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Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Nicole Patrick Shaw, speaks at the National Church Service to mark the start of Child Month, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, on May 3.

Theme for Child Month is a Call to Action – NCMC

The theme for Child Month 2025, ‘Act Now! Stand Against Child Abuse and Exploitation’, “is more than a slogan; it is a call to action, rooted both in our shared conscience and in the Word of God,” says Chair of...

Minister Dana Morris Dixon shares a joyful moment reading to students of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School during Read Across Jamaica Day.

Turning Pages, Shaping Our Future: Education Minister Leads Nation in Celebrating Read Across Jamaica Day

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, shows student Nerricia Kalisa Vernon illustrations in the book ‘My Big Family’ during a reading session at Rock River Primary School. The Minister participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in Clarendon on Tuesday (May 6).

PHOTOS: Minister Robert Morgan Reads To Students At Rock River Primary School

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, observes as Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Charmaine Muthra (centre), explains the components of the new state-of-the-art drill at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a tour of the hospital’s Arthur Wint Drive location in Kingston on Thursday, May 1. Looking on is Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards Dawson.

Neurosurgical Drill A Leap Into Modern Medical Technology For Bustamante Hospital

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students at Randolph Lopez School of Hope from the book ‘Hazel Hummingbird’, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the school in St. Andrew on Tuesday (May 6).

PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Randolph Lopez School of Hope

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), reads to students of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew, on Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 6). Listening (from second left) are Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; and Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Jamaica, Amy Tachco.

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PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

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Education Ministry Encourages Parents to Foster a Love for Reading in Children

As the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information intensifies its efforts to improve literacy, parents are being encouraged to nurture a love for reading in their children. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, emphasised that reading is essential to children’s development. “Take them to the bookstore. Let them choose the books for themselves and let them...

Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (centre) and Councillor for the Llandewey Division, Andrea Patience (right), pause for a photo opportunity with students of the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day, May 6.

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Special Read Across Jamaica Day for Students at Yallahs Primary

It was a Read Across Jamaica Day execution with a twist as scores of students at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas took turns boarding a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus on the school’s compound to participate in reading sessions. The sessions were led by senior members of the JUTC and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as together...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shows students of Seaward Primary and Infant School the cover of the book ‘I am a Promise’ by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in St. Andrew on May 6. He is joined by Principal of the school, Arlene Reid.

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PM Urges Parents to Play Active Role in Children’s Literacy Development

Parents are being charged to play an active role in their children’s literacy development. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the call while addressing Read Across Jamaica Day activities at Seaward Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on May 6. “The development of the literacy skill is not only the responsibility of the teacher, who oftentimes,...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third left), interacts with Calabar High School student André Barton (third right) during the Ministry’s Child Diversion Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on May 2. Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Senior Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Denise Bingham; Director of the Child Diversion Branch (CDB) in the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division, Venisa Clarke, and Representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Representative, Olga Isaza.

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Justice Ministry Doubles Child Diversion Officer Team to Address Growing Service Demand

The Justice Ministry has doubled the number of Child Diversion Officers serving the country to accommodate increased referrals from the courts and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who delivered the main address during the Ministry’s Child Diversion Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on May 2. The...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents then Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, with the Prime Minister

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79 Educators to Receive PM’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education

Seventy-nine educators have been selected to receive the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education. The biennial awards ceremony, to be held on May 28 at Jamaica House, will recognise 39 educators for 2023 and 40 for 2024. Instituted in 2005, the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation is given to an educator who has served for a minimum...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (right), pays his respects to those children who died under violent circumstances, at the Secret Garden Monument in downtown Kingston. The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) hosted its annual Child Month Candlelight Vigil on Sunday (May 4).

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Jamaicans Urged to Create a Safe and Nurturing Environment for Children

Jamaicans are being implored to create a safe and nurturing environment for the nation’s children. The call was made by Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) annual Child Month Candlelight Vigil, on May 4, at the Secret Garden Monument in downtown Kingston. Mayor Swaby said the monument, which was constructed 17...