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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...

The community of Epworth in St. Ann has benefited from a refurbished and expanded basic school, which was constructed and equipped at a cost of $3.4 million. Constructed through the efforts of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Social Development Commission (SDC), with the community members providing five per cent of the project cost in cash or kind,...

A recent trace study conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed that approximately 60 per cent of youth who participate in the programmes that the National Youth Service (NYS) operates, either go on to being employed on a full-time basis or pursue higher learning in tertiary institutions. Executive Director of NYS, Reverend Adinhair Jones said, " the national...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Senator Noel Monteith has cautioned against the hasty suspension and expulsion of students with chronic maladaptive behaviors from the school system, as in the future, this could present serious problems for these students and the society as a whole. He was speaking on Thursday (March 27) at the opening of...