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Principal of Old Harbour Primary School in St. Catherine, George Goode (centre, second row), Vice Principal, Janett Mayne (left, second row), and grade-five teacher, Nicola Brown, share a photo opportunity with students during Tuesday’s (February 11) Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) contract signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in Kingston. The school is set to benefit from the implementation of JSIF’s $89.2-million Safe Passage Project.
Principal of Old Harbour Primary School in St. Catherine, George Goode (centre, second row), Vice Principal, Janett Mayne (left, second row), and grade-five teacher, Nicola Brown, share a photo opportunity with students during Tuesday’s (February 11) Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) contract signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in Kingston. The school is set to benefit from the implementation of JSIF’s $89.2-million Safe Passage Project.

Old Harbour Primary School’s Principal Welcomes Safe Passage Project Implementation

Principal of Old Harbour Primary School in St. Catherine, George Goode, has welcomed the implementation of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) $89.2-million Safe Passage Project at the institution, anticipating a significant enhancement of student safety. The contract for the...
Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, addresses the launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew on Sunday (February 9).
Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, addresses the launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew on Sunday (February 9).

Gov’t Preparing Students to Compete in Technology-Driven World
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of Technology at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Technology Branch, Leonardo Brown (left), greets students after delivering a public lecture on the topic ‘The Internet Never Forgets – Manage Your Digital Footprints’. The lecture was conducted during the launch of Digicel Foundation’s Safer Internet Together (SIT) Programme at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 11). The programme, which was launched on Safer Internet Day, is slated to run for one year and is aimed at promoting online safety, digital responsibility, and cyber awareness among young people and the wider society.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of Technology at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Technology Branch, Leonardo Brown (left), greets students after delivering a public lecture on the topic ‘The Internet Never Forgets – Manage Your Digital Footprints’. The lecture was conducted during the launch of Digicel Foundation’s Safer Internet Together (SIT) Programme at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 11). The programme, which was launched on Safer Internet Day, is slated to run for one year and is aimed at promoting online safety, digital responsibility, and cyber awareness among young people and the wider society.

Digicel Foundation Launches SIT Programme to Promote Online Safety
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second row, fifth left), observes as Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (seated, left); Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (seated, centre); and Managing Director of C&D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (seated, right), affix their signatures to contracts for the construction of Mount Salem Infant School in St. James and the Safe Passage Project at Old Harbour Primary School, St. Catherine. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (February 11). Also observing (from second row, left) are Principal of Mount Salem Primary and Infant School, Dr. Ann Shaw; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Member of Parliament for St. James West Central, Marlene Malahoo Forte; students of Old Harbour Primary School and Principal, George Goode.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second row, fifth left), observes as Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (seated, left); Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (seated, centre); and Managing Director of C&D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (seated, right), affix their signatures to contracts for the construction of Mount Salem Infant School in St. James and the Safe Passage Project at Old Harbour Primary School, St. Catherine. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (February 11). Also observing (from second row, left) are Principal of Mount Salem Primary and Infant School, Dr. Ann Shaw; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Member of Parliament for St. James West Central, Marlene Malahoo Forte; students of Old Harbour Primary School and Principal, George Goode.

New Infant School for Mount Salem, Road Safety Works at Old Harbour Primary
Students from Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston look over the schedule for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) tests.
Students from Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston look over the schedule for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) tests.

PEP Begins February 20

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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas.
Youth

Jamaicans Encouraged to Extend Love and Protection to Children

Jamaicans are being encouraged to extend love, protection and hope to the most vulnerable, particularly children, by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas. Addressing the launch of National Foster Care Week 2025, held on February 9 at the Portmore Moravian Church in St. Catherine, she explained that the Week is dedicated...
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Library Assistant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Department of Library and Information Studies, Chevian Lewis (right), interacting with students from Charlie Smith High School during the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), HEART/NSTA Trust and Junior Achievement Jamaica, Career Week 2025 at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Library on Monday (February 10).
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: JLS Career Week 2025

Library Assistant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Department of Library and Information Studies, Chevian Lewis (right), interacting with students from Charlie Smith High School during the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), HEART/NSTA Trust and Junior Achievement Jamaica, Career Week 2025 at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Library on Monday (February 10).
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Director of Projects and Strategic Management at the MultiCare Youth Foundation, Mitzian Turner.
DevelopmentForeign AffairsYouth

At-Risk Youth Benefit from Mentorship Programme of MYF

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) has been providing at-risk youth with the necessary guidance and support to achieve their personal and professional aspirations, through its mentorship programme. A key initiative under the EU BRIDGE Project, the programme is designed to create a trusted and sustained relationship between mentors and mentees, offering young individuals a vital protective factor. “Many of our...
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An Early Childhood Commission (ECC) flyer promoting February as Play Month.
DevelopmentEducationYouth

Stakeholders Identify Hopscotch Game as Pivotal Tool in Children’s Skills Development

The popular schoolyard game, hopscotch, has been identified by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica as one of the ways to develop young children’s interpersonal and gross and fine motor skills. With the addition of words, various colours and shapes to hopscotch courts, the ECC and UNICEF reason that early childhood educators have several...
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Acting Director, Restorative Justice Branch, Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice, Sheron Betancourt.
EducationJusticeYouth

More Than 12,000 Students Benefit From Restorative Justice Training

More than 12,000 students have benefitted from training in restorative justice practices under an initial two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established in May 2022 between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. A second MOU, signed in February 2024, will facilitate continuation of the exercise until April 2026. The training’s implementation is being spearheaded...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, pays tribute during Saturday’s (February 8) Thanksgiving Service for late Jessie Ripoll Primary School Principal, O’Neil Stevens, and wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens, at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Education Minister Pays Heartfelt Tribute During Service for Late Jessie Ripoll Primary School Principal and Wife

Members of Jessie Ripoll Primary School and the education fraternity gathered at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown Kingston with family members of late Principal, O’Neil Stevens, and wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens to pay tribute during Saturday’s (February 8) Thanksgiving Service. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in a heartfelt...
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