican...

In the midst of being taught conflict resolution and perhaps being brought to feel there might be a chance for peace and a time to dream, harsh reality intruded and disturbed the lives of students of the Charlie Smith Comprehensive High School in Kingston on January 28, when their classmate and friend 16-year-old, Rohan Thompson was killed by gunmen in...

Nineteen students representing four of Jamaica's traditional high schools are currently in New York participating in the United Nations International School conference at UN headquarters. The theme of this year's conference is 'Mass Media and its Influence on Information'. Accompanied by chaperones, Alicia Bromfield of Munro College; Ennever Taylor of St. Hugh's; Georgia Pinnock of Wolmers; and Bernadette Ranglin of...

Sixty years of service to Jamaica's human resource development, and the recorded achievements of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), were showcased to the public in an exhibition staged by the force recently at Independence Park in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland. The 60th anniversary exhibition saw hundreds of persons, including members of the JCCF participating in demonstrations, marches and educational presentations from...