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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, speaks during Wednesday’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, speaks during Wednesday’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

HEART/NSTA Trust to Spearhead Series of Activities for Youth Month

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be spearheading a series of activities for Youth Month, being observed throughout November. Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, provided details during Wednesday’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Trust will be mobilising teams...
Acting Senior Director of the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Yanique Williams.
Acting Senior Director of the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Yanique Williams.

Spotlight on Youth During November
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses the National Parent Month church service held on Sunday (November 3) at the Mountain View New Testament Church of God in Kingston. The theme for Parent Month is ‘Surf Beyond the Surface’.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses the National Parent Month church service held on Sunday (November 3) at the Mountain View New Testament Church of God in Kingston. The theme for Parent Month is ‘Surf Beyond the Surface’.

PHOTOS: Parent Month Church Service
Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane (left), greets Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Dr. Kirt Henry, during the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Youth Form, which was held at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston on November 1. Looking on is NCMC Chair, Nicole Patrick Shaw.
Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane (left), greets Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Dr. Kirt Henry, during the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Youth Form, which was held at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston on November 1. Looking on is NCMC Chair, Nicole Patrick Shaw.

Students Participate in NCMC Annual Youth Forum
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), shares a ‘high-five’ with Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme participant, Olivia Reid (right), at the agency’s Corporate Office on Oxford Road in Kingston on November 1. Sharing the moment is LIFT participant, Justin McCarthy.
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), shares a ‘high-five’ with Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme participant, Olivia Reid (right), at the agency’s Corporate Office on Oxford Road in Kingston on November 1. Sharing the moment is LIFT participant, Justin McCarthy.

449 Young People to Complete LIFT on Nov. 29

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Assistant Registrar in the Independent Schools Branch, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Andrew Pitkin (right), participates in the church service to mark Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) Week, on Sunday (November 3) at St. Andrew Parish Church. JISA Week is being observed under the theme: ‘Innovative, Adapt, Lead: Shaping Tomorrow’s Learners Today’.
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PHOTOS: JISA Week Church Service

Assistant Registrar in the Independent Schools Branch, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Andrew Pitkin (right), participates in the church service to mark Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) Week, on Sunday (November 3) at St. Andrew Parish Church. JISA Week is being observed under the theme: ‘Innovative, Adapt, Lead: Shaping Tomorrow’s Learners Today’.
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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
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Recruitment for Year Two of LIFT Programme Underway

Recruitment for cohort two of the Government’s $2 billion Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme has commenced. Launched in 2023, the programme aims to bolster the social mobility of 2,500 Jamaicans, 17 years and older, over the next five years. Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, said 506 participants were enrolled in the first year and 500 are...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Information and Skills, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the launch of National Parent Month on Friday (November 1) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.
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National Parent Month to Focus on AI

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), on Friday (November 1), launched National Parent Month 2024 under the theme: ‘Surf Beyond the Surface’. This theme focuses on empowering parents and guardians to embrace and responsibly utilise new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in their parenting practices. The theme is bolstered...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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First Year of LIFT Programme a Resounding Success

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has declared the first year of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme a resounding success, noting that “it has delivered on its core objectives.” LIFT is a $2 billion Government of Jamaica programme, aimed at bolstering the social mobility of 2,500 youth over a...
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Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses the Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. It is provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP).
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Students in Volatile Areas to Benefit from ARROW Programme

The Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training, provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP), is the first activity under the programme now in active implementation. The opening ceremony was held on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. Seven volatile communities across Jamaica are set to benefit from a six-year United Kingdom...
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Chief Executive Officer, Enthrose Campbell (fourth left), along with the agency’s Director of Corporate Services, Errol Gardner (left). and Director of Human Resources, Dr. David Knight (right), celebrate with the 2023 JIS Heritage Competition winners.
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JIS Heritage Competition Deadline Extended to Nov. 8

The deadline for the 2024 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition has been extended to Friday, November 8. Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry, said the decision is due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on several schools, particularly those in the western end of the island. “We thought it pertinent to provide students with more time to work on...
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